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Husker Camp Countdown: No. 18 Marques Buford
The Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star are counting down the top 50 Nebraska football players you need to know heading into the season. A healthy offseason will have been a blessing for Buford, who spent the previous summer rehabbing from a season-ending knee injury. Nebraska opted to be cautious...
Transformer and Cell Tower Fires in Grand Island Trigger Blackout for 10,000 Homes, Emergency Crews Respond
Firefighters from Lake County Fire Rescue and officials from Duke Energy rapidly responded to a transformer fire in Grand Island Sunday evening, an incident that led to a power outage affecting nearly 10,000 homes. An additional fire at a nearby cell phone tower further complicated the emergency services' response. According to a statement obtained by the Lake County, the first fire was reported at approximately 6:44 p.m., with crews arriving on the scene within ten minutes.
Area legion baseball scores for July 21st, schedule for July 22nd
Class B Junior State Tournament Scores for July 21st:. West Point Bombers Post 70 6, Pelts Co. Junior Spartans (Alliance) 0. Class C Junior State Tournament Scores for July 20th:. St. Paul Post 119 12, Albion Cornerstone Bank 0. -Albion Cornerstonr Bank ends season at 8-11 Hartington Post 4 3,...
Couple arrested for meth possession at Valentine City Park
VALENTINE, Neb. -- A South Dakota woman and a Nebraska man are facing charges after Valentine Police discovered methamphetamine during a traffic stop at the town’s city park. The 27-year-old woman and the 24-year-old man from Oshkosh, were arrested for possession of a controlled substance on June 30. Methamphetamine...
Creighton's Maly preparing for another summer of 3-on-3 USA basketball success
OMAHA - Not only did Morgan Maly spend last offseason globetrotting, the Creighton senior was thriving on Team USA's 3-on-3 team. And she'll back on that stage this week. Maly is one of six players on the U.S. team that will compete at the FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference in Mexico City. The tournament begins Monday and runs through Sunday.
Couple more days below normal with spot storms
This past weekend was a nice change of pace compared to the extreme heat we endured the weekend before. Temperatures topped out in the upper 70s on Saturday, thanks to a lot of cloud cover and some rain. Sunday featured some more sun, and temperatures responded by warming slightly. We...
The Weekly Rundown: A new-look Big Ten takes center stage in an ever-changing college football landscape
As Nebraska prepares to enter its 14th year as a member of the Big Ten Conference, the league will see drastic changes, as will college football as we head into 2024. The post The Weekly Rundown: A new-look Big Ten takes center stage in an ever-changing college football landscape appeared first on On3.
Storm Track 3 Forecast: Monday rain chance and summertime warmth
Most of us are off to a dry start to the day. A few showers and storms have moved into Northwest Kansas and Southwest Nebraska. Severe weather is not expected. Active weather to the northwest could spark a few more showers and storms mainly to the north and west later today. Severe weather is still not expected.
North Platte Seniors move into championship round of A7 Senior Tournament
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KNOP) - The North Platte Senior FNBO First Nationals on a winning streak throughout the month of July. They have kept that strong play through the Class A Area 7 Senior Tournament out in Scottsbluff. First Nationals winners of twelve straight games including a 3-0 start in postseason...
Lincoln man caught with nearly 2 pounds of meth gets 20 years in prison
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln man was sentenced Monday after being caught with nearly two pounds of methamphetamine. Victor Aaron Gonzales, 39, got 20 years in federal prison with a five-year term of supervised release. In November 2022, investigators searched two homes in Lincoln that were associated with...
Community Crops providing opportunities for new Americans to build farming businesses
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Since 2003, part of their effort to make a difference in the lives of others, Community Crops has been renting out plots of land to help locals create sustainable farming businesses. Starting with a single community garden, the nonprofit now has 14 gardening and farming sites...
Gutschewski brothers prepare to make Pinnacle Bank Championship debut
OMAHA, Neb. — Luke and Trevor Gutschewski are ready to follow in their father's footsteps and make their Korn Ferry Tour debut together at the Pinnacle Bank Championship. "Ever since we were six, seven, eight years old, we play everything together," said Luke. "It'll be awesome. I couldn't think of a better place to do it."
Humboldt hosting Richardson County 4-H & FFA Junior Fair
(KLZA)--The 2024 Richardson County 4-H & FFA Junior Fair take place this week in Humboldt at the Fairgrounds. The Ag Building is located at 1034, 4th Street in Humboldt. Monday - July 22: 9 a.m. - Horse Show and Static Exhibit judging. Tuesday - July 23: 9:30 a.m. - Favorite...
Extradition hearing held in Custer County Court
Kindra Hauser Potter, age 32 of Broken Bow, appeared in Custer County Court on Monday, July 22nd. The State of Missouri had issued an arrest warrant for Hauser Potter on felony forgery charges and she was in court for the extradition request. The defendant, appearing with Chris Wickham, her court-appointed attorney, voluntarily agreed to the extradition that will occur within ten days. Hauser Potter also faces nine counts of felony forgery charges in Custer County that occurred in 2020 and she will appear back in Custer County Court on those charges at a future date.
Fire caused $80,000 damage to east Lincoln home, LFR says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Several LFR crews battled a cooking fire in east Lincoln early Monday morning. Lincoln Fire & Rescue responded to the home near 70th and O streets around 1:45 a.m. Battalion Chief Jeremy Gegg said crews found smoke and fire inside the single-story home. Firefighters extinguished...
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