Weston is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a dedicated history book and weekend festival on June 12-14. Founded in 1876, the Saunders County town has a population of about 250 people.
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A man wanted in connection with the slaying of a 29-year-old man that occurred outside of a Ralston convenience store was arrested Saturday in Council Bluffs.
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Members of the Blackfeet Tribal Health System, including its medical director and CEO, have alleged that the health center’s prescribing practices have endangered patients.
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Dr. Mary DesRosier’s whole life has been built on “medicine, Blackfeet, helping and healing.”
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Take a look in and around Haymarket Park for the NCAA Baseball Regional game between Nebraska and Ole Miss.
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Many visited the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive as it stopped in Omaha on Saturday, May 30, 2026, as part of a coast-to-coast America 250 trip.
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Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion has a new owner in New York-based DLC, which acquired the open-air retail space this month.
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The church southeast of Pickrell will celebrate America 250 on Sunday with a patriotic worship service, a quilt presentation and dedicating a new flag pole.
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State Auditor Mike Foley found at least 12 public employees received WIC benefits despite relatively high incomes, citing eligibility loopholes and urging stronger oversight of Nebraska’s federally funded nutrition program.
A 6-year-old child who was in the backseat of a vehicle that was stolen Monday from outside a South Omaha daycare facility was found unharmed.
With the latest departures, eight of the 18 former passengers of a hantavirus-stricken ship who arrived in Omaha on May 11 have now left the quarantine unit.
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York University has released its Dean's List for the spring semester, as have several other colleges in the state.
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America commemorates its 250th anniversary in 2026. Here's how our community is marking this historic milestone.
Nebraska’s most ambitious nonconference schedule in years now includes a second neutral site game with a Big East team.
One of Nebraska baseball’s most experienced starting pitchers is transferring for his final college season in Cooper Katskee.
In the wake of a judge granting temporary eligibility to Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby, Nebraska A.D. Troy Dannen directed his coaches not to schedule the Red Raiders.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky redshirt freshman defensive lineman Nic Smith has died, the university announced Monday afternoon. “Today our hearts are broken,” football coach Will Stein said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Nic’s family, friends, teammates and everyone who knew and loved him. This is a tremendous loss for our program and university community. We will continue to ...
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Community Foundation for Western Iowa awarded 38 Community Impact Grants totaling $67,535 to support nonprofit and city projects across Pottawattamie County.
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Campus Move-Out Drive at three Nebraska universities sent 11,769 pounds of donated items to Goodwill, funding job services and diverting waste from the landfill.
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Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska opens a large thrift and donation center in north Lincoln, supporting jobs, reuse and local employment programs.
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When Paul Rudd signed on for "Power Ballad,” the film’s key song hadn’t been written. “It kind of has to work,” he remembers saying. “We’re hinging this thing on it.”
The temporary location for this summer's concerts is the Ilgenfritz Parking Lot on Park Avenue between Third and Fourth streets in downtown Fremont.
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