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75 years of WOWT: Here’s Johnny!
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As we celebrate 75 years, we’d be remiss not to make note of our most famous alum. Johnny Carson, one of Nebraska’s most famous celebrities, spent much of his early broadcasting career here at WOWT before his talents were noticed by Hollywood and he made his way to California — and of course eventually “The Tonight Show.”
Nebraska Rural Poll seeking researchers to develop question sets for annual survey
Lincoln, Neb. —The Nebraska Rural Poll is extending a new opportunity for University of Nebraska researchers to collect data about the perceptions of rural Nebraskans. Beginning this fall the Rural Poll will offer researchers across the University system, as well as those in non-profits and state and federal agencies, the opportunity to develop question sets about issues important to rural Nebraskans, which will then be included in the 2025 Poll.
Outdoor portion of Nebraska Lottery Concert Series kicks off Wednesday
Wednesday night music will fill the air in the Nebraska State Fair’s TD Landing Concert Stage, all thanks to hardworking state fair personnel who are making it happen. Crews spent 16 hours erecting the stage that will serve as host to four-straight concerts, starting Wednesday with country sensation Riley Green taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Nebraska State Fair Events & Entertainment Director Karli Schulz said it’s these 16 hours that determine how smooth the next 96 hours will go.
Davey Man Claims Sixth Truck$ & Buck$ Truck
Lincoln, NE–August 26, 2024–Richard Welch of Davey is the sixth winner of a 2024 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew truck in the 29th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game. Welch purchased his winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at U-Stop #12 at 6801...
19 Nebraska students selected for inaugural food animal veterinary scholarship program
LINCOLN — Sydney Hutchinson had a lifelong dream to attend a veterinary program offered in Nebraska and Iowa for her doctoral medicine degree, but in February she was on track to attend Kansas State University instead. Hutchinson said while it wasn’t her dream, an early admissions offer from the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine “was just […]
Memorial run raises $10K for Smith Falls trails
The Tyler Vanderheiden Memorial Run, an annual race aimed at raising awareness and understanding of mental health, raised $10,000 for Nebraska Game and Parks state park trails in 2024. To date, supporters of the Vanderheiden Memorial run have contributed more than $30,000 to the Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation to...
Tourism On Niobrara National Scenic River Contributes $8.0 Million to Local Economy
A new National Park Service report shows that 80,000 visitors to. Niobrara National Scenic River in 2023 spent $8 million in communities near the. park. That spending supported 111 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative. benefit to the local economy of $9.4 million. “I’m so proud that...
Nebraska senator comments on special legislative session
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The special legislative session ended last week. The 17-day session was the longest special session in over 60 years. One of Gov. Jim Pillen’s goals in calling for the session was to lower property taxes in a way that would not affect public schools negatively. Nebraska Sen. Mike Jacobson said the work that the Nebraska Legislature put in to reaching an agreement in a timely manner.
Incumbent Don Bacon (R) and Tony Vargas (D) running in the general election for NE-02
Incumbent Don Bacon (R) and Tony Vargas (D) are running in the general election for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The election is a rematch from 2022, when Bacon defeated Vargas 51.3% to 48.7%. The Guardian wrote that it was “not difficult to imagine a scenario...
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