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Nebraska City council recognizes Lacy for his service, lays out police chief hiring process
(Nebraska City) -- Nebraska City officials hope to have a new police chief by the end of this month. During its regular meeting Monday night, the Nebraska City City Council recognized Police Chief Dave Lacy for his service to the police department after he announced his retirement last month. The council also approved the appointment of Captain Lonnie Neeman as the Interim Police Chief, effective July 13th. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Tuesday morning, Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette says the council felt it was important to recognize Lacy for his over four decades of service to the community.
Beau Peterson prepares to take elite baseball talent to Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska baseball looks to build off last year's success, which included the program's first-ever Big Ten Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance. It helps to have a recruit in the wings like Beau Peterson, an incoming high school junior from Shawnee, KS. Peterson competed in...
'Very fortunate that it wasn't worse': EF-1 twister causes severe damage to horse stable near Lincoln
LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. — More than three inches of rain flooded some Lincoln streets Monday night and Tuesday morning. Wind gusts toppled an awning at a Northeast Lincoln convenience store. It also knocked down power lines and toppled trees and branches. A large branch fell by Anna Nelson's home...
“I Would Just Say a Dream Came True”. Case Sanderson Living Out His Dreams Playing Division I Baseball
NEVADA, MO — Every young athlete has dreams of playing at the Division I level, but only few get the opportunity and when given the opportunity, you need to make the most of it and that’s exactly what former Nevada Tiger Case Sanderson did in his freshman campaign playing baseball for the University of Nebraska. […]
Nebraska football reaches far into the future with latest QB offer
While the Nebraska football have their quarterback of the 2025 class locked down and it seems likely they can lock down their 2026 gunslinger on board as well, Matt Rhule and his crew aren’t wasting any time working towards the program's future. In order to do that, the Huskers...
Hastings Economic Development Corporation announces new Community Development Director
HASTINGS, Neb. – The Hastings Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) is turning to a Hastings native as its new Community Development Director. Gavin Gracey is the HEDC's selection for their Community Development Director. He graduated from Fort Hays State College in 2023 with a degree in Marketing. A news release...
Multiple rounds of storms dump heavy rain on Omaha area
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - After many rounds of storms Monday and Tuesday, some parts of the Omaha area received extreme rainfall totals. This puts Omaha at 22.59 inches of total precipitation for the year of 2024, which is more than all of the precipitation in 2022 combined!. The Omaha metro...
Nebraska guard cleared for all basketball related activities
A Nebraska basketball guard had officially been cleared for basketball activities. CBS Sports College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein broke the news that new transfer Rollie Worster can now participate in all team/individual-related training. Worster played in 16 games last season before suffering a season-ending foot injury. He averaged 9.9 points, 5.5 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. The point guard has spent the last three years with the Utah Utes. Head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg previously discussed the Huskers’ targeting of Worster early on in the process. “We targeted Rollie early as someone who can come in and elevate our program. The first things...
Steven Sipple: Matt Rhule praises Nebraska rookie QB Dylan Raiola’s “unique feel for the game”; and Trev’s words could haunt him
Things I know, and things I think I know: If you’re a Nebraska football fan, you don’t have to worry about Dylan Raiola’s rookie status being a hindrance this coming season, or his level of maturity being too low for such a grand stage. He can handle the job and all it entails at NU. […] The post Steven Sipple: Matt Rhule praises Nebraska rookie QB Dylan Raiola’s “unique feel for the game”; and Trev’s words could haunt him appeared first on On3.
Will Stuck making a cloud in a bottle
Edu-tainer Will Stuck visited Hiawatha on Monday morning to entertain kids at Morrill Public Library. Stuck put on a show that involved drawing an alien, making up a song on the fly, and creating a cloud in a soda bottle. Here is a video of Stuck making a cloud in...
Nebraska State Patrol Encourages Safe Travel this Independence Day Weekend
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — Independence Day calls for more than fireworks and freedom. With many people travelling to celebrate the holiday with friends and family, Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol will be working hard to keep Nebraska roadways safe and help motorists in need of an assist. “Our Nebraska...
Flooding along the Missouri River near the Missouri, Nebraska border
News Chopper 9 got a new look at the flooding along the Missouri River. News Chopper 9 flew over Rulo, Nebraska in the southeast corner of the state, near the Missouri border. You can see the river is spilling over into nearby trees after flooding further north, and even more rain this week.
Soft-serve survivors: How Zesto endured in Nebraska after its ice-cream empire melted
On the hottest day of July 1948 in Norfolk, a second-page ad in the local newspaper presented readers with a flavorful way to cool off. The recently opened Baldridge Zesto Shoppe touted its “new and different … high quality dairy product” that contained 6% butterfat but was “not ice cream.”
Storms hold off in eastern Nebraska until late, then holiday morning chance
We should see the weather cooperate for holiday plans over the next couple of days. Wednesday will be rather calm here in town, other than some patchy fog in the morning. Winds will be rather unnoticeable. Temperatures still staying rather cool compared to seasonal normals for this time of year in early July.
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