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Popular cover band AM FM to perform in Deshler
DESHLER, NEB. - A popular 80's cover band is set to perform again in southeast Nebraska. Lincoln-based group AM FM is the featured musical group at the 2024 Reinke Picnic in Deshler. AM FM is the Lincoln's Choice Award Winner for best band in 2023 and 2024 and a four time Best of Lincoln winner.
BTN rolls through Lincoln: Some of the crew's Training Camp thoughts on Nebraska
Here's what BTN's Dave Revsine and Howard Griffith had to say about the Huskers on their Training Camp visit to Nebraska. The Big Ten Network passed through Lincoln on Wednesday as part of their training camp series on Big Ten teams. BTN's Dave Revsine and Howard Griffith offered their insights,...
Mosquito numbers in Nebraska jumped this summer. It’s likely going to get worse in the future.
OMAHA, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - Bob Decker thought he’d get an early start on golf one morning this summer when he headed to Omaha’s Steve Hogan Golf Course. Instead, he ended up providing swarms of mosquitoes their breakfast, lunch and dinner during his round at the nine-hole course.
New Omaha casino reopens after cooling system is restored
OMAHA, Neb. — WarHorse Casino reopened early Friday after the air conditioning was repaired. The water-based cooling system was damaged during ongoing construction. That forced the casino to shut its doors Thursday afternoon. The cooling system has since been restored and the casino returned to normal operations.
Gaming Tax Receipts Decline For the 2nd Month
July Gaming Tax Receipts in Nebraska were down 2.3% from June and 5.6% from May. Receipts totaled $1,831,903. Lincoln WarHorse casino submitted just over $864,600 in July, down 1.3% from June. Lincoln and Lancaster County each received just over $108,000 last month. Details for each month and facility in 2024...
VP Candidates Vance, Walz Both To Stump In Omaha This August
Both candidates for Vice President of the United States will be in Omaha soon. JD Vance, Republican nominee Donald Trump's running mate, is scheduled for a fundraising event a week from today, August 21st. A public event hasn't been announced. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' VP pick, Tim Walz, will be at an event this Saturday, the 17th. An R-S-V-P is required for an invitation. Times and locations for both appearances haven't been released.
Nine states file lawsuit to stop Biden voter registration executive order
(The Center Square) – Nine states have filed a lawsuit this week to stop President Joe Biden's executive order concerning federal workers and voter registration. The states say that the federal bureaucracy is inserting itself into state electoral systems and the voter registration process without the scrutiny of a public comment period. Mississippi, Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota filed a complaint in the...
Top 50 Team Countdown (7): Ashland-Greenwood Softball
(KMAland) -- Ashland-Greenwood softball's memorable run to a Class C state title is honored today with the No. 7 spot on the KMA Sports Top 50 Team Countdown. The Bluejays hit the ground running in 2023, racing to a 7-2 start behind stellar play from Sofia Dill, who earned Week 1 Jim Hughes Real Estate KMAland Female Athlete of the Week.
Birdsell’s Brace Lifts Minnesota Over Creighton in Comeback Victory
ST. PAUL - In a come-from-behind win, the University of Minnesota soccer team defeated the Creighton Bluejays (0-0-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) 2-1 in its home opener at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Thursday evening. The Golden Gophers (1-0-0, 0-0-0 B1G) were led by redshirt freshman Caroline Birdsell who finished both...
Omaha crews respond to fire caused by unattended cooking
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews made quick work of a late night house fire on Wednesday. The Omaha Fire Department was called to a home near 120th and Military Rd. shortly after 8:00 p.m. After they arrived on scene, OFD says they saw smoke coming from the front of the...
Chasers even series with 5-4 win over Louisville
PAPILLION – The Omaha Storm Chasers evened this week’s series against the Louisville Bats with a 5-4 win Wednesday at Werner Park. In the second game of this week’s series, Louisville got on the board fast as the team knocked in three runs on 10 hits for a 3-0 lead in the first four innings of the game off Omaha starting pitcher Daniel Lynch IV.
Women’s soccer picked to finish seventh; Manriki earns All-BIG EAST preseason honors
OMAHA – Creighton women's soccer senior Azumi Manriki earned a spot on the 2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST team, while the Bluejays were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced Tuesday. Manriki, a midfielder from Hiroshima, Japan, was a Second Team All-BIG EAST...
Grand Island Senior High kicks off school year with new administration
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Grand Island Senior High started the school year with a new administration lineup. Calvin Hubbard is now the principal of GISH after serving as the assistant principal since 2019. Hubbard has been with the district since 2002, serving as the middle school dean of students...
Beatrice Elementary art room, dedicated to artist, classmate
BEATRICE -- One of the rooms at the new elementary school in Beatrice is named in honor of a former Beatrice student and professional artist, Grant Searcey, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 42. Doris Martin of the Beatrice Educational Foundation said the support for the art...
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