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- Sam McKewon World-Herald Sports Editor
Nebraska football unveiled redesigned uniforms at its "Red Sea Rising" announcement Saturday with new-look numbers and pants.
- SUSIE BOVAIRD Lincoln Journal Star
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.
- TED McDERMOTT,
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.
- TED McDERMOTT
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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Celebrations begin this week to mark America's 250th birthday. Here is a listing of parades, 5K races, picnics, fireworks and more on tap in this area.
If you love the Fourth of July, this is the week for you! America 250 events get underway in earnest on Thursday and run through the weekend.
LINCOLN — Nebraska is the only state in the U.S. where it is illegal for nurse midwives to assist in home births, and a group of mothers is challenging that restriction in federal court. Three Nebraska mothers filed federal lawsuits challenging the ban. Emily Tvrdy and Amanda Musilek allege that the law violates both their […]
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U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bazis sentenced Brett Richardson to five years of probation and ordered him to pay more than $859,604 in restitution.
The oft-bumpy road to an Omaha airport area business park boosted by $90M in state funds has led to its first tenant and 150 "quality" jobs.
A 21-year-old man became the third and final person to reach a plea agreement with Douglas County prosecutors in connection with a deadly 2023 mass shooting in North Omaha.
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Odem joins Nebraska as the Huskers’ highest rated prospect in the 2026 recruiting class; 247 ranks him as the No. 2 cornerback and No. 19 overall player in the country.
Legendary Husker volleyball coach Terry Pettit enters The World-Herald's essay contest with a tribute to Nebraska sculptor George Lundeen.
At San Diego State, Taj DeGourville had to commit himself to the defensive end to earn playing time. Two years later, he joins Nebraska as a tough, gritty perimeter stopper.
Memorial Stadium will again transform into a concert venue as multi-platinum country music star Cole Swindell takes the stage after Nebraska's Sept. 19 football game against North Dakota.
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Historical marker text recounts how Pibel Lake in Wheeler County, Nebraska, developed from an 1897 irrigation claim into a popular recreation area and Bible camp.
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Profile of Falls City native Charles Abbey, the first Nebraskan in Major League Baseball, tracing his rise with the Washington Senators, decline, and later life.
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Plan your Star City Pride 2026 weekend in downtown Lincoln with Pride in the Park, the Star City Pride Parade, the Rainbow Rewind festival, and Brunch on the Square.
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