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September 21, 2020

Nebraska man charged in protester’s death dies by suicide

A white business owner charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black man during protests in Nebraska has died by ...

September 21, 2020

The Latest: Nebraska nursing home virus toll relatively low

OMAHA, Neb.— More than 40% of the deaths linked to the coronavirus in Nebraska have been at nursing homes, but the overall ...

September 20, 2020

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Huskers get tough draw; UCF rising star

For the second straight weekend, the Big Ten made news without playing. Last week, the conference was in the process of ...

September 15, 2020

School leader: B1G football on hold until questions answered

The University of Wisconsin chancellor said Tuesday that Big Ten football will remain on hold until there are answers to ...

September 10, 2020

Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state's social-distancing restrictions on Monday even as the number ...

September 07, 2020

Food banks: USDA program helped but better ways to meet need

As she inched ahead in her rusty Chevy pickup, Brianna Lordz bemoaned that engine problems had prevented her from making it ...

September 03, 2020

Saucy nugs? Man calls 'boneless chicken wings' moniker a lie

In an age of growing divisive political discourse across the country, a Nebraska man is drawing attention for his impassioned ...

September 01, 2020

Big Ten presidents voted 11-3 to cancel fall football season

A court filing disclosed Monday shows Big Ten Conference presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season, bringing some ...

August 28, 2020

Nebraska players' lawsuit seeks to restore B10 fall football

A group of Nebraska football players filed a lawsuit Thursday, hoping a jury will force the Big Ten Conference to reinstate ...

August 22, 2020

Quarantines, closures: Confusion reigns as schools reopen

Frightening calls from the school nurse. Waiting in vain for word from school officials. Canceled sports practices.

August 12, 2020

Interest in homeschooling has 'exploded' amid pandemic

As parents nationwide prepare to help their children with more distance learning, a small but quickly growing number are ...

August 12, 2020

Powerful storm leaves 2 dead, heavy crop damage in Midwest

Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remained without electricity on Tuesday after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds ...

July 22, 2020

Biden launches wide battleground push with ads, surrogates

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is ramping up its advertising and deploying some of its high-profile surrogates as it tries ...

July 16, 2020

3 more states share license data for citizenship efforts

Iowa, South Carolina and South Dakota have now joined Nebraska in agreeing to share state driver's license information with ...

June 26, 2020

Democrats fight for relevance in red-state Nebraska

It's never been easy to be a Democrat in Nebraska, but somehow it keeps getting even harder. The 29% of Nebraska voters ...

June 17, 2020

Nebraska Democrats renounce their Senate pick over comments

The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually ...

June 15, 2020

What Would Have Been: US Open final round for Father's Day

The golf to watch on Father's Day this year won't be the U.S. Open as is usually the case. There also will be no live ...

June 11, 2020

Meatpacking rebounds but high prices and backlogs to persist

Meat production has rebounded from its low point during the coronavirus pandemic when dozens of plants were closed, but ...