Our reporters are covering playoff games across Nebraska. Follow along for scores, key moments and quick reports as teams fight to keep their seasons alive.
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19 years in, Ashland-Greenwood's resident broadcaster still dishing out nicknames, calling big games
- LUKE MULLIN Lincoln Journal Star
Ashland-Greenwood had no local radio station carrying its varsity games. Tim Washburn helped start a volunteer broadcast network that now streams nearly 120 contests a year.
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Former State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont conceded the race to Pillen Wednesday morning.
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Ben Doody offers three takeaways from a crazy election night in Nebraska and throughout the country.
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In a midterm rebuke, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Republicans lost key state-level races. Plus, historic firsts of election day 2026.
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Haven't voted yet and need a refresher on what's on your ballot? Here's what to know about the statewide ballot initiatives and key state and federal races.
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While the upgrade to the cloud will cost the district nearly $4 million, LPS said the transition will improve security and make employee management more efficient.
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As part of the challenge, which ran from July to October, organizations placed more than 1,330 local orders and spent nearly $700,000 on food grown within 250 miles of Lincoln.
Upsets reshuffled the bottom half of Sam McKewon's Big Ten Rankings, which helped Nebraska despite the Huskers losing a fourth straight game.
Husker writers assess Nebraska football's stock after the road loss at Illinois and Dana Holgorsen's firing.
As big-picture conversations around Nebraska football grow louder, the focus within the facility this week remains on the immediate task at hand: Beat Rutgers.
In First Downs, Second Guesses, Tom Shatel explains what Matt Rhule needs in an offensive coordinator, and why the candidate pool for NU might be smaller than Oklahoma or Oregon.
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Cass County Adult Drug Treatment Court held a graduation Oct. 26, 2026, in Plattsmouth recognizing a participant’s 18-month program completion.
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SCC’s literary magazine Illuminations Volume 27 earned regional and national CCHA Best Magazine awards, with four students also receiving individual honors.
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Dawson Forgy scored four touchdowns to become Wayne State’s all-time TD leader in a 54-14 NSIC win over Concordia-St. Paul, totaling 231 all-purpose yards.
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SCC and UNL launched On Course, offering guaranteed UNL admission for SCC associate degree graduates and more than 50 mapped transfer pathways across majors.
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