As business of college football booms, the Chiefs bet big on Nebraska-Cincinnati game in Kansas City
Read full article: As business of college football booms, the Chiefs bet big on Nebraska-Cincinnati game in Kansas CityCincinnati has agreed to play a home game against Nebraska in Kansas City, Missouri, mainly for financial reasons.
Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the 'Cornhusker Clink'
Read full article: Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the 'Cornhusker Clink'Nebraska has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the stateโs remote southwest corner as President Donald Trumpโs administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations.
GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump's big bill
Read full article: GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump's big billRepublican congressman Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a Nebraska town hall held to defend his support of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts law.
A measure to repeal a private school tuition funding law in Nebraska will make the November ballot
Read full article: A measure to repeal a private school tuition funding law in Nebraska will make the November ballotNebraska's top election official says organizers have collected enough signatures to ask voters to repeal a new law that uses taxpayer money to fund private school tuition.
Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraskaโs November ballot
Read full article: Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraskaโs November ballotNebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban.
Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes
Read full article: Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoesTens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states.
Veteran Nebraska police officer killed in crash when pickup truck rear-ended his cruiser
Read full article: Veteran Nebraska police officer killed in crash when pickup truck rear-ended his cruiserA veteran Nebraska police officer was killed when his cruiser was struck by another vehicle after he made a traffic stop.
Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US
Read full article: Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the USThereโs support for a trail system that could allow for travel across America from Washington state to Washington, D.
Caitlin Clark fans can expect to pay hundreds to get in door for her run at record Thursday
Read full article: Caitlin Clark fans can expect to pay hundreds to get in door for her run at record ThursdayFans who want to be able to say they were in the arena when Caitlin Clark set the NCAA womenโs career scoring record will be paying an unprecedented premium at this point.
Iowa's Caitlin Clark needs 8 points to set NCAA scoring record after finishing with 31 vs. Nebraska
Read full article: Iowa's Caitlin Clark needs 8 points to set NCAA scoring record after finishing with 31 vs. NebraskaCaitlin Clarkโs pursuit of the NCAA womenโs career scoring record will continue for at least four more days after her 31-point performance in No. 2 Iowaโs 82-79 loss to Nebraska.
A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems
Read full article: A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systemsNebraska state Sen_ Loren Lippincott is touting a bill that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire โan ethical hacker.โ.
Ferentz revisits fair catch call, says Iowa got 'screwed' out of 11 wins
Read full article: Ferentz revisits fair catch call, says Iowa got 'screwed' out of 11 winsLess than an hour after Iowa recorded win No. 10 with a dramatic 13-10 victory over Nebraska, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz suggested his team actually should have had a chance to win 11 games in the regular season.
Erik Larson's next book closely tracks the months leading up to the Civil War
Read full article: Erik Larson's next book closely tracks the months leading up to the Civil WarThe next book by Erik Larson, known for the best-selling โThe Devil in the White City,โ is a work of Civil War history inspired in part by current events.
US automakers' sales rose sharply over the summer, despite high prices and interest rates
Read full article: US automakers' sales rose sharply over the summer, despite high prices and interest ratesAutomakers posted big increases in new vehicle sales during the summer, despite high prices, rising interest rates and even a limited strike against Detroit companies.
IN PHOTOS: World record set during volleyball match at football stadium
Read full article: IN PHOTOS: World record set during volleyball match at football stadiumThe crowd set a world record for largest to ever view a womenโs sporting event, surpassing the 91,648 fans that saw Barcelona play Wolfsburg in a UEFA Womenโs Champions League semifinal on April 22, 2022.
California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional race
Read full article: California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional raceAnother tough U.S. House fight is shaping up in Californiaโs Central Valley farm belt.
Strong demand drives US new vehicle sales higher in the first half of the year
Read full article: Strong demand drives US new vehicle sales higher in the first half of the yearDemand for new SUVs, trucks and cars in the U.S. picked up steam in the second quarter, but the stronger sales kept prices high for consumers.
Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in Legislature
Read full article: Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in LegislatureAn effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected, generally around the sixth week of pregnancy, fell one vote short Thursday of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature.
Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow
Read full article: Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vowThe Nebraska Legislature has advanced a contentious bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors, despite threats from several lawmakers that they would filibuster the rest of the session.
California city rests easier after serial killings arrest
Read full article: California city rests easier after serial killings arrestThe mayor of Stockton, California, says his city is resting easier following the weekend arrest of a man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings.
No. 6 OU routs Huskers 49-14 in 1st game after Frost firing
Read full article: No. 6 OU routs Huskers 49-14 in 1st game after Frost firingDillon Gabriel threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and sixth-ranked Oklahoma hammered Nebraska 49-14 in the Cornhuskersโ first game following the firing of Scott Frost.
2 killed, 20 injured after car barrels into Nebraska crowd
Read full article: 2 killed, 20 injured after car barrels into Nebraska crowdPolice say two people are dead and 20 others injured in a crash that sent two cars careening into a crowd of bystanders at an annual Memorial Day weekend โcruiseโ night in Nebraskaโs capital.
Art exhibit celebrates Lincoln Memorial's 100th anniversary
Read full article: Art exhibit celebrates Lincoln Memorial's 100th anniversaryAn art exhibit featuring multimedia works and artifacts inspired by the iconic seated Lincoln sculpture in Washington has opened at the Norman Rockwell Museum to commemorate the memorial's 100th anniversary.
Nebraska AG finds 258 victims of Catholic church sex abuse
Read full article: Nebraska AG finds 258 victims of Catholic church sex abuseA Nebraska attorney generalโs office investigation has identified 258 victims who made credible allegations of sexual abuse against 57 Catholic church officials in the state going back decades.
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Indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI
Read full article: Indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to FBIA federal grand jury has indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire.
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Nebraska death sentences continue despite no execution drugs
Read full article: Nebraska death sentences continue despite no execution drugsNebraska prosecutors have been successful in getting death sentences for convicted murderers, but as the state adds to its death row population, many who oversee the state's capital punishment largely ignore the fact that Nebraska has no lethal injection drugs and very likely wonโt get any for years, if ever.
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Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
Read full article: Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptionsSeveral coronavirus testing sites in Nebraska and Iowa were closing early Monday because of the snow. More than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow had already fallen in parts of eastern Nebraska by Monday evening. The agency said most roads in the area were covered with snow and heavy snow continued falling Monday afternoon. A major winter storm buried northern Arizona in snow on Monday while sending flurries to the outskirts of Las Vegas and Phoenix. Three to 6 feet (91 cm to 1.8 meters) of snow is forecast in the Sierra above elevations of 7,000 feet
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Dog and goat serving as mayor raise money for a playground
Read full article: Dog and goat serving as mayor raise money for a playgroundIn this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, Lincoln, a Nubian goat, stands in her pen in Fair Haven, Vt. A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor of a Vermont town have helped raise money to renovate a community playground. The Fair Haven town manager came up with the oddball idea of pet mayor elections to raise money and to help get local kids civically involved. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)FAIR HAVEN, Vt. โ A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor have helped raise money to renovate a Vermont community playground. The oddball idea of pet mayor elections to raise money to rehabilitate the playground and to help get local kids civically involved came from a local town manager. Murfeeโs owner, Linda Barker, said that when she was talked into having Murfee get involved in politics, she thought it would be easy to raise money through T-shirts.
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Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
Read full article: Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic petsTen months into quarantines and working from home because of the pandemic, household petsโ lives and relationships with humans have in many cases changed, and not always for the better. โThe pandemic has brought us closer together.โDevika Ranjan, a theater director in Chicago, wanted pandemic company and got a rescue cat she named Aloo during the summer. The formerly feral cat is believed to be around 3, and seems to be very comfortable with a slow-paced, high-attention pandemic life. The pandemic hasn't been positive for all pets, though, such as those with owners who are struggling financially. However, Hedgis and other pet owners say they have become more than companions in recent months, that they provide valuable emotional support to their humans.
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Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on
Read full article: Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on(Aaron Chown/PA via AP)LONDON โ When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at Londonโs Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in โA Christmas Carol,โ he looks out on an empty auditorium. The Old Vic is among theaters trying to keep the flame alive. That includes London, where theaters had just begun to reopen after a four-week national lockdown ended Dec. 2. The Old Vic has mounted an โIn Cameraโ season of plays performed on its stage and broadcast online. Playwright Jack Thorneโs adaptation has been a hit at the Old Vic for the past three Christmases.
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Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions
Read full article: Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictionsPete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state's social-distancing restrictions on Monday even as the number of new coronavirus cases has trended upward over the last few months. โWe are loosening the restrictions further on Sept. 14,โ Ricketts said at a news conference. Nebraska will also allow smaller indoor facilities, such as bars, restaurants, churches, gyms and hair salons, to operate with no formal restrictions. For several days before that, the state's public health data system wasn't receiving results even though laboratories were processing tests. Nebraska ranks 15th highest in the rate of positive cases as of this week, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

Hundreds of Strangers Attend Funeral of Korean War Vet With No Known Family Left
Read full article: Hundreds of Strangers Attend Funeral of Korean War Vet With No Known Family LeftHundreds of people who'd never met Korean War veteran Dale Quick turned out to honor the 91-year-old at his Nebraska funeral. "I know the strong bond that Lincoln has with its veterans," Roper told InsideEdition.com Tuesday. Quick's great niece and about 300 strangers gave Quick a respectful send off at his funeral Monday morning. Happening now in Lincoln: a memorial and burial service for 91-year-old Korean War veteran & Lincoln man Dale Quick. RELATED STORIESHundreds Attend Funeral for Decorated WWII VeteranSoldier Stands in Pouring Rain to Salute Passing Funeral Procession for Military Veteran200 Strangers Attend Funeral of WWII Veteran With No Living Relatives: 'Thank You For Your Service'

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