Storm Chasers defeat Louisville

Storm Chasers defeat Louisville

PAPILLION, NEB. – After clinching a playoff spot in Tuesday’s game, the Omaha Storm Chasers won their seventh straight game, beating the Louisville Bats 7-1 Wednesday at Werner Park. In the second game of the series, Major League rehabber Michael Massey singled with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, then Devin…
Tennessee, Texas A&M advance to CWS Finals

Tennessee, Texas A&M advance to CWS Finals

Tennessee and Texas A&M will meet in the CWS Championship Series after winning their respective Semifinal Games at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday. The Aggies shutout Florida 6-0 in the nightcap after the Volunteers defeated Florida State 7-2 in the afternoon. Florida and Kentucky played a makeup game…
Disaster Loan Outreach Center opened in Blair

Disaster Loan Outreach Center opened in Blair

While the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief center in Blair closed last week, the Small Business Administration has opened a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Blair. That center at First Lutheran Church is open weekdays from 9 til 6. Additionally, help is still available at the Church for those…
North Bend Old Settlers 100-year Celebration set for this weekend

North Bend Old Settlers 100-year Celebration set for this weekend

North Bend Old Settlers Centennial Celebration is taking place this weekend in North Bend. Planning Committee Chairman Nathan Arneal says there are activities geared towards the 100-year celebration. Arneal says there are many activities planned for each day, Friday-Sunday. Arneal says there are special shows planned for Friday and Saturday…
KTIC NewsCenter Wednesday News 6-19-24

KTIC NewsCenter Wednesday News 6-19-24

The American Red Cross is hoping to avoid critical shortages of all types of blood and platelets.  Yesterday a man was charged with a number of crimes, including 1st degree murder, in the November 2017 shooting death of a man in Omaha. The Nebraska State Chamber Foundation announced that Vanessa…
AltEn pilot project resumes using new, less mechanical process

AltEn pilot project resumes using new, less mechanical process

MEAD, Nebraska — A pilot project to discover the best way to remove a 14-acre pile of pesticide-contaminated “wet cake” from the site of the now-notorious AltEn ethanol plant here has resumed after a delay that was blamed on equipment breakdowns and a change in the process.  Two backhoe-like “excavators”…
First-ever Women in Ag Event coming to Gordon Livestock Market on June 22

First-ever Women in Ag Event coming to Gordon Livestock Market on June 22

Learning and networking with an emphasis on agriculture can be expected at the first-ever Women in Ag Event in Gordon.  The day’s activities are hosted by Gordon Livestock Market, in partnership with Nebraska Extension Women in Ag, on Saturday, June 22, 2024.  “It is a time for all of us women…
Moo fall to Spuds

Moo fall to Spuds

Casper, Wyoming- The Independence League Baseball Association's leading Casper Spuds jumped on The Moo with five first inning runs and handed Fremont an 11-3 defeat at Mike Lansing Field, Tuesday night. With the loss, Fremont was mathematically eliminated from contention of the ILB first-half title, and dropped into fourth place…