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Ag advocates gather for CommonGround National Conference
Eight Nebraska CommonGround Volunteers recently attended the National CommonGround Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. CommonGround Nebraska is made of a group of farm and ranch women who have conversations with consumers about food and is supported by soybean and corn farmers. The conference included a panel of state ag leaders...
ESU 4 programs explained during NC Rotary Club meeting
Julie Davisjdavis@cherryroad.com Educational Services Unit (ESU) 4 provides supplemental educational services to schools across southeast Nebraska. The unit, based in Auburn, assists public and parochial…
First Ever Tenant Union Formed In NE
Nebraska's first tenant's union has been established in Bellevue. WOWT reports that residents at the Fontenelle Hills Apartments formed a union earlier this month. Union members have expressed concerns over alleged conditions at the apartment complex including compromised garage structures, potholes, non-working lights and a non-working laundry room.
York man under investigation for potential child enticement
YORK, Neb. (KOLN) - A mother’s accusation and an interview with two girls have police suspicious of a York man. Authorities are working to examine any potential evidence on the electronic devices of a 65-year-old York man. A search warrant, filed on Tuesday, details a strange series of accusations...
Crop duster plane a total loss after hitting power lines and crashing
OVERTON, Neb.- - A crop duster plane is a total loss after it crashed in Central Nebraska. According to a news release by the Dawson County Sherriff’s Office, their communications center received an iPhone crash indication about nine miles north of Overton at 4:11 p.m. When officials arrived, they...
Smoky skies over the Omaha-metro to improve over the weekend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you’ve stepped outside at any point over the past several days you likely have noticed a layer of smoky haze in the sky. This is being pulled in from fires burning on the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A ridge of high...
Family Forced To Leave Nebraska Town After A White Classmate Kneeled On Their Black Teenager’s Neck
In a distressing series of events, a Black teenager and his family were forced to relocate from Wayne, Nebraska, after enduring relentless racial harassment at a predominantly white high school. Lee and Brittny Graham, who adopted two Black sons, relocated from California to Wayne in April 2023, hoping to find...
Veteran Nebraska football coach returns to on-field role
The more the Nebraska football program changes, the more it stays the same. One way in which it is staying the same is that the Huskers are bringing back an old coach, to help out with on-field coaching one more time. Taking advantage of the rule change that allows the...
Omaha man facing charges in prescription fraud spanning three counties
Omaha, Neb. — An Omaha man faces charges in multiple counties after investigators said he used fraudulent prescriptions to get Hydrocodone and Oxycodone. Tyrese Reese, 25, faces multiple counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law in Dodge, Hall and Lancaster Counties. According to arrest affidavits in all three...
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