High School Baseball Scores 3-20-24

High School Baseball Scores 3-20-24

Wednesday (03/20/2024) Bellevue East 13, Lincoln Northeast 4Creighton Preparatory School 10, Gretna 5Elkhorn 6, Omaha Westside 5Millard South 9, Lincoln Southwest 1
Husker Softball falls to UNO

Husker Softball falls to UNO

Timely hitting lifted Omaha to a 5-2 victory over the Nebraska softball team Wednesday at Bowlin Stadium.  Nebraska was just 3-for-14 with runners on base in the game. The Huskers had two runners on base with one or no outs in the third, fifth and sixth innings but managed only…
Amy Williams receives contract extension

Amy Williams receives contract extension

Lincoln - Nebraska has agreed to a contract extension with Head Women’s Basketball Coach Amy Williams, as announced by Interim Athletic Director Dennis Leblanc and University of Nebraska Interim President Chris Kabourek on Wednesday. The new contract with Williams, who has guided Nebraska to three NCAA Tournament appearances including its…
Valley County Sheriff reaches plea agreement in insurance fraud case

Valley County Sheriff reaches plea agreement in insurance fraud case

ORD - The Valley County Sheriff has agreed to a plea deal in his insurance fraud case. Under the agreement filed in Valley County District Court, Casey Hurlburt is pleading no contest to an amended charge of Attempt of a Class IV Felony. He also agreed to surrender his law…
Bertrand prepares for the 2024 golf season

Bertrand prepares for the 2024 golf season

Bertrand, Neb. - The Bertrand Vikings are gearing up for another golf season with a surplus of new faces. The 2024 Vikings feature 10 freshmen on their roster of 13 golfers. Nine of those freshmen have also taken the difficult, and sometimes frustrating, task of learning how to navigate the…
14 people killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roads in February 2024

14 people killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roads in February 2024

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) said 14 people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roads in February 2024. NDOT said the 14 deaths occurred in 13 fatal crashes. Ten of the deaths were in rural locations. Two fatalities occurred on the interstate, nine on other…
Sen. Moran Urges Continued Negotiations on the Stalled Farm Bill

Sen. Moran Urges Continued Negotiations on the Stalled Farm Bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke on the Senate Floor calling on his colleagues and leadership of the Senate Committee on Agriculture to resume negotiations on a new Farm Bill. “American agriculture is at a pressure point; there’s record volatility in the farm economy, and farm income is falling…
Nebraska woman charged for using daughter in drug sales takes plea deal

Nebraska woman charged for using daughter in drug sales takes plea deal

Frontier County, Neb. -- A Curtis woman charged with using her minor daughter to sell drugs has taken a plea deal. According to Frontier County District Court records, Candy McClain, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance (hydrocodone). In exchange for plea, the charge was…