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Corn Nation Overreaction 2024 Nebraska Football Season Preview
This week on the Corn Nation Overreaction show, which will be LIVE, we get to know Hoss’ friend Jake. Apparently Jake really wanted to be on the show. Don’t get ideas...this is still a vehicle to launch Hoss to the next level of football analysis so that he eventually gets a job with the Big Ten Network. By that I mean...we don’t usually have guests.
Knights open season at Mount Marty Invite
Yankton, S.D. – The North Platte Community College men's golf team completed play at the Mount Marty Invite in Yankton, S.D. on Tuesday. Knights finished the tournament in 12th place to begin the 2024-25 season. Sophomore Taytom Timbers led the way as he finished 13th in the field with...
Chadron Softball Wins Wild Game Against Alliance
Five games into the season for Chadron Cardinals softball there is one thing certain, that they can score runs and a lot of them. They proved that Tuesday night as they went to Alliance and defeated the Bulldogs 16-12. Just three days after the Cardinals defeated the Bulldogs 16-2, Chadron...
Realignment shifts some of the top powers in women's college volleyball as popularity surges
Perhaps no sport will be impacted more by the most recent round of conference realignment than women's volleyball. Five of the last nine schools to win national championships switched conferences during the offseason. Those five schools (Texas, Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Southern California) have combined to claim 12 of the last 23 titles. All that movement has resulted in a different kind of offseason as teams eye new conference rivals. ...
Memorial Stadium implements new security system for fan entry
Lincoln, NEB — For fans planning to go to a Husker football game at Memorial Stadium this year, expect changes getting into the building. The University of Nebraska is implementing a new security system, "Evolv" a contactless screening technology that they expect to keep fans safe and expedite the entry process.
Huskers working Haarberg into gameplan for Saturday's opener
Nebraska quarterback Heinrich Haarberg won't be under center to start the team's season opener, but don't take that to mean Haarberg won't see playing time against UTEP. Last week, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule said there was a chance that Haarberg could see an expanded role outside of playing quarterback. Nebraska offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield expanded on that Tuesday.
Buffalo County court sets sentencing for roofer who pled no contest to theft
Buffalo County, Neb. — A Kearney roofer charged in three different counties for failing to complete roof work he was paid for has taken a plea deal in one case. According to Buffalo County District Court records, Joshua Madsen, 42, pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of theft by deception - $501 to $1,499. In exchange for his plea, the charge was reduced from a felony count of theft by deception – more than $5,000.
Number of fee increases coming after approval by Grand Island city council
GRAND ISLAND – The Grand Island City Council approved a 14-page list of fee changes 7-0 at the Aug. 27 meeting. Council members Maggie Mendoza, Bethany Guzinski, and Chuck Haase were absent from the meeting. The fee changes included increases for aquatic passes, golfing fees, the Stolley Park train,...
August 28, 1979 | Late season tornado near Shenandoah
THE SET-UP August tornadoes are rare in Nebraska and Iowa because of the jet stream's position in the far northern US into southern Canada. This keeps the wind energy for tornadoes focused in the Dakotas/Minnesota/Canadian prairie states and away from Nebraska and Iowa. Occasionally, the jet stream does dive south enough to get tornadoes, like what happened in 1928, but this is somewhat rare.
Alligators steal show at Nebraska State Fair’s Animal Encounter
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Alligators were the star of the show at the Wildlife Encounters Animal Encounter tent at the Nebraska State Fair. The exhibit showed multiple full grown alligators for kids to see and learn about and hatchlings that could be pet and held. “I think they are...
75 years of WOWT: Here’s Johnny!
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As we celebrate 75 years, we’d be remiss not to make note of our most famous alum. Johnny Carson, one of Nebraska’s most famous celebrities, spent much of his early broadcasting career here at WOWT before his talents were noticed by Hollywood and he made his way to California — and of course eventually “The Tonight Show.”
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