Nebraska’s run in the Big Ten tournament isn’t over yet. The Huskers made an early lead stand up in a win over Purdue that keeps the tourney’s second-seeded club around for at least a couple more days.
In an emotional and often tense morning of testimony, an Omaha man accused in the death of a 1-year-old girl who was left in a hot day care van for more than five hours took the stand in his own defense.
In a superseding indictment filed Tuesday, a former fundraiser for multiple Omaha police nonprofits faces new counts of tax evasion and wire fraud in connection with his fundraising activities for the Latino Peace Officers Association.
A Sarpy County District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the mother of a La Vista boy who went missing from his elementary school in 2021.
More than 200 people showed up to celebrate history in the making as Omaha native and human rights activist Malcolm X was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame Wednesday.
Nebraska football's recruiting staff said that under coach Matt Rhule, every stone gets turned. “Every day is another day to recruit, and every day is a new opportunity to recruit.”
U.S. News ranked Omaha as 18th on its list of the best places to live in the United States in 2024.
Overlooking one of Nebraska’s outdoor practice fields is an artifact from the future — a transcendent 'walkthrough room' that had NU's senior director of player personnel and recruiting quoting the movie "Step Brothers".
Nebraska has made a habit out of sending a cavalry of coaches to meet with prospects. Senior director of player personnel and recruiting Vince Guinta explains why.
Tuesday's flooding damaged multiple Omaha golf courses, resulting in washed-out bunkers, missing footbridges and more.
The 35-year-old man was shot around 2 a.m. inside a house along Charles Street just east of Northwest Radial Highway.
An early Memorial Day observance will be held Thursday in La Vista with the city's annual "Hometown Heroes" event. It will include a wreath-laying ceremony, musical performances and a guest speaker.
Nebraska will play another Big Ten Friday night game in 2024 — only this one will be at home, competing directly with week four of the prep regular season.
The principal said in a letter the two students got into an altercation prior to the last day of the school year starting. The principal said the student who was cut is expected to be OK.
The State of Nebraska filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against TikTok, targeting the social media platform for a lack of transparency about the content it makes available to minors.
A Madison, Nebraska, Public Schools teacher has been charged in an arrest warrant with first-degree sexual assault of a student.
Ryan Day has two aggressive collectives, top transfers and five blue-chip QBs on his roster. It's enviable, writes Sam McKewon. It's also pressure.
Nebraskans and Iowans are expected to hit the road in near record numbers this Memorial Day weekend to kick off a busy summer travel season.
The owner of the North Omaha Airport won City Council approval Tuesday for improvements he wants to make, including building 19 "lifestyle hangars" with bedrooms and conference rooms.
Nebraska baseball's Big Ten tournament opener was nothing short of a disaster, cut short only by the league's run rule
Nebraska bowler Jillian Martin made history again Tuesday night - and this time, she won the coveted Queens tiara
Omaha native Mike Bahun returns to the city where he discovered his love for baseball as he leads the Buckeyes into Big Ten tournament play.
Torrential morning rain in the Omaha area quickly dampened the outlook that the eight-team Big Ten playoff would hold any games on the first scheduled day.
The severe storms dealt damaging winds and deluges that flooded streets and roads, stalled cars, caused power outages, delayed or closed schools and postponed graduation ceremonies.
Senior Nebraska ace Brett Sears landed Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and three other Huskers joined him on All-B1G honorary baseball teams announced Tuesday.
The remaining funds in the largest federal award in history for the Omaha Public Schools will buy iPads for pre-kindergarten students, HVAC units for multiple schools and digital radios for emergency response.
Severe storms including damaging winds moved through Omaha and eastern Nebraska on Tuesday.
Kahmir Prescott was committed to Wisconsin but suddenly found himself without a school. The Huskers helped him regain his confidence.
Testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of Ryan Williams, a former van driver for an Omaha daycare accused of causing the death of a 1-year-old girl by leaving her in a hot van for more than five hours.
A 30-year-old Omaha man died after his sedan rolled over and caught fire near Carter Lake Monday night.
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An 80-year-old Stapleton man died Tuesday following a head-on collision with a semitrailer truck in Lincoln County.
A 45-year-old Lincoln woman died and another woman was injured Tuesday when their vehicle struck a semitrailer truck on Interstate 80 near Walnut, Iowa.
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Check out the results from the final day of the Nebraska high school state boys golf tournament.
Omaha baseball fell to Northern Colorado in its opening game of the Summit League tournament.
Connor Steichen of Omaha Creighton Prep birdied the final hole Wednesday for the Class A championship.
Omaha Creighton Prep senior Connor Steichen's ace on Norfolk Country Club’s 159-yard 17th hole Tuesday enabled him to grab the first-round lead in the Class A championship.
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"Throughout my career, I've always been driven by the idea of shattering glass ceilings and staying true to myself, and Barbie's mission couldn't resonate more deeply," Venus Williams said.