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Bruins split on opening day against Top-15 foes
ASHLAND, Ore. -- The 14th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball opened the 2024 campaign by splitting a pair of matches against top 15 opponents at the Raider Invitational being played at the Lithia Motors Pavillion on the Southern Oregon University campus. The Bruins swept 12th-ranked Corban University, 3-0 (25-23, 33-31, 25-19) in...
Husker soccer falls to Oklahoma State in season opener
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – Despite holding the 22-13 advantage in shots, the No. 6 Nebraska soccer team dropped the season opener against Oklahoma State 2-0 at Hibner Stadium on Thursday evening in front of 1,379 fans. In a matchup between two former Big 12 foes, the teams saw...
Stein motivated by new responsibilities as Northwest football navigates fall practices
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Longtime Northwest football coach Kevin Stein has added responsibilities as a position coach focusing on running backs and quarterbacks in light of the retirement of an assistant. He said he’s loving every minute of it. “Having a chance to coach a position and get...
Northwest softball chasing Class B state title three-peat with ‘dominant’ mentality
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Northwest softball enters the 2024 season as the two-time defending Class B state champions. Every year brings changes to the roster, but the Vikings return eight starters from last year and are confident in what could potentially be a three-peat. “I think there’s a lot...
NU Notes: Two Huskers Tabbed for Watch Lists
A pair of Husker freshmen were tabbed for watch lists this week, as Dylan Raiola and Jacory Barney Jr. were recognized. Raiola was on the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watchlist, while Barney was featured on the Jet Award Preseason Watchlist. Raiola, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound quarterback, was...
Amare Sanders, Ceyair Wright pushing to start for Nebraska football
You have to be impressed with the 2024 Nebraska football recruiting class. Just based on what we have seen through the spring and fall camp, it looks like the Huskers hit a home run. That goes beyond Dylan Raiola too. Yes, the five-star quarterback and starter for Nebraska football (my...
Warrior Volleyball Battles Back to Take Down No. 17 Flames in Season Opener
OMAHA – Warrior Volleyball made a statement with a reverse sweep of No. 17 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) to open the 2024 campaign. After dropping the first two sets, LC State rallied to take down a top NAIA team on its home court. “Proud of the fight tonight...
Walz touts Nebraska roots in visit to his home state where there's a battle over one electoral vote
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tim Walz touted his Nebraska roots Saturday in his first trip back to his home state since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and drew sharp contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Playing to the crowd, Walz noted his love of Nebraska football and joked about the historical significance of the Stonehenge replica built out of classic cars known as Carhenge that sits near where he taught in the Panhandle. He then emphasized the values he learned growing up of helping neighbors and minding everyone’s own business. “More than anything else — just like...
Shaving off a couple degrees for Saturday’s forecast
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Taking a look at what you can see through the weekend. Smoke from wildfires will likely be across northern Nebraska Saturday into early Sunday morning. Seasonal temperatures look to stay consistent this weekend into the work week, with the best chances for showers and thunderstorms Sunday as well as late Tuesday night into Wednesday. Overall mostly dry conditions are expected the majority of the next seven days.
Manageable weekend heat with spotty rain Sunday
Saturday will be a mostly sunny day and we should be a little cooler than the temperatures reached on Friday afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 80s, and lows will be in the lower 60s Saturday night. Once again, locations north of Omaha will dip into the upper 50s.
Sasse responds to allegations of inappropriate spending at Florida
Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse has responded to allegations of excessive spending during abbreviated tenure as the University of Florida president. In a 1,700-word response on X, Sasse said it was false that there was inappropriate spending during his 17-month tenure at UF. Here is what Sasse posted on X...
Summit jumpstarts pipeline efforts with purchase of old land easement agreements
Summit Carbon Solutions has purchased old land easement agreements from a former rival company to help speed up its carbon pipeline construction project, Summit officials confirm. Summit’s former rival, Navigator CO2, attempted its own carbon dioxide pipeline project before backing out in October 2023. With Navigator out of the picture, Summit has purchased many of […]
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