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"Dillingham stuffed in a locker": Nebraska fans react as Arizona State's Class of 2026 recruit Nalin Scott flips his commitment
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have successfully wooed three-star Nalin Scott away from his Arizona State commitment. Scott announced his commitment to Nebraska on Friday, following an official visit to the program earlier in the month. Scott, a Georgia...

Scarlavai Makes History, Jr. High Finals Kick Off, Rodeo Season Rolls On | Nebraska Rodeo Update for June 28 4 hours
June 27th, 2025 | Rebel Sjeklocha The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the...

'We cannot support': 17 GOP governors ask Congress to 'strip this provision' from megabill
As the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate scrambles to meet a self-imposed July 4 deadline to pass H.R. 1 — President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" — a group of Republican governors may have just thrown another wrench in the works....

Nebraska colleges, saying they have little choice, are axing scholarships that favored immigrants, single moms, LGBTQ students
Bob Benzel had quite a few people on his mind in 2019. The students who the former Ralston High School art teacher watched drop out after becoming pregnant. His mother, who, in her late 30s, earned her GED and associate’s degree while raising four...

From Classroom to Career: How Colleges and Ag Companies Are Training the Next Generation of Workers
Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm, and Purdue University's Center for Food and Agricultural Business partnered in 2024 to enhance agricultural research, strengthen industry engagement and build connections with corporate clients...
6,700-Plus Huskers Named to Deans' List for Spring 2025 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (June 27, 2025) — More than 6,700 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans' List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Qualification for the Deans' List varies among the eight...

A Nebraska crypto company wants to get bigger. Landowners decry NPPD’s use of eminent domain that will help it grow

Burwell, Nebraska rodeo grounds damaged in June 19 storm
Burwell, Neb., rodeo grounds took a second hit in just three years when a severe storm passed through on June 19. “Three years ago in May, a storm took out the north grandstands,” said Jess Helgoth, a member of the rodeo committee. “Our rebuild is...

Cutting Medicaid Health Care Is Personal To Nebraskans
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) OMAHA, Neb., June 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Bird, President & CEO, Connected Roots Care Center (CRCC) , shares Op Ed on the consequences of cutting Medicaid. Every morning, I watch families come through the doors of our...

Sam Morrow of Rohnert Park named to spring Deans’ List at Nebraska
Sam Alexander Morrow of Rohnert Park has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Morrow, a senior majoring in grassland systems, was named to the Dean's List for the...

A Nebraska crypto company wants to get bigger. Landowners decry NPPD’s use of eminent domain that will help it grow
“I 100% understand where they're coming from and do not like eminent domain either,” Westhoff said. “But the flip side of that is how would we ever build anything anywhere? There would be no railroads, there would be no highways, there would be no...

Nebraska colleges, saying they have little choice, are axing scholarships that favored immigrants, single moms, LGBTQ students
Bob Benzel had quite a few people on his mind in 2019. The students who the former Ralston High School art teacher watched drop out after becoming pregnant. His mother, who, in her late 30s, earned her GED and associate’s degree while raising four...

Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh kicks off his run for Congress
Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh hopes to move from the Unicameral to Washington D.C.On Wednesday, he kicked off his congressional campaign."Running for Congress because we need a federal government that is actually going to work to create jobs,...

Lindsay Corporation (NYSE:LNN) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE:LNN) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript June 26, 2025 Lindsay Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.78, expectations were $1.36. Operator: Good day and welcome to the Lindsay Corporation’s Fiscal Third...

Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation 2022 Short Story Contest
Nebraska writer Bess Streeter Aldrich’s books and short stories still inspire readers more than six decades after her death. Aldrich fans of all ages can harness their own creativity and enter the Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation’s annual short...

A Nebraska crypto company wants to get bigger. Landowners decry NPPD’s use of eminent domain that will help it grow.
Justin Kennedy had long envisioned more than a cornfield when he gazed at the plot of family land a half-mile from where he grew up. It was “the perfect setup” for building his dream retirement house in rural Stanton County. He planted a...

Nebraska State Auditor says state employees are ‘gallivanting, joyriding’ on taxpayers’ dime
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Out of the roughly 4,000 vehicles owned by the State of Nebraska, 1,200 are maintained as a fleet for use by state employees on an as-needed basis. And state statute is clear — those vehicles can only be used for government...

Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission Proposal Will ‘Destroy Patient Access,’ Advocates Say
“I believe it is another direct and intentional step that they are taking to absolutely destroy patient access to medical cannabis.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner It’s unclear what requirements the state commission to regulate medical...

Nebraska celebrates Dairy Month with a toast to farmers' hard work
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — According to the CDC and dietary surveys 20% of adults in the US consume milk daily. Milk and lactose products are widely recognized as important sources of nutrients typically low in the American diet, including vitamin D,...

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum awards $1.6 million in forestry grants
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum (NSA) has awarded $1.6 million in urban and community forestry grants to 13 recipients across Nebraska. According to a press release from the NSA, the grants are part of $10 million in...