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4-H ambassadors from Dodge and Saunders counties win grand ambassador honors at 4-H Expo on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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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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Two homes were damaged Monday night after a house fire on Crown Point Avenue in Omaha.
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Nebraskans Rebecca Atanassova and Alissa Hansen teamed up to create their new children's book, "George the Mouse in a Log Pile House," inspired by photographer Simon Dell's work.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. Their final stop was in Richmond, Virginia, on July 1.
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The Grand Island Parks and Recreation Department is advising residents that visual signs of blue-green algae have recently been observed at Eagle Scout Lake.
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Jon Watts will provide leadership for UNL's Office of Business and Finance, which includes units related to Finance, Budget, Human Resources, University Operations and the University Police Department.
An Omaha woman charged with driving drunk while her 9-month-old child was in the vehicle was been ordered held on $500,000 bail Tuesday in Sarpy County.
LINCOLN — Backers of three petitions seeking to restructure Lincoln city elections submitted signatures this week to send their ideas to voters in the capital city this November. Good Government Lincoln, a group led by former State Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln, announced Monday that it had turned in nearly twice as many signatures as […]
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Right tackle was a revolving door for Nebraska in 2025 with Gunnar Gottula, Turner Corcoran and Teddy Prochazka each starting games. The Huskers brought in Babalade from the SEC ranks to be a stalwart there this fall.
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