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Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 5 1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. May 14, 2021. Editorial: Nebraska Passport program provides fun, helps local economies Tourism is a...

DHHS: Fully vaccinated Nebraska woman dies of COVID-19

May. 05, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A south-central Nebraska woman who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 recently died of the disease, state health officials said...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. April 16, 2021. Editorial: How we can be inspired off the court by Husker volleyball’s success ...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. April 8, 2021. Editorial: Sex education promotes respect, helps protect vulnerable children The...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Lincoln Journal Star. Feb. 12, 2021. Editorial: Sasse censure vote by state GOP is policy vs. personality Saturday’s...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Omaha World-Herald. Jan. 29, 2021. Editorial: Clear the way for DACA workers to get the jobless benefits they have earned ...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Omaha World-Herald. Jan. 15, 2021. Editorial: Challenges are daunting, but Omaha area makes progress on mental health front ...

Pandemic threatens sandhill crane viewing season in Nebraska

Dec. 27, 2020 12:20 PM EST
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in central Nebraska are worried that next spring's sandhill crane viewing season will be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic...

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019 file photo, Neb. Gov. Pete Ricketts, with first lady Susanne Shore behind him, acknowledges veterans sitting in the visitor's balcony during his annual State of the State address to lawmakers in Lincoln, Neb. Gov. Ricketts and first lady Susanne Shore have gone into quarantine after both were exposed to a person with the coronavirus, the governor's spokesman announced Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik File)
More Nebraska cities approve mask mandates to limit virus

Nov. 18, 2020 12:01 PM EST

A squirrel appears to be peering at the screen outside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln student union building in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, July 21, 2020. University of Nebraska President Ted Carter and Neb. Gov. Pete Ricketts announced on Tuesday their plans for resuming in-person classes in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
U. of Nebraska president: Campuses will be ready for virus

By Grant Schulte Jul. 21, 2020 04:12 PM EDT

University of Nebraska president proposes $43M cut

Jun. 19, 2020 04:51 PM EDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The president of the University of Nebraska on Friday proposed cutting the system's budget by $43 million over the next three years...

Virus hits 11 workers, 1 patient at Lincoln Regional Center

Jun. 03, 2020 10:19 AM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Eleven employees and one patient have tested positive for the coronavirus at the state-run psychiatric hospital in Lincoln. ...