Historic renovation of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium is back on the front burner with NU regents set to consider $600 million "Big Red Rebuild."
- GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT
Elizabeth “Libby” Banderas will join Grand Island Public Schools as an assistant principal at Westridge Middle School in the 2026-27 school year.
- Josh Reyes Omaha World-Herald
Officials didn't offer details about how the chapters would form, but they said students will found and run the Turning Point USA clubs.
- Dan Crisler World-Herald Staff Writer
In a January 2012 email thread, Epstein disparaged the Nebraska schools along with several other schools.
- Jessica Kennedy
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2026-27 academic year from qualified youths in Nebraska with an interest in the beef industry.
- ANNIE MA Associated Press
Many rural school districts around the United States are having a hard time making up for federal grant money that's been cut by the Trump administration.
- Jessica Kennedy
KEARNEY — Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 362 winter graduates at the University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at UNK’s Health and Sports Center.
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2026-27 academic year from qualified youths in Nebraska with an interest in the beef industry.
CRETE — A total of 372 Doane University students made the university's Fall 2025 Dean's List that was announced Dec. 22.
Many rural school districts around the United States are having a hard time making up for federal grant money that's been cut by the Trump administration.
CHADRON — Chadron State College announced the names of students who qualified for the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester.
CHADRON — Chadron State College announced the names of students who qualified for the President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester.
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln conferred more than 1,100 degrees Friday and Saturday during commencement exercises at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
Central Community College honored 358 graduate candidates and 40 GED graduates during its 2025 winter commencement Dec. 12 at CCC-Columbus.
LINCOLN — Nebraska Cattlemen’s NCW – Consumer Education and Promotion Committee announced the 2026 Nebraska Beef Ambassador Contest and Advocacy Training will take place in conjunction with NC’s 2026 Annual Midyear Meeting.
Nebraska Game and Parks has safety tops for those planning to go out on the water.
Cinco de Mayo means more than a date — for Lexington families, it’s about honoring roots, sharing food and keeping traditions alive.
LINCOLN — Registration is open for the Nebraska Birding Bowl, a friendly competition to observe as many bird species as possible while supporting wildlife conservation. All birders are welcome.
From installing plumbing and drywall to designing landscaping and picking paint colors, Omaha Public Schools students were involved throughout the construction process of a newly completed house in North Omaha.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
Highlights from Saturday's high school sports action.
Despite national debates over voting laws, Nebraska’s rules remain unchanged for the May primary.
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In a social media post, the Nebraska State Patrol said a man ran south toward the Platte River near mile marker 244 between Overton and Lexington.
LEXINGTON — The Lexington Police Department arrested two subjects Thursday morning after conducting simultaneous arrest operations.
Dirk M. Earll, 29, is charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 3A felony; and two counts of committing child abuse intentionally with no injury.
Guillermo Goytia-Avitia, 57, of North Platte was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of theft by deception, more than $5,000.
Despite national debates over voting laws, Nebraska’s rules remain unchanged for the May primary.
Political action committees have have spent big in the CD2 Democratic primary to support Denise Powell and attack Sen. John Cavanaugh.
New research commissioned by a group petitioning to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska found that doing so could generate just under $87 million in new state tax revenue over five years.
A new “TRUMP” sign is back up on a well-known eastern Nebraska barn.