Lincoln, NE – May 30, 2024 – The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing for over two months. Because of the high jackpot, the Nebraska Lottery reminds customers to set spending and time limits. The Mega Millions jackpot starts at $20 million and continues to grow each drawing until it…
Alliance, Neb. -- An Endangered Missing Advisory (EMA) for a missing Alliance, Nebraska woman has been cancelled, as she has been found safe. Alliance Police Department originally asked for an EMA to be issued for Patricia Eichhorn, a 75-year old woman, who was reported missing from the vicinity of 928…
Hastings, Nebraska cowgirl Lynsie Lancaster currently leads the standings in the goat tying heading into the last regular season high school rodeo of the year. The recent graduate of Adams Central High School has been involved in the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association since she was a freshman. Lancaster,…
Lincoln, NE – The Department of Health and Human Services recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. As the spring and summer months are the primary tick season in Nebraska, DHHS urges all residents to be mindful of ticks and to share information with their community on how to stay…
Former President Donald Trump has been convicted of all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial. He becomes the first former American president to be found guilty of a crime. The judge has set Donald Trump's sentencing for July 11, just days before Republicans are set to select him…
The 2024 Nebraska football schedule continued to come into clearer view on Thursday as the Big Ten Conference network partners announced television information and kickoff times for several Husker contests. Nebraska will open the season on Saturday, Aug. 31 against UTEP at Memorial Stadium in a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff,…
So-called “clean buses” are coming to schools across the country with the help of federal funding, including two school districts in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Examiner. The nationwide effort from the Biden Administration will provide over 500 school districts across nearly all 50 states with about $1 billion to…
Grand Island, Neb. -- Grand Island Police Department is hoping for some help in solving a theft at the Grand Island Cemetery. It was reported that someone broke the lock on a mausoleum and took a vase and two urns that contained ashes. The family that owns the mausoleum said…
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) has announced Weston Svoboda as the 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Beef State Scholar. Svoboda is a fifth-generation agriculturalist from Burwell. Being raised in the family business, he quickly developed a passion for the beef industry. While studying ag economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,…
Alpacas have been added to the growing list of species with positive infections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The positive tests were confirmed on an Idaho operation where poultry had previously tested positive earlier this month and have since been depopulated, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL). The…
