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OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating Christmas in July, offering guests some holiday fun at great prices. Related coverage in the video above: 1,000,000th Henry Doorly Zoo guest in 2024. The festivities start with Zoolightful. Guests can have unlimited access to the beautifully...

The Big Red will be on the big stage over the next couple of weeks at the Paris Olympics.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers is searching for help in identifying suspicious people in two recent cases. According to LPD, neighbors noticed suspicious activity at a house across from them near 40th and Sumner. The neighbors said they knew the owner was out of town on vacation. Lincoln...

Former Milford head football coach Marty Hingst received the Skip Palrang Award for coaching at the recent Nebraska Coaches Association banquet. The award is given to one football coach in the state each year for career achievements. “This is a great honor to me and the schools/communities I coached for,”...

The uptown basketball court is being redone and will have several new additions to accommodate citizens' requests, according to Gary TeSelle, Milford’s maintenance superintendent. TeSelle said the construction took place a week into July and that construction should be done sometime during the week of July 20. This court...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln lake full of dead fish is causing a stir in the community. Hundreds of fish died at Spring Lake near South Coddington Avenue and West A Street. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said someone who lives at the lake reported that the...

It began with one student calling their child the n-word, but other Klan cadets joined in, calling him the n-word and a baboon while making monkey noises at him similar to the white Ole Miss frat bro who went viral after making monkey noises at a Black woman in video footage celebrated at the Republican National Convention last week. The post White Parents Of Adopted Black Sons Fled Predominately White Nebraska Town Over Anti-Black Racism appeared first on NewsOne.

BOSTON – [DOJ MEDIA STATEMENT] – A Hyannis man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ryan Diefenbach, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. Senior District Judge William G. Young who scheduled sentencing for Oct. 16, 2024. In November 2022, Diefenbach, along with co-defendant Donnell Pina, was indicted by a federal grand jury. In September 2021, Diefenbach, and allegedly Pina, possessed a Chinese SKS .762 caliber rifle when they sold it to a confidential informant in Hyannis. Due to previous felony convictions, including prior convictions for carrying a firearm without a license, unlawfully possessing a firearm, possessing a firearm with a defaced serial number and assault with a dangerous weapon, Diefenbach was prohibited from possessing firearms. At the time Diefenbach committed the offense, the charge of being a felon in possession provided for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement today. Assistant United States Attorney Elianna J. Nuzum of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN. The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The remaining defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. ###

The 2024 Sheridan County Fair and Rodeo Jr. Rodeo took place on July 20. 82 cowboys and cowgirls braved the heat and sun to compete. Results are as follows: JUNIORS Calf Riding- Girls: First Place-Brookley Peters. Boys: First Place- Connor Peters.Dummy Roping Girls: First Place- Suttyn Stoltenberg. Second Place-Shainee Stoltenberg. Third Place- Myah Burress. Also competing were Brookley Peters,…

By Scott Bidroski Three new faces, along with a big equipment upgrade, will be providing the entertainment for the upcoming PRCA Rodeos this week at McGinley Arena.A whole lot of new is a good way to sum up the recent changes in the line-up for the rodeos.Garrison Panzer is set to take over as the announcer. Panzer will get his first crack at the action at the Sheridan County Fair & Rodeo,…

By Tessa Hurlburt The 2024 Sheridan County Fair and Rodeo kicked off last Sunday night with the Color Fun Run.This year, 57 people participated in the race. Contestants could run, walk, or bike the 5K, all while being sprayed with water and colored powder.Members of the CARE organization were stationed at nine different locations along the route to make sure each participant got plenty of color…

Huhman preps for national pageant in Orlando this Nov. It was a moment young Makenna Huhman of Giltner will never forget. That moment was when the 9-year-old was announced the as the winner of the 2024 Miss Nebraska Junior Pre-Teen pageant earning her the right to compete with girls across the U.S. for the national crown. The Doniphan fourth grader has only been competing in the pageant for three years, but has been attending pageants since she…

The sophomore star is looking to move past her eventful off-season, but first offers a message of acknowledgement to Husker fans.

The Central City Juniors suffered their first loss of the season in the Class B State Tournament Tuesday night. Central City was edged by Mt. Michael Benedictine 4-3 at Valley. The loss made Central City 3-1 in the state tourney and 28-1 overall. However, Central City moves on to Wednesday’s...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A large family has a big dream of more living space, but an expansion project turned out to be a living nightmare. 6 News talks with construction workers to expose what a contractor allegedly did wrong. The back of the Stickney home has a new two-and-a-half...

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will host a class of 2026 offensive linemen this weekend. Deacon Schmitt will visit the Lincoln campus on July 27. Schmitt is a 6-foot-5, 290 offensive tackle from Windsor High School in Windsor, CO. He will take a visit to Oklahoma two days prior to his visit with the Cornhuskers. The prospect earned a scholarship offer from Nebraska after performing well in a Husker-run football camp in Lincoln last month. Offensive line coach Donovan Raiola extended the offer. Nebraska currently does not hold any commitments to the class of 2026. However, a flurry of recent offers has taken place as the 2025 cycle winds down, heading into the 2024 college football season. Blessed to have received an offer to play football at The University of Nebraska! GBR 🔴⚪️@CoachMattRhule @Coach_Satt @DonovanRaiola @CoachCoeling @KyleFisherUNL @SixZeroAcademy @WindsorFB pic.twitter.com/3tuhNtVgH7 — Deacon Schmitt (@deacon_schmitt) June 8, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.

It's July, so that means Big Ten Media Days are underway. The annual Big Ten Media Preseason Poll was released to kick off the event, with Ohio State expected to be the conference’s best team while the Huskers come in at 8th. This aligns with my expectations for Nebraska football in 2024, but over the last decade, the media has been wrong about one team more than any other. As I’ve written, Nebraska football has been on a historic run of falling short of expectations.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people were forced to escape a West Omaha home after a fire started early Wednesday. Fire crews were called to the area of 166th and Dorcas Streets just before 3 a.m. They found smoke and flames upon arrival. The fire was under control within about...