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The 2027 class: Top 100 in 247Sports rankings includes early Husker football targets
Let's peer ahead to the 2027 recruiting class for one moment. The initial top 100 prospects from that class were ranked by 247Sports on Wednesday and certainly wasn't light on Husker targets who have already visited Nebraska. One local name in that top 100 is Omaha Central's Tory Pittman III,...
Friday Forecast: Fantastic to the east but a little stormier to the west
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Yesterday we saw our temperatures finally reach average mid-August highs after a cooler stretch. That trend has continued into our Thursday and will likely continue through the extended forecast. Did you think summer was done with us just yet?. The last two days have been wet...
Nebraska men's basketball season tickets go on sale
LINCOLN, Neb. — Following Nebraska basketball's highest win total since 1991, Husker men's basketball season tickets will go on sale on Aug. 16. Only 300 level seats will be available for purchase at $153 per season ticket which averages out to $9 a game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.
WIC Program Expands Income Guidelines
More families will be eligible for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program under new guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The maximum qualifying income for a family of 4 was raised by $2,200 to $57,720 a year — up from $55,500 in 2023. WIC is a...
Wyuka Redevelopment Plan Update: Pond Foundation Nearly Finished
Redevelopment of Lincoln’s historic Wyuka Cemetery park is nearing it’s next milestone. KLIN News got an update from Facilities Directors Greg Osborn, who has championed the project since talks began in 2017 among the Wyuka Board of Trustees. When we last heard from Osborn back in April, Governor...
Junior education major Matthew Guilford seeks to serve as an international educator and “spread the love of Jesus wherever I go.”
Junior Matthew Guilford of Lincoln, Nebraska, is majoring in secondary education with emphasis in history and theology. He is also working toward an ESL endorsement. Heavily involved in the university’s music offerings, he is a trombone player in the University Wind Symphony, sings with the A Cappella Choir and is a member of the trombone choir. He also serves as a university resident assistant.
A summer in America: Yamato Sato experiences baseball, culture shock in Hastings
It took a leap of faith for Yamato Sato to move from Japan to Nebraska to play baseball for the Hastings Sodbusters for a summer. But looking back, he would not trade his experience for anything. Throughout the season, Sato said he had a blast on and off the field...
NU Notes: Bolt Announces Additions to Husker Baseball Staff
Nebraska Baseball Head Coach Will Bolt announced Tuesday the hiring of Derek Roy as Director of Player Development. “We are excited to welcome Derek to Lincoln,” said Bolt. “Derek brings a variety of experience and is a great asset to our staff. His experience with data and analytics will benefit our student-athletes, and I look forward to him joining our program.”
Four boys arrested in deadly shooting of 64-year-old in Omaha
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Four boys were arrested in a deadly shooting earlier this week in Omaha, police said Thursday. The Omaha Police Department said the boys, between ages 11 and 17, were charged with criminal homicide, three counts of using a weapon to commit a felony and two counts of robbery.
Nebraska Football RB target will visit for Colorado game
2026 four-star running back Kayden Jones has scheduled a visit with Nebraska football on September 7. This was reported by his On3 profile. He is the 14th overall running back in the 2026 class and the top overall player in his class from the state of Oklahoma per the On3 Recruiting rankings. He has several offers, including from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Miami. Jones measures in at 6 feet, 170 pounds. He will be part of a visit list that includes the likes of 2026 quarterback Michael Clayton as the Huskers prepare to face Colorado. In recent months, Nebraska football has made...
New Research Highlights Special Role Of $1 and $2 Scratch Tickets, Despite Declining Sales
Lottery and sports betting technology company Scientific Games recently completed a comprehensive deep dive into the role of $1 and $2 instant scratch games. It recently shared its research at the NASPL Professional Development Seminar in Omaha, Nebraska, providing insight into how valuable certain lottery products are to different markets.
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