
Fan Day and Big Red Preview Set for Aug. 2
The 2025 Nebraska football team will make its public debut on Saturday, Aug. 2 with two events at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers will hold their annual Fan Day in the afternoon, followed by the Big Red Preview open practice that evening. The annual Nebraska Football Fan Day will take place in the Hawks Center from 4:30 ...
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Nebraska Closes Fiscal Year $86 Million Below Revenue Projections, Raising Budget Concerns
Nebraska wrapped up its 2024-2025 fiscal year with tax revenues falling short of expectations by $86 million, signaling renewed budget pressures for state lawmakers heading into next session. According to a report released Tuesday by the Nebraska Department of Revenue, June's tax receipts - the final month of the fisca...
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Vacation Rental Farmhouse | Near Scotia
Vacation Rental farmhouse available near Scotia for the Burwell Rodeo. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths and sleeping cabin accommodates up to 12 guests. Large living and dining rooms and country kitchen. Fishing pond. Handicap accessible. Rates are $300 per night for the home plus $50 per night for the cabin. $150 cleaning fee and ...
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McConnaughey Taken in Fourth Round of MLB Draft by Texas Rangers
Nebraska junior Mason McConnaughey was selected in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers on Monday morning. McConnaughey, who became the eighth fourth-round selection in NU history, was the No. 115 pick overall in the draft. McConnaughey becomes the sixth Husker pitcher under head coa...
Jul 14, 2025

Texas Supreme Court Overturns $89.6 Million Judgment Against Werner Enterprises in Fatal 2014 Crash
The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a nearly $90 million jury verdict against Werner Enterprises in a case stemming from a 2014 crash that killed a 7-year-old boy during a winter storm near Odessa, Texas. The court ruled that the truck driver employed by the Omaha-based company was not at fault. The fatal accident o...
Jul 14, 2025

Nebraska Football Road Race Set for Next Sunday
We are just over a week away from the 13th annual Nebraska Football Road Race presented by Home Agency with support from The Lincoln Track Club. The Road Race takes place on Sunday, July 20, at Memorial Stadium with a one-mile Fun Run starting at 8 a.m. while the 5K run will start at approximately 8:30 a.m. Fans can re...
Jul 11, 2025

Teen Girl Drowns in Cedar River Near Fullerton
A tragic drowning claimed the life of a 15-year-old girl on Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, Nebraska. According to the Nance County Sheriff's Office, emergency crews were called to Power House Park after reports came in of a drowning in the Cedar River. Witnesses told authorities that two teenagers had been swimming i...
Jul 11, 2025
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Man Dies in North Platte Cement Truck Accident
Around 1:20 PM on Saturday, North Platte Police officers were called to Paulsens Inc. Ready Mix on South Newberry Road after reports of a deceased individual found inside the drum of a cement mixer. Upon arrival, officers identified the victim as 52-year-old Brian Janssen. Preliminary investigations suggest that Jansse...
Jul 10, 2025
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Pillen Joins National Push to Block Foreign Ownership of Nebraska Farmland
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen joined other state and federal leaders in Washington, D.C. this week to support a new U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative aimed at banning farmland ownership by Chinese nationals and other foreign adversaries. The "National Farm Security Action Plan" was announced Tuesday by...
Jul 09, 2025

Four Huskers to Play in NBA 2K26 Summer League
Four former Huskers will be in action in NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas later this month. Rookies Brice Williams will play for the Detroit Pistons while Juwan Gary will suit up for the Los Angeles Clippers. Keisei Tominaga and Jack McVeigh will be suited up for the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks respectively, as...
Jul 08, 2025