LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced President Joe Biden has granted a major disaster declaration for the state, triggering the release of federal funds to help Nebraska residents recover from a series of storms impacting nearly 20 counties May 20 – June 3. The federal disaster declaration includes the…
The Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour completed its stops in Nebraska, and the official results were released Tuesday evening. The biggest concerns among tour scouts included the presence of Western bean cutworm and widespread hail damage. In Nebraska, Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts found corn fields had…
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Elanco Animal Health Inc., a global leader in animal health, is investing $130 million to expand and renovate its manufacturing facility in Elwood. The expansion in Doniphan County is expected to create approximately 70 new jobs over the next two years. “The continued…
Sioux City, Iowa – Six days ago, the Sioux City Explorers (43-45) had dropped back-to-back home series and were eight games below .500 and headed to Canada to face first place Winnipeg. The team trailed the Kansas City Monarchs (41-47) by three games and the window was closing on the season.…
FREMONT, Neb. – Playing for the first time on its home court, No. 6-ranked Midland University hosted York University on Tuesday night for an in-state tilt. The Warriors picked up a strong three-set sweep over the Panthers (25-18, 25-15, 25-15) for their first win of the season. The Warriors' offense…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Omaha Storm Chasers won the first game of this week's series against the Buffalo Bisons, a 7-3 victory Tuesday at Sahlen Field. All seven runs came across the first two innings of the game and Omaha didn’t waste time scoring in the season opener, as the…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The Morningside University football team on Monday earned the No. 10 spot in the 2024 NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 poll. The Mustangs received 242 points based on a panel of coaches from NAIA conferences nationally. The points system is like this: Each first-place vote was…
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A young child was left in an area school bus for "a couple hours" yesterday because the driver didn't sweep the bus to make sure all kids were off. In the Unicam today Nebraska state senators are doing the final round of debate on a thinned-down version of the Governors…
With U.S. farmers expected to produce 4.6 billion bushels of soybeans for the 2024/25 crop and supply estimates up 11% over last year, according to USDA, the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) has convened more than 400 international soy customers to elevate a preference for U.S. Soy products and differentiate…