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Lexington UniFut 14U boys soccer captures Real Colorado Cup championship title

Lexington UniFut 14U boys soccer captures Real Colorado Cup championship title

  • Jessica Kennedy

Lexington UniFut's 14U boys Los Hermanos went undefeated to win the Real Colorado Cup in Colorado over Memorial Day weekend.

Lexington baseball teams place American flags at cemeteries to honor veterans for Memorial Day

Lexington baseball teams place American flags at cemeteries to honor veterans for Memorial Day

  • Jessica Kennedy

Lexington's 14U and junior baseball teams showed up Friday, May 22 to place American flags on all three Lexington cemeteries.

Veterans keep memories of the fallen alive with Memorial Day service

Veterans keep memories of the fallen alive with Memorial Day service

  • Ashley Mohler

Veterans Papillon’s seating was almost full Monday for the Memorial Day service hosted by American Legion Post 111 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5136.

Hi-Line's Cooper Knackstedt earns pole vault silver medal

Hi-Line's Cooper Knackstedt earns pole vault silver medal

  • Jessica Kennedy

OMAHA — Hi-Line senior Cooper Knackstedt capped his career as the Class D pole vault state runner-up Saturday during the Class D State Championships at Burke Stadium in Omaha.

S-E-M's Taryn Arbuthnot ends career with state medal in long jump

S-E-M's Taryn Arbuthnot ends career with state medal in long jump

  • Jessica Kennedy

OMAHA — After qualifying for state track in the 100, 200, long jump and high jump, S-E-M senior Taryn Arbuthnot ended her career with one state medal during the Class D championships Friday and Saturday in Omaha at Burke Stadium.

Overton athletes earn state track medals

Overton athletes earn state track medals

  • Jessica Kennedy

OMAHA — Four Overton athletes brought home state track and field medals Friday and Saturday during the Class D championships at Burke Stadium in Omaha.

Weeks before St. Libory woman's wedding, a tornado changed everything. Then brides stepped up

Weeks before St. Libory woman's wedding, a tornado changed everything. Then brides stepped up

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Graci Boersen, who is set to get married next month, had just moved into a new home with her mother outside St. Libory earlier this month. Then, the tornado came.

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Hi-Line's Cooper Knackstedt earns pole vault silver medal

Hi-Line's Cooper Knackstedt earns pole vault silver medal

Lexington baseball teams place American flags at cemeteries to honor veterans for Memorial Day

Lexington baseball teams place American flags at cemeteries to honor veterans for Memorial Day

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Proposed 2-year contract boosts LPS Superintendent Skretta's base salary to $348K

Proposed 2-year contract boosts LPS Superintendent Skretta's base salary to $348K

Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent John Skretta would see a more than $14,000 annual pay increase if the Lincoln Board of Education approves a two-year contract later this month. 

Omaha eighth grader succeeds in first rounds of Scripps National Spelling Bee

Omaha eighth grader succeeds in first rounds of Scripps National Spelling Bee

Omaha eighth grader Sarah Fernandes has advanced to the final preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. 

Lincoln city pools on track to open Tuesday after opening day closures

Lincoln city pools on track to open Tuesday after opening day closures

Six pools — Ballard, Irvingdale, Eden, Highlands, University Place and Star City Shores — closed early Monday, the first day of pool season.

Senate Dem nominee Burbank endorses nonpartisan Ahlman in Nebraska’s 1st District U.S. House race

Senate Dem nominee Burbank endorses nonpartisan Ahlman in Nebraska’s 1st District U.S. House race

Nebraska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank, whom the party backed in the May primary, endorsed nonpartisan Austin Ahlman over the Democrat who won the U.S. House primary in CD1.

Lincoln man killed in single-vehicle crash near Salt Creek identified

Lincoln man killed in single-vehicle crash near Salt Creek identified

A 56-year-old Lincoln man died Friday after a single-vehicle crash near Salt Creek, according to investigators.

1 person dead, 7 others injured in crash west of Lincoln

1 person dead, 7 others injured in crash west of Lincoln

Deputies believe a Ford Focus was heading south on Northwest 84th Street when it failed to stop at the intersection at West O Street and collided with an eastbound Nissan Kicks.

Police investigating man stabbed in South Omaha fight

Police investigating man stabbed in South Omaha fight

A 51-year-old man went to a hospital in critical condition Monday night after being stabbed during an altercation in South Omaha.

Unofficial start to summer feeling like the real thing in Omaha

Unofficial start to summer feeling like the real thing in Omaha

Memorial Day didn't disappoint as the unofficial start of the summer season as Omaha and eastern Nebraska saw highs in the upper 80s.

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Billy Idol lights up AMAs stage with emotional speech

US military sais it carried 'self-defense' strikes in first since ceasefire

US military sais it carried 'self-defense' strikes in first since ceasefire

'It was really special' - Brunson getting the East Finals MVP trophy from Knicks legends Fraizer and Ewing

'It was really special' - Brunson getting the East Finals MVP trophy from Knicks legends Fraizer and Ewing

Rubio says Strait of Hormuz will open 'one way or the other'

Rubio says Strait of Hormuz will open 'one way or the other'

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Nebraska baseball notes: Why Huskers chose first, crowd record watch, regional difficulty

Nebraska baseball notes: Why Huskers chose first, crowd record watch, regional difficulty

Why Nebraska baseball chose to play the early game Friday, a possible new NU home attendance record and where the Lincoln Regional stacks up in the NCAA tourney's opening round.

Shatel: Nebraska baseball figured out formula, Big Ten tourney belongs in Omaha, CWS picks

Shatel: Nebraska baseball figured out formula, Big Ten tourney belongs in Omaha, CWS picks

Nebraska baseball finally figured out the NCAA regional hosting formula, writes Tom Shatel, while the Big Ten tournament should stay in Omaha for as long as it can. 

'Times that by four': Nebraska prepares to bring same mentality to bigger WCWS stage

'Times that by four': Nebraska prepares to bring same mentality to bigger WCWS stage

It'll be like nothing the Huskers have experienced at any other venue this year. Even a rowdy Bowlin Stadium, which held nearly 3,500 fans for super regional games, won’t compare.

Vahe Gregorian: Why ‘bracket creep’ in NCAA Tournament field is unsettling ... but justifiable

Vahe Gregorian: Why ‘bracket creep’ in NCAA Tournament field is unsettling ... but justifiable

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At least according to the Oxford English Dictionary and archives of Newspapers.com, the term “bracket creep” originated in 1977 in the context of inflation and taxes and such. But the first time I heard it used was by my friend Bill Hancock when he was executive director of the Bowl Championship Series in the years following his tenure as director of the NCAA Tournament ...

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Join the Liberty and Literature book club to discuss Joseph Ellis’s "The Quartet" and explore American history, meeting every other month through September 2026.

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Experience 1860s frontier life at Fort Kearny State Historical Park with living history demonstrations and daily cannon firings over Memorial Day weekend.

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Does it take more than phone bans to reconnect students with real life? | The Ethical Life podcast

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🎧 Classrooms feel calmer without devices, yet research shows little academic gain. This conversation explores attention, belonging and why deeper cultural shifts matter more.

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K-pop band BTS again wins top American Music Awards honor. Here's the full list of winners

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The group also claimed best male K-pop artist and song of the summer for the single "Swim." Other winners include KATSEYE, Sabrina Carpenter and Sombr.

Billy Idol lights up AMAs stage with emotional speech

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Billy Idol was honored for his lifetime achievement at the 2026 American Music Awards. On stage, he performed the songs "Eyes Without a Face" and "Dancing with Myself."

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