MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 3 seed Nebraska men's basketball team fell to No. 2 seed Illinois, 98-87, in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon at the Target Center. The Huskers (23-10) held a 15-point lead just after halftime, but Illinois (25-8) rallied past the Huskers on the strength of…
MARCH 16, 2024 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested three people following a pursuit and manhunt in southwest Nebraska Friday evening. Courtesy/ Dawson County Sheriff's Office. David Griffitt. Friday evening, NSP was informed that the Furnas County Sheriff’s Office…
Lexington, Neb. -- A hearing to dismiss the motion of an Overton man found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of his girlfriend in 2000 was held Friday. Timmy Timmens was convicted in 2001 of killing 35 year old Tracy Giugler and is serving 45 years-to-life in prison.…
OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute proudly hosted a press conference Wednesday to celebrate the recent signing into law of LB 16, groundbreaking legislation that represents a significant leap forward in professional licensing reform in Nebraska. The event, held at the Nebraska State Capitol, brought together a distinguished group of…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will host a Nebraska Soil Health School on Wednesday, April 24, at UNL’s High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney. Registration and refreshments will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by a welcome from the event’s organizer, Bijesh Maharjan, UNL associate professor. Following last year’s successful Soil…
Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in a pursuit late Friday night that ended in a search over the rural area southwest of Gothenburg. Three people were taken into custody. The Nebraska State Patrol is the lead agency in the incident. No further information has been released as of 4:45pm…
Wichita, KS – The Hastings College men's basketball team had its season come to end losing its NAIA National Tournament Opening Round game 68-67 to Mid-America Christian on Friday night inside the Garvey Center. It was a tough start for the Broncos as GPAC Player of the Year Reggie Thomas got into…
Kearney, Neb. – The fourth-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling team has scored 40 points and will have five All-Americans after the first day of the 2024 NCAA Division II Championships in Wichita. The Lopers are aiming for a 22nd consecutive top eight team finish in this tournament. Individually, a top eight finish at each weight…
Josh Caron went 3-for-4 and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Huskers to a 7-6 win vs. Nicholls in the series opener at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Friday night. Nebraska (11-5) totaled seven runs on 11 hits with an error, while Nicholls (17-4) tallied six runs…
MINNEAPOLIS - Behind a record-breaking 3-point shooting performance, the No. 3 seed Nebraska men's basketball team cruised past No. 6 seed Indiana, 93-66, in the Big Ten quarterfinals at the Target Center on Friday night. The Huskers will face No. 2 seed Illinois in the Big Ten semifinals on Saturday at…
