Attorney General Hilgers Announces National Consumer Protection Week

Attorney General Hilgers Announces National Consumer Protection Week

Lincoln -- In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Mike Hilgers is encouraging Nebraskans to take proactive steps to safeguard their personal information and online accounts. Because of the frequency of online shopping, banking, and social media, personal data has become increasingly valuable and vulnerable. The Federal Trade…
Syngenta to Reduce Carbon Impact of Ocean Shipping with Maersk’s ECO Delivery

Syngenta to Reduce Carbon Impact of Ocean Shipping with Maersk’s ECO Delivery

BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syngenta Crop Protection, a leader in agricultural innovation, is to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its logistics operations by using Maersk’s ECO Delivery solution for its ocean shipments. This follows the finalization of an agreement for the transport of containers using biofuel for a Europe-US shipping…
Rohr steps down at Amherst

Rohr steps down at Amherst

Amherst girls basketball coach Brandon Rohr is stepping from that position. Rohr made that announcement on social media on Monday stating he wanted to have more time for his family and his business. Rohr has led the Amherst program the last four seasons compiling a 64-34 record. This past winter…
Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

                                                                    United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that David Franklin Slater, 63, of Nebraska, was arrested Saturday, March 2, after having been indicted in the District of Nebraska, for allegedly conspiring to transmit and transmitting classified information relating to the national defense (National Defense Information or NDI) on a foreign online…
Creighton Men’s Basketball Returns To Top 10 of Polls

Creighton Men’s Basketball Returns To Top 10 of Polls

OMAHA, Neb. -- Double-digit home wins over Seton Hall and Marquette last week helped the Creighton men's basketball team improve to 10th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls released on Monday. It's a two-spot jump in both rankings.The Bluejays also stayed at No. 11 in the updated version of the NET and…
Boyd named Pleasanton boys basketball coach and high school principal

Boyd named Pleasanton boys basketball coach and high school principal

PLEASANTON - Pleasanton has named Jason Boyd as its next boys basketball coach and high school principal. The Kearney native will take over as coach for Bill Giffin, who is retiring after the school year. Meanwhile Ricci Westland will shift to being the elementary principal. Boyd has been at Kearney…
Potts Claims Eighth Big Ten Freshman Weekly Honor

Potts Claims Eighth Big Ten Freshman Weekly Honor

Natalie Potts brought home her eighth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of the 2023-24 season, when the conference announced its honors on Monday, March 4. Potts closed out the regular season with 14 points, five rebounds, and a career-high-tying four assists at Illinois on Sunday. The 6-2 forward from O'Fallon, Mo.,…