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Crash leaves shuttle bus on its side in downtown Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A crash in downtown Lincoln Wednesday afternoon has left a bus on its side. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded a crash at the intersection of 10th and P streets around 3:30 p.m. A private shuttle bus that transports students living at 8N Lofts apartments near 8th...
Everything Nebraska's Matt Rhule Said From the Podium at B1G Football Media Days
"Our guys are getting it done in the weight room, they're getting it done in the classroom. Now we've got to get it done on Saturdays," says the Huskers' head football coach.
City council approves TIF for project in southwest Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND – Grand Island’s City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday, July 23, to approve Tax Increment Financing for a project that would add a hotel and restaurant/bar in southwest Grand Island. Council members Michelle Fitzke and Mark Stelk were absent from the July 23 meeting. The project requested...
Big Ten Wrestling’s 30 Best for 2024: Nos. 21-30
With the 2023-24 wrestling season done and over with, it’s never too early to look ahead to next season. So, we’re putting out a list of the Top 30 Big Ten wrestlers going into the 2024-25 season in three segments — starting with Nos. 21-30. Look out...
Quality Performance Leads Moo To Third Straight Win
Fremont, Nebraska- Robert O’Malley was dominate in six innings on the mound and Carter Sintek’s two-run home run sparked The Fremont Moo in a 12-1 victory over The Bison in Independence League Baseball Association action Tuesday night at Historic Moller Field. Fremont claimed the first two games of the series from The Bison and will go for the sweep, Wednesday night.
New state funding mechanism could boost community colleges showing enrollment growth
BEATRICE – When community colleges moved from being funded by property taxes to state funds under what’s called the Community College Future Fund…any additional state support is tied to student enrollment. That could bode well for Southeast Community College, where President Dr. Paul Illich says enrollment is...
Part-time Instructors Prepare for Fall Semester
NORFOLK, Neb. – Faye Kilday, dean of the Center for Teaching and Learning, speaks during an In-Service session for adjunct faculty at the Lifelong Learning Center on the Norfolk campus on Monday evening. The group of part-time educators comes together prior to the start of the academic year to...
CRIME STOPPERS: Weekend Trespassing Cases Under Investigation
LINCOLN–(KFOR July 24)–Crime Stoppers from Lincoln Police focuses on a couple of trespassing reports from this past weekend. According to LPD forensics technician Becky Keller, the first case last Saturday happened in the area of 40th and Sumner, where neighbors having a garage sale saw some suspicious activity at a home across the street, where the people living there were out of town. A truck pulled up with black male and white male inside.
Proposed Stormwater Bond Goes Before Lincoln City Council For Hearing/Vote
LINCOLN–(KFOR July 24)–Next Monday, the Lincoln City Council will hold a public hearing and vote over a proposed $14-million, 20-year stormwater bond that could go before voters November 5. The bond money would mostly pay for work on underground drainage pipes, at a cost of $5.3-million, while about...
KFOR Sports Brief July 24, 2024
Huskers to Appear Wednesday at Big Ten Football Media Days. Nebraska will take to the stage at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis later this morning (Wednesday), starting at 11:30 Lincoln time. Head Coach Matt Rhule will be joined by players Ben Scott, Isaac Gifford and Ty Robinson. Krause,...
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