Nebraska is the Beef State, and when your birthday falls during Beef Month, you celebrate accordingly. One-year-old Waitley is the son of Tori and Casey Land of Fullerton. His parents said he loves animals and being outdoors. He also enjoys being with his older sister, Laynie. Instead of cake or…
Native Nebraska pasture plants such as Tall, Platte (prairie), Flodman, Yellowspine, and Wavyleaf (gray) Thistles can be beneficial for butterflies and provide seeds for songbirds. However, many ‘nonnative’ Thistle species such as Musk, Canada, Plumeless, Bull and Scotch are ‘Noxious Weeds’ that must be controlled depending on your Nebraska county.…
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full 12-team, single-elimination bracket for the 25th Big Ten Softball Tournament, presented by DirecTV that will take place May 8-11 at the University of Iowa’s Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa. Northwestern (33-10, 19-3 Big Ten) is the No.…
OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton softball team had its eight-game winning streak snapped with a 2-0 loss to Providence on Sunday afternoon in the regular-season finale at the CU Sports Complex. The loss drops the Bluejays to 33-20 on the year and 16-8 in BIG EAST play, claiming the No. 3 seed…
Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6. The state-of-the-art research center is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Nebraska Innovation Campus. The center will…
LINCOLN, Neb. – FEMA funding is now available to homeowners and renters in Douglas and Washington counties. This comes after President Joe Biden approved Gov. Jim Pillen’s request for a major disaster declaration for devastating tornadoes that struck Nebraska April 25-27.FEMA works with every household on a case-by-case basis. Here’s how to…
DICKINSON, N.D. -- Brock Townsend and Teron Williams combined on the Bruins' second shutout in as many days as the top-seeded Bellevue University baseball team downed No. 3-seed Valley City State University 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in the North Star Athletic Association Tournament. Bellevue improves to 38-12 overall and will return to the NSAA Championship tomorrow…
DICKINSON, N.D. -- After dropping the opening game of the day to host school Dickinson State University, 2-0, the Bellevue University softball team battled back to advance to the championship game of the North Star Athletic Association Tournament with a 6-3 win over Valley City State University in BU's second contest of the…
A one-vehicle fatality accident was reported Saturday morning in Cuming County. According to a release from the Cuming County Sheriff's Office, at about 7:13 am Saturday morning, members of Bancroft Fire and Rescue, Beemer Fire and Rescue and the Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover…
University of Nebraska alumnus Paul Engler, who died May 3 at age 94, believed the secret to successful entrepreneurship was to have “a fire in the belly” to find a better way of doing things. He credited that mindset for his accomplishments in the cattle industry and wanted to find…
