YORK COUNTY -- During a traffic stop on Sunday, at 11:24 a.m., the York County Sheriff's Department found 400 pounds of high grade marijuana during a traffic stop. According to the Sergeant Taylor Samek, the deputy conducted the stop on a 2024 Coachman Pursuit motorhome near Mile Marker 354, one…
As inflationary pressures eased and demand boomed for low-carbon ethanol and its co-products, the ethanol industry’s contribution to the U.S. economy remained strong in 2023, according to an annual economic impact analysis conducted for the Renewable Fuels Association by ABF Economics. In 2023, more than 72,400 U.S. jobs were directly associated with…
Lincoln, Neb. -- A bill intended to increase Medicaid payments to Nebraska hospitals without the use of additional general fund dollars was amended and advanced to select file Feb. 15. LB1087, introduced by North Platte Sen. Mike Jacobson, would require the state Department of Health and Human Services to submit…
OMAHA, NE. - The Omaha Supernovas used the match-high 14 kills from captain Brooke Nuneviller and the record-breaking 11,918 fans to storm past the Orlando Valkyries 25-13, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20 Sunday night at the CHI Health Center. The 11,918 broke Omaha's own record for the most attended indoor U.S. professional…
A walk-off single handed Nebraska its second-straight ninth-inning loss, as Oklahoma rallied for a pair of runs in the final frame to take down the Huskers, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown at Globe Life Field. Nebraska (1-2) scored six runs on seven hits with two…
University Park, Pa. - Four Huskers claimed bout victories, but it was not enough as the No. 3 Nebraska wrestling team fell to top-ranked Penn State on Sunday afternoon, 22-13. Caleb Smith (125) earned an upset major decision victory, Ridge Lovett remained undefeated at 149 and Lenny Pinto grabbed a…
Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney Aqualopers tallied 183 points to finish in eighth place at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championships Saturday night in Grand Junction, Colo.The five-day meet began Tuesday night and was hosted by Colorado Mesa at the El Pomar Natatorium. The Mavericks easily won on…
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the United States is 18 months away from a vaccine for bird flu. That news comes as more than 81 million U.S. poultry and aquatic birds have been killed by avian flu across 47 states since January 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Sydney Gray hit a pair of three-run homers to power the Nebraska softball team to an 8-3 come-from-behind victory over Sacramento State Sunday in Las Cruces, N.M. Nebraska trailed by three early and had been shut out until a four-run fifth inning, which was capped by Gray's go-ahead three-run homer.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mike Flood has issued a statement on Presidents’ Day, which is being observed today Monday, February 19th. “Through the years, American presidential leadership has developed as a category of statecraft that’s studied in its own right. On Presidents’ Day, we especially honor and celebrate two of…
