Jays score big win over UCONN

Jays score big win over UCONN

OMAHA, Neb. — For the first time in school history the No. 15 Creighton men’s basketball team picked up a win over the top team in the nation, upsetting No. 1 Connecticut 85-66 on Tuesday, February 20. The win was the 600th career victory for Creighton head coach Greg McDermott.…
KPD arrests suspect driving stolen vehicle with firearms Inside

KPD arrests suspect driving stolen vehicle with firearms Inside

On Thursday, February 15, shortly after 3:00 a.m., Officers of the Kearney Police Department were notified by the Flock Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras that a vehicle stolen out of Colorado was in Kearney. Within minutes of the report, KPD officers located the stolen vehicle and the driver at…
High School Basketball Scores 2-20-24

High School Basketball Scores 2-20-24

Boys Sub-Districts C1-1 @ AuburnAuburn 74, Falls City 27Wilber-Clatonia 64, Fairbury 25C1-2 @ ConestogaConestoga 69, Palmyra 35Lincoln Christian 53, Syracuse 48C1-3 @ Ashland-GreenwoodAshland-Greenwood 66, Louisville 31Wahoo 80, Bishop Neumann 54C1-4 @ Concordia HighOmaha Concordia 49, Boys Town 36Douglas County West 52, Fort Calhoun 29C1-5 @ MalcolmMalcolm 57, Raymond Central 32Milford…
Cozad advances to C1-11 Subdistrict Final

Cozad advances to C1-11 Subdistrict Final

OGALLALA - The Cozad boys basketball team survived in an overtime thriller on Tuesday night, defeating Dawson County rival Gothenburg 57-55 to advance to the C1-11 Subdistrict Final. The first quarter was back and forth, ending in a 12-12 tie. Trey Stevens for Gothenburg and Kellen Shoemaker for Cozad both…
Husker Women roll Northwestern

Husker Women roll Northwestern

Lincoln - Freshman Logan Nissley shot Nebraska to a 12-point first-half lead with four three-pointers, while fellow freshman Natalie Potts scored 13 of her game-high 18 points in the third period as the Huskers rolled to a 75-50 women's basketball win over Northwestern on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.…
Two-vehicle injury crash in Franklin County

Two-vehicle injury crash in Franklin County

Franklin County, Nebraska -- Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies and Hildreth Fire & Rescue were paged Monday evening shortly before 7:30 for a two-vehicle crash with injuries at State Highway 4 & 27 Road south of Hildreth in Franklin County. A Sheriff's Office news release says a southbound vehicle on 27…
Youth Legislature Registration Now Open

Youth Legislature Registration Now Open

Lincoln, Neb. -- The 2024 Unicameral Youth Legislature, June 10-14, is an opportunity for high school students to learn what it's like to serve as a Nebraska state senator. Student senators sponsor bills, conduct committee hearings, debate legislation and discover the unique process of the nation's only unicameral by learning…
Reps. Mann, Panetta, GT Thompson, and Bonamici Celebrate National FFA Week

Reps. Mann, Panetta, GT Thompson, and Bonamici Celebrate National FFA Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), co-chairs of the Congressional FFA Caucus, and U.S. Representatives GT Thompson (PA-15) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, recently introduced a bipartisan resolution designating February 17 through 24 as National FFA Week.…