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Nebraska football’s history of neutral-site games
The Daily Nebraskan
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Nebraska football’s 2025 season opener marks a handful of historic happenings. To open Matt Rhule’s third year at the helm, the Huskers will face off against Cincinnati in Kansas City, marking their first trip to Arrowhead Stadium since the 2006...
Nebraska Area Health Education Center names 2025 graduates
The Grand Island Independent - Nebraska
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OMAHA — The Nebraska Area Health Education Center Scholars Program, based at UNMC, recently graduated 59 students, including several from Central Nebraska. The two-year program, part of a national initiative, prepares health professions students...
Nebraska man accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at ICE building
York News Times - Nebraska
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A 20-year-old Grand Island man has been charged in federal court after allegedly using a Molotov cocktail near a federal building that houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations. United States Attorney...
Nebraska high court: Challenge to Lincoln gun ban on city property can go forward
Lincoln Journal Star - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday said a legal challenge brought against the city of Lincoln over its ban on guns in public places could go forward in part. The issue before the court was whether the plaintiffs had standing. City Attorney...
Nebraska volleyball ranked No. 1 in the preseason AVCA poll; Creighton ranked No. 12
Omaha World-Herald - Nebraska
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New coaches, same expectations. Coming off another Final Four appearance, Nebraska was No. 1 in the preseason AVCA poll, released Wednesday. Creighton, on the heels of its second Elite Eight, was No. 12. NU received 40 of 61 first-place votes. No....
Best State to Work list dings Nebraska because of sick leave law shift
York News Times - Nebraska
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Nebraska ranked 22nd in a list of the best states to work in the United States. The advocacy organization that collected the list highlighted the state’s decision to restrict a new paid sick leave law in its Thursday report. Oxfam, an organization...
Half-Court Press: Creighton, Nebraska add pieces to roster; why Husker hoops needs a GM
Omaha World-Herald - Nebraska
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In the latest episode of Half-Court Press, Wilson Moore and Jon Walker discuss the latest in Nebraska and Creighton basketball, including several pieces of offseason news such as the Huskers completing its roster and the Bluejays signing its first...
Half-Court Press: Creighton's program-defining move; Nebraska's staff addition; finalizing rosters
Omaha World-Herald - Nebraska
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In the latest episode of Half-Court Press, Wilson Moore and Jon Walker discuss the latest in Nebraska and Creighton basketball, including CU's major announcement of hiring Alan Huss back as an assistant to be Greg McDermott's successor. The guys...
Sen. Ricketts hosts Federal Issues Forum at Nebraska State Fair
KOLN - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Sen. Pete Ricketts is hosting his second federal issues forum at the Nebraska State Fair Friday morning. The event, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon, will include a legislative update from Ricketts and two panel...
Editor Score Predictions: Nebraska vs. Cincinnati
The Daily Nebraskan
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Follow along as The Daily Nebraskan’s sports senior staff makes their predictions for every Nebraska football game this fall. A rolling tally will be kept throughout 2025, with the best record crowned at the end of the season. Anthony Rubek,...
Carnival worker at Nebraska State Fair arrested in sex crime sting
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - An employee of a carnival company at the Nebraska State Fair was arrested Thursday for a sex crime. Court records show 46-year-old Todd Brown in charged with using an electronic device to commit sexual assault. He’s in...
Tacos and Tornadoes: A summer survival guide for Nebraskans
York News Times - Nebraska
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Finally, A great, yummy way to remember the difference between watches and warnings. Believe it or not, tacos are a great way to remember the difference between a severe weather watch and a severe weather warning. Watch = Taco Ingredients – You...
Parsing college football's massive Week 1, plus an NFL blockbuster trade
The New York Times
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August 29, 2025
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! This was going to be an entirely college football-themed newsletter, then a lot of news happened. No...
Sen. Ricketts hosts Federal Issues Forum at Nebraska State Fair
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Sen. Pete Ricketts is hosting his second federal issues forum at the Nebraska State Fair Friday morning. The event, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon, will include a legislative update from Ricketts and two panel...
Breckon Hirschfeld wins grand champion 4-H market swine
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
August 29th, 2025 | Staff Breckon Hirschfeld of York County earned Grand Champion Market Swine during the 4-H Final Drive at the 2025 Nebraska State Fair. For Hirschfeld, the win was the realization of a longtime goal. “It feels great. Sounds...
Loan Calculator and Verification Tools; Event Calendar; Insurance Costs; Mortgage Banking Bound Interview
Mortgage News Daily
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August 29, 2025
Loan Calculator and Verification Tools; Event Calendar; Insurance Costs; Mortgage Banking Bound Interview “The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.” Proportionality is important, whether in a restaurant or in a...
Public Pulse: Readers react to Pete Ricketts op-ed on Nebraska's rural hospitals
Omaha World-Herald - Nebraska
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In today's edition of The Public Pulse, readers react to a recent op-ed by Sen. Peter Ricketts; chime in on the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin; and write in support of more passenger rail in Nebraska. Want your voice to be heard...
World-Herald editorial: Here's what Nebraska candidates owe voters in 2026
Omaha World-Herald - Nebraska
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Like it or not, the 2026 election season is upon us — and picking up steam. We know a good deal already about the contours of three of the state's biggest races: The elections for governor, U.S. senator, and the Omaha-area 2nd Congressional...
In Grand Island, University of Nebraska president says he has homework list from touring state
The Grand Island Independent - Nebraska
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The University of Nebraska is never happy with the status quo, university President Jeffrey Gold said. Gold was in Grand Island Tuesday as part of a tour of the state. What message was he giving Nebraskans? “That the University of Nebraska is an...
First half of Nebraska State Fair brings more than 150,000 guests through the gates
Central Nebraska Today
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GRAND ISLAND — The Nebraska State Fair welcomed more than 150,000 guests during its opening weekend, fueled by some of the best weather the Fair has seen in years. From Friday through Sunday, fairgoers packed the grounds to enjoy livestock shows,...