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Huskers land top-ranked 2025 North Dakota recruit Kade Pietrzak
The Nebraska football team landed its 17th recruit from the class of 2025 and its third top-ranked state recruit. Kade Pietrzak, the top-ranked recruit of North Dakota, announced he is committing to the Huskers. Pietrzak is a four-star defensive lineman who is 6-feet-5 and 260 pounds. He has a 31-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-4 broad jump, and a 4.8-second 40. He is ranked 35th in the class of 2025 for defensive lineman and helped West Fargo Sheyenne High School finish 8-3 on the season, falling in the NDHSAA Division AAA Semi-Finals. Pietrzak chose Nebraska over Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Kansas State after visiting Lincoln officially in mid-June. This is Nebraska’s third top-ranked 2025 recruit from within its 500-mile radius. Pietrzak joins Colorado’s Tanner Terch and South Dakota’s Shawn Hammerbeck. He also joins Omaha four-star Tyson Terry and Hitchcock, Texas four-star Malcolm Simpson as defensive line commits for the Huskers in the 2025 class. COMMITED‼️🏠@HuskerFootball @CoachMattRhule @Coach_Knighton @HuskerCoachTW #GBR pic.twitter.com/SAXF1FOQ2J — Kade Pietrzak (@KadePietrzak) July 21, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Drought conditions expected to worsen across Greater Nebraska over next several months
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) -The current drought conditions are looking good for Greater Nebraska, however, the drought is forecasted to worsen across the region over the next several months. National Weather Service Lead Forecaster Chris Butler said that the reason why most of the area has been removed from drought...
Hundreds of Nebraskans sound off on property tax plan at bipartisan listening session
OMAHA, Neb. — About 300 Nebraskans packed a room at the University of Nebraska Omaha alumni center for a bipartisan-organized listening session on property taxes Sunday. State Sens. Christy Armendariz, Carol Blood, John Cavanaugh, Machaela Cavanaugh, Terrell McKinney, Jane Raybould, and Merv Riepe listened to residents from the metro and urban areas. Most concerns from taxpayers centered around the impact on local schools and the governor's absence from the listening session.
Lincoln man sentenced for distributing meth
Lincoln, Neb. — A Lincoln man was sentenced on Monday for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Victor Aaron Gonzales, 39, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced to 20 years on each count to run concurrently and will begin a 5-year term of supervised release after prison.
LPD Sergeant Impersonator Scams Woman Out of Nearly $2,000
Over the weekend, a 75-year-old Lincoln woman was frauded out of nearly $2,000 after receiving a fishy phone call from a person claiming to be “Sgt. Randy Clark” with the Lincoln Police Department. LPD Public Information Officer Erika Thomas said Monday, the supposed sergeant claimed the woman had...
Pedestrian killed in west Lincoln crash is identified
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The pedestrian who was killed Saturday in a crash in west Lincoln has been identified. The Lincoln Police Department said John Wayne Gross, 62, was in the median near Sun Valley Boulevard and West O Street when he was hit by a vehicle. Gross was...
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