Holdrege Wins Big over Cozad

Holdrege Wins Big over Cozad

COZAD - In the home finale for the Cozad Reds, the home team struggled and lost their final game at home in the regular season, dropping the game 16-6 to the Holdrege Wilkins ADP Juniors. Holdrege got things going early, scoring two runs in the first thanks to a balk…
Husker Assistant Cooper resigns

Husker Assistant Cooper resigns

Nebraska Assistant Football Coach Evan Cooper has resigned. Cooper served as the Huskers' Secondary Coach and Defensive Pass Game Coordinator. The search is now underway for his replacement, less than two months before Nebraska's season opener on August 31st against UTEP.
Lt. Governor Kelly to Lead Trade Mission to Indonesia

Lt. Governor Kelly to Lead Trade Mission to Indonesia

LINCOLN, NE – In just over a week, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly will lead a 20-plus member trade delegation to Indonesia. The week and a half long visit will include representatives from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), University of Nebraska, and several representatives…
CNPPID board approves purchase of transformer for Jeffrey Hydroplant

CNPPID board approves purchase of transformer for Jeffrey Hydroplant

(HOLDREGE, Neb.) – The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District board of directors approved the purchase of a new transformer for the Jeffrey Hydroplant during the July board meeting. The approved bid was awarded to OTC Services of Louisville, Ohio for the price of $1,463,528.  The 69kV transformer is…
Results: Old West Trail Rodeo July 3rd & 4th

Results: Old West Trail Rodeo July 3rd & 4th

The 78th Annual Old West Trail Rodeo took place July 3rd and 4th in Crawford, Nebraska. The rodeo was the only professionally sanctioned rodeo in Nebraska over the 4th of July. Here's a look at results per the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association: Bareback riding: 1. Owen Brouillette, 81.5 points on Summit…
Columbus man sentenced to decades in prison for murder

Columbus man sentenced to decades in prison for murder

Columbus, Neb. -- 33-year-old Michael Keener was sentenced Wednesday in Platte County District Court to 85 years to life in prison for the January 2022 murder of 77-year-old Larry Houdek in Columbus. On the evening of January 16, 2022, Houdek was found dead in his Columbus apartment by Columbus Police.…
Former Husker Keisei Tominaga Signs Free Agent Deal with Indiana Pacers

Former Husker Keisei Tominaga Signs Free Agent Deal with Indiana Pacers

Former Husker men's basketball guard and fan favorite Keisei Tominaga is getting a chance in the NBA after going undrafted last month. ESPN reports that the Indiana Pacers have signed Tominaga to an Exhibit 10 deal. As a senior last season for Nebraska, Tominaga averaged 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and…
Arrest made in deadly hit-and-run

Arrest made in deadly hit-and-run

Valentine, Neb. -- An Arkansas man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run mishap that claimed the life of a Council Bluffs cyclist participating in the Tour de Nebraska last weekend. Adam Earl Joe Cooper, 35, is charged with felony motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an…