Playing at Nebraska, soon being recognized during senior ceremonies, wasn’t the original plan. But local standouts Bella Bacon, Jordy Frahm, Kacie Hoffmann and Lauren and Hannah Camenzind are here now.
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A tornado swept through Hallam on May 22, 2004, leveling most homes and businesses. Volunteers in surrounding communities including Lincoln came together to help with the cleanup. Do you remember?
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Teams of high school students from across Nebraska raced their hand-built go-karts around the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's tractor testing track Saturday.
The Haymarket district has been a focal point for businesses and restaurants in downtown Lincoln since the late 1800s. Look back at how the Haymarket changed throughout the years through these archive photos.
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The bizarre mystery of whether Donald Dean Studey killed dozens of people and whether he buried them in wells near Omaha is the subject of a new documentary.
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The City Council authorized City Administrator Patrick Brown and his staff “to go shop for bonds,” as Brown said, with the cost anticipated to be closer to $21 million.
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SAN DIEGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Michael Conforto can’t remember exactly how old he was when he first held one of his mom’s Olympic medals. Tracie Ruiz-Conforto won three medals — two golds and one silver — in dual and individual synchronized swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics as one of the most dominant athletes in her sport during that era. When her competitive ...
Rhett Stokes ripped a fastball into left field to deliver another walk-off win for Nebraska baseball — this one over K-State.
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UNO student Izzy Martin pairs English and history, conducting research, mentoring, and interning at a museum to align her varied interests with future PhD goals.
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Glassdoor and Redfin rank Omaha No. 2 large U.S. city for recent grads, with UNO alumni fueling local jobs, earnings and billions in economic impact.
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The U.S. Department of Justice granted a one-year extension for Title II digital accessibility compliance, moving UNO’s deadline to April 26, 2027.
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J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City proposed Arbor Day in 1872. His April 22 birthday later became both Nebraska’s Arbor Day and the date of Earth Day.
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Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the idea of reverence — a quality that once shaped how people understood life, but now often feels distant or overlooked.
Michael Idov is the author of the spy thrillers “The Collaborators” and this year’s “The Cormorant Hunt,” which are part of a trilogy. A Latvian-born American raised in Riga, Idov is the author of the novel “Ground Up” and the memoir “Dressed up for a Riot.” He won three National Magazine Awards for his work at New York magazine, and he was the editor-in-chief of GQ Russia from 2012 to 2014. ...
CHICAGO -- If memory serves, when I was starting on organized high school sports teams, my father saw me play football once, basketball twice and baseball not at all. An otherwise attentive and supportive father, he was like most fathers and mothers of his generation, not at all preoccupied with the games the children played. Times change and David Murray knows that better than most. “I grew ...
In the summer of 2007, I went to Colombia to figure out my MFA thesis. I was working on a master’s in nonfiction writing, and after workshopping a series of essays on my childhood and undergraduate days, I got inspired to write a book about why people move. I’d always wondered what motivated a family to pack up what few belongings they could carry and find a new home. My family tree was ...
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
