Weather took center stage this week both in the U.S. and in Russia with its effects on wheat. On this week's Nebraska Soybean Board Weekly Market Roundup we hear from Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners and Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors on planting delays due to weather, slower…
WATERLOO--Not even a tornado can stop Junkstock from bringing the community together. The vintage festival opened as scheduled on Friday, May 3 – just a week after a tornado hit Sycamore Farms in Waterloo, where Junkstock takes place. Skye Mielke, owner of Soul + Muse Boutique and vendor at Junkstock, drove by the…
Early offense and another strong performance from the Nebraska pitching staff helped the Huskers clinch the weekend series at Michigan State with an 11-3 win against the Spartans on Friday evening at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field. Nebraska (34-18, 16-7 Big Ten) scored 11 runs on 13 hits and an…
Grand Island, Neb. — Another year of the Nebraska Fire School is off and running on the Fonner Park campus in Grand Island.Governor Jim Pillen and Grand Island Police Chief Cory Schmidt both delivered remarks during the opening ceremony to not only praise the work the state’s firefighters do on…
LINCOLN — Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen on Thursday made official what the Legislature already made obvious: that there will be no need to vote this November on the repeal of the original Opportunity Scholarships Act. A conservative majority in the officially nonpartisan Legislature redesigned and repealed the initial…
Secretary of State Bob Evnen says the referendum on LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, will not appear on the general election ballot in November. Lawmakers passed a subsequent measure earlier this year, LB 1402, that changed the funding mechanism for scholarships toward private and parochial school attendance, with a…
OMAHA - The State Track and Field Championships have continued today in Omaha, as class C and D kick off. Find the full results here. This post will continue to be updated throughout the day. Friday area champs Class D Boys High Jump - Justin Folkers (Twin Loup) 6-05.00 Class…
The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Nebraska Junior…
Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced Friday that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for April 2024 is 2.5 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged since October 2023 and is up 0.5 percentage points from the April 2023 rate of 2.0 percent. Nebraska's rate is ranked fourth…
Lincoln, Neb. -- 23 people were killed in Nebraska traffic crashes in in April according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT). A report released this week says the fatalities occurred in 19 fatal crashes, with eleven of the victims not using seat belts, four using a seatbelt, and four…
