It was a simple, yet powerful, challenge that launched a father-son duo to invent a life-saving robot. A farmer in rural Nebraska, told Chad Johnson and his son Ben they needed to invent something to keep farmers out of grain bins. The Johnsons were experienced in robotics. So Chad, a…
LINCOLN, NE – On the anniversary of 9/11 – the worst terror attack to occur on U.S. soil -- Governor Jim Pillen joined state senators in presenting three new laws aimed at enhancing security for the state and the nation. The bills, two of which address land ownership, were the focus…
Markets are bracing for the USDA WASDE report set to be released Thursday at 11 a.m., with expectations that reactions will be swift across both grain and livestock markets. The stock market has already played a key role in recent trade activity, influencing movements not just in grains but also…
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Omaha volleyball opened a challenging west coast stretch with a hard fought three set loss at Long Beach State.Playing on the court at Walter Pyramid where five NCAA indoor championship banners hang, the Mavericks (0-6) matched Long Beach State (3-2) swing for swing much of the…
PAPILLION, NEB. – The Omaha Storm Chasers dropped a second straight game against the Toledo Mud Hens with a 9-2 loss on Wednesday at Werner Park. Toledo got on the board first for the second straight game as back-to-back home runs, a three-run shot and a solo shot, gave the Mud…
SEWARD, Neb. – Facing the No. 3 team in the country, the College of Saint Mary volleyball team certainly made things interesting on Wednesday night. But Concordia eventually showed why it's earned that lofty ranking. The Flames dominated the second set to even the match at a set apiece, but…
NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College volleyball team returned to their home floor Wednesday night for a duel with Southwestern Community College at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk. The Hawks took the contest by a final score of 3-0 in what was their sixth sweep of the season.…
The Central Community College volleyball team defeated Southeast Community College 3-0 on Wednesday night at Raider Fieldhouse. The first set was very one-sided, with our Raiders pull getting the definitive win 25-13. Second set was a little more even, seeing the Raiders edge out a 25-19 set win, to go…
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (3-2, 0-0 Big 12) took the win over Iowa (4-1, 0-0 Big 10) in four sets (25-10, 25-19, 19-25, 25-18). It is ISU's third straight win over Iowa and 32nd total in series history. Iowa State now leads the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 5-0 following football…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Briar Cliff University volleyball team (0-2 GPAC, 6-8) lost 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) to Dordt (2-0 GPAC, 8-4), Wednesday night at the Newman Flanagan Center. In the first set, Dordt jumped out early 5-1. Down 13-8, Briar Cliff began to charge back. Freshman Aubrey Hoeft stuffed the hitter…
