JUNE 14, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Thirteen new Nebraska State Troopers are ready to hit the road in service to the people of Nebraska. Members of the Nebraska State Patrol’s 69th Basic Recruit Class received their badges and were sworn-in today during a ceremony at the State Capitol in Lincoln. “Your public service…
Senior Brett Sears earned Second-Team All-American recognition from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings, the organization announced Friday morning. Sears’ second-team All-American honor is the highest by an NU starting pitcher since Aaron Marsden in 2003 after being named a second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and…
Broken Bow, Neb. — On Thursday, the Nebraska Sandhills Grazing Conference was held at the One Box Center in Broken Bow. One of the guest speakers, Kevin Sedivec, a rangeland ecologist with the North Dakota State University, shared more about the benefits of utilizing forbs to improve land and cattle…
The Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo is underway in Burwell. The second performance took place Thursday, June 13th at 6pm. Here are results from that performance, per the NEHSRA: Click here to view the official state finals results spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1PANYiTGPdqmkAsCNAuXhf26bblADujlaY7-AA4zlpRXOJV9F7stAIMEvRtlRV8t7ODXW2a2psVEV/pubhtml
Lincoln, Neb. -- A Kearney man was resentenced in federal court in Lincoln for breaking into the Rockville Post Office about 5 years ago. Rockville is a village in Sherman County in central Nebraska. 26-year-old Tyrelle Smiley was resentenced to 22 months in prison Thursday, with a 3-year term of…
Two Nebraska agriculture businesses are receiving grants for the USDA Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program. According to a news release, Daniels Produce in Columbus will receive $1.2 million in funding. The business is a 900-acre vegetable farm and currently has 180 farmworkers. Daniels Produce said their grant will…
Two female and one male peregrine falcon chicks from the nest box near the top of the Nebraska Capitol building in Lincoln were banded and given a checkup June 12. “The banding went very well and all three chicks appear to be in very good shape,” said Joel Jorgensen, nongame…
Gothenburg Melons over Platte Valley Auto Lexington 24-8 B&C Steel over Broken Bow Seniors 6-5 Broken Bow Juniors over Gering Juniors 12-5 Cozad Reds Juniors over Overton 12-4 Loomis Juniors over Ravenna 5-3
Nebraska native college rodeo athletes and athletes representing Nebraska rodeo teams are finding success at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. Champions will be crowned during the the final round of competition Saturday, June 15th. Below are Nebraska athletes who have had success over the last two rounds:…
On May 21, 2024, areas around Wahoo, Nebraska received about 11 inches of rain in just three hours. Although many Nebraskans are grateful for much-needed moisture this spring, farmers like Dan Kellner said it was too much, too fast. Consequently, much of his farm ground, which has been no-till for…