The sixth edition of the Bucking Battle & Bash will take place this weekend, May 24-25 in North Platte, Nebraska. The event is part of the Ultimate Bull Riding Tour, a five stop bull riding series that will crown its champion during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Other…
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. Rep. Mann is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, which will markup the Farm Bill on Thursday, May 23. Rep. Mann represents…
LINCOLN, Neb. May 22, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, NorthDakota, and South Dakota) there were 37,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on farmsand ranches during the week of April 7-13, 2024, unchanged from the April 2023 referenceweek, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Workers…
Brett Sears and Drew Christo combined to toss a two-hitter, as the duo retired 19 of the last 20 Boilermakers in Nebraska’s 6-2 win over Purdue on Wednesday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Nebraska (35-20) scored six runs on 12 hits and an error, while Purdue (33-24) totaled…
The Sioux City Explorers won 12-9 over the Gary SouthShore RailCats in Wednesday night's series finale. The Explorers improve to 5-7 on the year with the win. Sioux City returns home to host the Chicago Dogs on Friday at 7:05 p.m.
PAPILLION, NEB. — The Omaha Storm Chasers bounced back in game two of this week's series against the Columbus Clippers with a 9-8 walk-off win in 10 innings Wednesday at Werner Park. The Clippers struck first with an RBI groundout and home run in the top of the first inning,…
Flash flooding from heavy rain earlier this week has impacted several areas in Washington and Dodge Counties. The Platte River, Bell Creek and the Elkhorn River overflowed yesterday, draining of those flood waters is expected to be a slow process according to officials. As of this morning, Washington County Emergency…
Two Nebraska cities are ranked in the top 25 American Cities as best places to live. Omaha is ranked 18th in the best places to live, among the historic and entertainment features, Omaha has a cost of living that is lower than the national average, as well as median home…
Class C Boys State Golf was held at Elks Country Club in Columbus on Wednesday. Logan View finished 11th as a team while Pender finished 14th. Individually, Tekamah-Herman's Brody Rogers finished tied for 6th with four over par while Peyton Penrose of West Point-Beemer tied for 14th with seven over…
OMAHA, Neb. – The fifth-seeded University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 4 seeded Michigan, 3-2, in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field. The Hawkeyes outhit the Wolverines, 10-6. “It is frustrating for us when they beat us 3-2 and didn’t have a hit to score any…
