Two down, two to go. The city has already hosted two "fire hydrant parties."
- RANDY SPEER Regional Sports Editor
Tackling machines, ball hawks and run stoppers encompass some of the top returning defensive talent in the area.
Wednesday was the first day of school for Lincoln Public Schools students in kindergarten and sixth and ninth grades. See photos here.
- CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Omaha, Larissa Schultz alleged Nebraska Democratic Party leaders retaliated against her after she reported the sexual harassment.
- BRENT C. WAGNER Lincoln Journal Star
Averi Bridges spent a year attending camps across the country, but her college decision took about 90 minutes.
- David Golbitz Fremont Tribune
4-H ambassadors from Dodge and Saunders counties win grand ambassador honors at 4-H Expo on Friday, July 10, 2026.
- SUSIE BOVAIRD Lincoln Journal Star
Ahead of its final year, Pink Bandanas welcomed 160 teams and over 2,000 people to the village of Prague for its Beat Breast Cancer mud volleyball tournament.
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United Way of Western Nebraska’s 29th annual Duck Draw is tracking close to past years’ sales as the nonprofit prepares to move its fundraiser to a new day and pair it with a community tailgate.
Police want to talk to woman about unauthorized use of a credit/debit card at several convenience stores in the area.
The owner of one of the seven businesses in the Main Street Center in Adams said, "I hope it's a place where neighbors gather, friendships grow, and everyone feels welcome."
Das Haus, Lincoln’s most prominent gay bar, which closed June 21, due to an expected sale, is coming back.
The North Platte City Council will review a 2026-27 budget aiming to reduce the city's property tax rate for the eighth consecutive year while slightly decreasing overall spending by 2.1%.
For more than 50 years, the Hershey Lions Club has kept the Hershey Fall Festival tradition alive, bringing the community together each year. The festival showcases the heart of Hershey while creating a celebration for visitors and residents.
Mike Marvin has denied being a plant for Osborn – but his move will likely add fuel to those claims from Republicans.
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Historical marker describes Coffee Siding near Harrison, Nebraska, a key late-1800s railroad shipping point for pioneer ranchers that has largely disappeared.
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Nebraska doctoral student Brhanu Fentaw is using a Fast Grant to develop AI models that forecast emerging insect-borne viruses before they spill over into humans.
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