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Capron Captures Junior Gold Title
Incoming Husker freshman bowler Karina Capron took home the U18 title at the 2024 Junior Gold Championships in Allen Park, Mich., Saturday evening. Capron, the U12 2017 Junior Gold Champion, qualified for match play in sixth after five qualifying rounds. In matches of two games total pinfall, Capron defeated Maggie Smith 427-295, Amanda Lang 394-391 and Melia Mitskavich 395-373 before facing Kaitlyn Stull in a match to decide the placements for the tv show. Capron fell to Stull 441-414 and earned the second-place spot in the finals.
WWE SmackDown Spoilers For 7/26 From Omaha, NE (Taped 7/19)
On July 19, WWE taped next week’s episode of SmackDown at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. These matches will air on next week’s show. The spoilers, courtesy of PWInsider, are as follows: WWE SmackDown results for July 16 (taped on July 19): This episode was taped last night due to WWE‘s tour of Japan […] The post WWE SmackDown Spoilers For 7/26 From Omaha, NE (Taped 7/19) appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Nebraska football rumored to possibly be losing some conference rivals
Over the last few weeks, there’s been a ton of talk about the next potential round of expansion. One rumor that just surfaced about the Big Ten is absolutely the craziest and could have the biggest effect on Nebraska football. That’s because, according to one purported insider, the SEC...
Gallery: 2024 Kearney Cruise Nite Show and Shine
KEARNEY — The 2024 Kearney Cruise Nite Show and Shine event was held in downtown Kearney on The Bricks on Saturday, July 20. The premiere event hosted by Central Nebraska Auto Club; customarily, Kearney Cruise Nite events are held the third weekend each summer in July, (Tuesday-Sunday) throughout the community of Kearney.
Dryer catches fire at Omaha healthcare laundry service
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a professional laundry service in South Omaha on Saturday morning. Omaha Fire reported that a dryer caught fire at Ameritex Services, a healthcare laundry service located near 20th and Poppleton streets. Firefighters were on-scene at 8:44 a.m....
(Audio) NPPSF getting ready for Excellence of Evening and Bulldog Golf Classic
North Platte, Neb. - The North Platte Public Schools Foundation is getting to host a few events July 26th and July 27th. On July 26th, its the Excellence of Evening and on the 27th, it's the Bulldog Classic. The Evening of Excellence is set for July 26th at Venue 304...
3 reasons Nebraska football will end the bowl drought in 2024
It’s been a long time since Nebraska football played in a bowl game. Frankly, it’s been too long (2016). We all thought that the streak would end under Scott Frost. I was actually certain of it. But in life, nothing is given, especially in sports, where fairytales often turn into nightmares. The storybook ending is never promised as Nebraska football fans have learned.
Inside an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic before abortion ban takes effect
The day was, for the most part, business as usual for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames. Patients trickled in and out of the small health care center in the Campustown neighborhood, one of only two clinics in Iowa that provide surgical abortions. The overseeing OB-GYN on duty managed a packed schedule as...
‘We Are Here With That Insecurity’: Mixed-Status Families Weigh Leaving Iowa
This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born. That’s why, after a day’s work...
Proposed homeless ordinance for Des Moines is unethical
Jason Benell lives in Des Moines with his wife and two children. He is a combat veteran, former city council candidate, and president of Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers. Many are concerned about the direction the Des Moines City Council is taking, particularly concerning the homeless population—some of our least fortunate neighbors and fellow citizens. This approach lays bare the apparent goal of the sitting councilors who support this policy: they do not believe unhoused folks deserve the same level of respect and dignity as other citizens. They are willing to cast them outside of the Des Moines city limits, if not completely outside of our society.
Commission approves ‘racino’ license transfer to Ogallala in western Nebraska
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission has unanimously approved transferring a racing license from a racetrack in Hastings to a new facility in Ogallala. Commissioners voted 7-0 Friday to allow the license transfer for Hastings Exposition and Racing Inc. The company plans to partner with Elite Casino Resorts, which owns the resort in Grand Island, and plans to establish a multi-track quarter horse racing circuit in western Nebraska.
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