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.
- Kevin Cole World-Herald Staff Writer
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.”
- Nikos Frazier World-Herald Photo/Video Editor
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.
- Julie Anderson World-Herald Staff Writer
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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A 42-year-old Lincoln woman has been arrested after allegedly driving into a crowd Sunday morning, police say.
Two men sustained cutting injuries early Wednesday during an assault near a homeless shelter just north of downtown Omaha.
A storage unit owner contacted police Tuesday afternoon after finding a suspected methamphetamine lab in a unit in west Lincoln, police said.
North Platte Police said Wednesday that the cause and manner of death of an inmate at the Lincoln County Detention Center Sunday isn’t yet known.
Dan Osborn's campaign is downplaying connections between Osborn and embattled Maine Democrat Graham Platner.
The South Fork Fire has burned more than 800 acres near Crawford, forcing the closure of U.S. 20 as crews battle dangerous wildfire conditions in the Nebraska Panhandle.
The York County Sheriff’s Office participated in the statewide “Make It Click” overtime traffic enforcement initiative, which focused on increasing seatbelt usage and promoting safe driving behavior across Nebraska roadways.
Weather permitting, work will begin on June 22 on the installation of ITS cameras throughout Nebraska Department of Transportation’s District 4, according to the department.
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America commemorates its 250th anniversary in 2026. Here's how our community is marking this historic milestone.
DALLAS — Brendan Sorsby is going to be allowed to play quarterback for Texas Tech this fall (at least as of Monday’s court ruling, which will inevitably lead to another court ruling), and many of my colleagues and about half the sports world believe this to be the death of college football. Sorsby is a player who is reported to have placed thousands of bets during his time at Indiana and ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dusty Baker is retired, ostensibly, but there’s always something he’s doing. And on a hot day last week, what he was doing was picking plums. A Del Campo High School graduate, Baker moved to Sacramento as a teenager and now lives on roughly four acres in Granite Bay. He has the eighth-most wins of any manager in Major League Baseball history, is a likely Hall of Fame ...
SEATTLE — We’ll get to Brendan Sorsby in a second. But on June 12, 2003, the University of Washington fired football coach Rick Neuheisel for twice participating in a neighborhood March Madness bracket pool, then lying about his involvement to NCAA investigators. It didn’t matter that Neuheisel didn’t coach the sport he bet on, or that the Huskies didn’t qualify for either tournament. Rules ...
Gary Sharp and Sam McKewon talk Nebraska football's big recruiting weekend, the controversial Brendan Sorsby ruling and the College World Series lineup.
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Pottawattamie County hosted The Wall That Heals over Memorial Day weekend, drawing thousands to honor Vietnam veterans, attend ceremonies, and reflect on service.
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Pottawattamie County will host Traveling Office Hours June 9 in Crescent, offering recorder, disability access, and emergency preparedness services after hours.
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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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