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Buschini Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
Senior Brian Buschini was one of 34 punters nationally named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Ray Guy Award announced Friday. The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate punter in the FBS, and Buschini has made the watch list in each of his…
Huskers Set for Big Ten Media Days in Chicago
Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook and seniors Lindsay Krause and Kennedi Orr will participate in the third annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Big Ten Network Headquarters in Chicago. The Huskers will be live in studio on Big Ten Network with Rick Pizzo, Holly McPeak…
Rural Scottsbluff Man Pleads Guilty to Three Meth Distribution Charges
There will be no trial for a 33-year-old rural Scottsbluff man who was the target of a WING Drug Task Force investigation this winter. Shane Lucero was arrested in March after selling meth to a CI on three seperate occassions, with weights coming in at 27 grams, and two at…
Cattlemen’s Ball raises $1.87M for cancer research, local health programs
MINATARE, Neb. — The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska concluded its 2024 event near Minatare on June 7 and 8, drawing over 3,000 attendees in support of cancer research and local health and wellness programs. “We are thrilled to share the incredible success of the 2024 Cattlemen’s Ball,” said Scott Schiff,…
Mid-States Rodeo Association to hire new secretary
The Mid-States Rodeo Association is currently seeking applicants to serve as their new secretary. The new hire will replace Jill Austin, who is stepping down after serving in this position for 15 years. The position will start in January of 2025. More information about the role can be obtained by…
NSP looking for semi in fatal I-80 hit and run near Big Springs Thursday
The Nebraska State Patrol is seeking assistance from the public in locating a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash late Thursday evening in western Nebraska. At approximately 8:40 p.m. MT Thursday, authorities received a 911 call about the fatality that had occurred on Interstate 80 at…
Regional supply managers say inflation easing, economist says it’s the economy slowing
For only the fourth time in 2024, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, climbed above the 50.0 growth neutral threshold. https://youtu.be/52FvJlAkgBI TheBusiness Conditions Index, which uses the identical methodology as the national Institute for Supply Management…
Not for sale: Fake website impersonates mini cattle farm in Broken Bow
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of the Midwest Plains has issued a warning about a fraudulent website impersonating a legitimate miniature cattle farm in Broken Bow, Nebraska. After investigating more than 50 complaints, the BBB revealed that the site for "Miniature Highland Cattle Farm" claims to operate from 1852 N…
Corn, soybeans catch up after storm damage, late start to planting | Fridays in the Field
When Memorial Day approached this year, the Smiths in Portsmouth, Iowa, only had one field planted. Fast forward to August, father-son duo Galen and David said the crops are growing well. "We were trying to get a lot of things done before we started planting," said Galen, the father. "And…
Counting Bee Colonies
Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in Nebraska as of January 1, 2024 totaled 17,500 according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of colonies in Nebraska on April 1, 2024 was 11,000. During 2023, honey bee colonies on January 1, April 1, July…