With the FEDS rating drop adding pressure to the markets, harvest is underway, though dry conditions are raising concerns about crop quality. This year’s yield potential remains difficult to pin down, with variability across regions making it hard to get a clear picture. The upcoming Quarterly Grain Stocks and Small…
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 (SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska StatePatrol have arrested a Garden County Sheriff’s Deputy following an investigation into a report ofsexual assault. NSP began investigating the case in July at the request of the Attorney General’s Office.Following an investigation, NSP investigators arrested Bruce Neal, 39, of…
Omaha, Neb. -- A Wisconsin man was sentenced in federal court in Omaha to 14 years in prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute four pounds of pure methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system. 46 year old Lemarr Washington of Sheboygan, Wisconsin was told during…
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 million head on September 1, 2024. The inventory was 1 percent above September 1, 2023. Placements in feedlots during August totaled 1.98 million head, 1 percent…
Kearney, Neb. – The 38th-ranked Nebraska Kearney football team battles No. 25/27 Central Oklahoma this Saturday at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium/Foster Field. Because of stormy weather in the forecast, the Lopers (2-0) and Bronchos (2-0) will now kick off at 12 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 7 p.m.…
Lincoln, Neb. -- Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for August 2024 is 2.7 percent, seasonally adjusted. According to the Nebraska Departmentment of Labor (NDOL), the rate is up 0.1 percent from the July 2024 rate. Nebraska's rate is ranked fifth lowest in the nation. State Labor Commissioner John Albin says, “New…
LINCOLN — As he continues his battle against cancer, Nebraska football radio play-by-play announcer Greg Sharpe will not call this evening's game against Illinois. The Husker sports network made that announcement this week. Sharpe, diagnosed earlier this year pancreatic cancer was able to call the first three games this season.…
Lincoln-Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook looks back at the big win over 2nd ranked Stanford on Wednesday and a look ahead to Sunday's nationally televised match at Louisville in this week's version of Comments with Coach Cook.
Lexington-Lexington hosted its dual invite on Thursday. It was an East-West format. Dual StandingsWestMcCook 5-0Scottsbluff 4-1Lexington 4-1Alliance 3-2Gering 2-3 EastWaverly 4-1Adams Central 2-3Kearney Catholic 1-4Crete 0-5Hastings 0-5
Holdrege, Neb. - The Phelps County Sheriff's Office is asking residents to use extreme caution after a number of individuals have received phone calls that appeared to be from the sheriff's office number on Thursday. The caller states they are with immigration and will ask for personal information. The usual…
