HomeGrown, a regional chain restaurant from Kansas, will open in Omaha's Blackstone District this fall.
Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to cut Nebraska's property taxes 50% hit a legislative wrench when the main bill encompassing his proposal was sent to a unexpected committee.
Fremont County sheriff’s deputies found the child covered in “filth” and a “mixture of both human and animal feces” outside of a home in Hamburg, Iowa.
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling to dismiss defamation and other claims for a Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct against the Archdiocese of Omaha on Friday.
Iowa may have the best defense in the Big Ten, and its schedule allows the Hawkeyes to dream. So Iowa’s Big Ten and CFP chances may well boil down to the offense in 2024, writes Sam McKewon.
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday issued its decision affirming the constitutionality of a state law that bans abortions after 12 weeks gestation and restricts access to gender-affirming health care.
One of the nation’s top 2025 wide receiver prospects may be considering flipping his commitment away from Oregon. Nebraska hiring his father could be a big reason for traction.
The Omaha Public Schools board said in a statement it opposes multiple aspects of Gov. Jim Pillen's property tax relief plan. The board's position will be up for approval at an impromptu meeting.
“I have to believe a bowl game is attainable with their schedule and Matt’s second year,” BTN analyst Gerry DiNardo said Thursday when speaking on Nebraska's expectations at Big Ten Media Days.
Construction workers are nearing the completion of the Omaha Public Schools' first physical and mental health clinic, which administrators say will fill a dire need for medical care in the North Omaha community.
The world's largest time capsule in Seward contains a 1975 Chevy Vega, a motorcycle, a teal leisure suit, bikini panties, letters and “innumerable bottles of booze." It will be opened next year.
"Every time you sit down in the room you kind of sit up in your chair and you get your pen ready because there’s little nuggets of just experience that he has," Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White said of John Butler.
After weeks of waiting, Nebraskans finally got a chance to see all 302 pages of details for Gov. Jim Pillen's property tax reduction plan Thursday.
A new lawsuit filed in Missouri accuses Omaha Archbishop George Lucas of sexually abusing a teen-aged seminarian in St. Louis in the late 1980s, an allegation that Lucas denies.
In his four years as Colorado’s head coach, Rick Neuheisel never beat Nebraska, but he came to appreciate the big stakes each time the two teams took the field. Here's his thoughts on the 2024 rendition of the rivalry.
Indiana's Curt Cignetti, a longtime coach injecting life into a program that has been to five bowl games since 1993, dropped big statements all over the field Thursday at Big Ten Media Days.
Here's how to watch Jordan Larson and the American women's volleyball team's quest to defend Olympic gold at the Paris Games.
From reading Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to belting out karaoke at a Pebble Beach coaches’ soiree, Oregon coach Dan Lanning has had a 'bittersweet' offseason. And is ready to lead the Ducks to the top of its new conference.
Omaha's temperatures are forecast to reach the low and mid 90s this weekend and climb even higher next week, reaching around 100 degrees by the middle of the week.
Roster limits are coming to college football and Nebraska will be among the schools most affected. Not so fast, coach Matt Rhule and athletic director Troy Dannen said.
Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule sees an improved group of wide receivers as a key reason the offense won't repeat last season's struggles. "I think people are going to have to defend the run and the pass, no matter who the quarterback is.”
The $11.5 million per year contract with Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources will end Douglas County’s 15-year relationship with Wellpath. Wexford will take over health care operations at the jail in September.
Rare screening of "The Heartbreak Kid" is set for Saturday at Film Streams. A discussion will follow.
Midlands Voices: Jim Pillen's tax plan is 'dangerous and unserious', lawmaker from left, right agree
"...For most consumers and many businesses this plan is nothing but a tax increase," liberal Sen. Danielle Conrad and conservative Sen. Julie Slama say of Gov. Jim Pillen's property tax plan.
Sgt. White Goings Jr., who grew up in Peru, Nebraska, died in a squalid Philippines POW camp during World War II and was buried in a common grave. On Friday he'll be buried in his home state.
An Elkhorn family returns to their home, which was destroyed in the Arbor Day tornado, and finds the lot filled with sunflowers. “Everybody was astounded,” Raven Foyt said.
"I’m a believer," Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen told The World-Herald, brushing off numerous doubters who question the prospects of passing his plan.
An Omaha man was sentenced on Wednesday to 16 months in federal prison for speeding past security at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue and driving around the base with a gun in his vehicle in 2022.
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule didn't hedge. Husker players didn't hold back or waffle. NU spent its turn at Big Ten Media Days laying out why it expects a jump this season.
New NCAA rules allow teams to have more coaches. As a result, Nebraska has done some adding and shuffling to its coaching staff.
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Secretary of State Bob Evnen said John F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign received 4,442 valid signatures from Nebraska voters, far more than the 2,500 needed to qualify for the November ballot.
The Environmental Protection Agency this week awarded $307 million to Nebraska to reduce climate pollution, the largest federal grant ever given to the Department of Environment and Energy.
A Eustis man was hospitalized after a crop duster plane crash Wednesday in Dawson County in central Nebraska.
Take a look at a special session for the Nebraska legislature that was called by Gov. Jim Pillen.
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Though she has stepped down as Elkhorn North's girls basketball coach, Ann Prince continues to coach winners. She guided the ETG Midwest 17-and-under team to a national title earlier this week at the Adidas AAU final in South Carolina.
The American Legion team from Elkhorn South will be pressed to repeat its success from a year ago. They've taken a step in that direction, qualifying for the National Division of the Class A state baseball tournament that begins Saturday.
"A shot in the dark" email put Fremont and Columbus on the path to playing their rivalry game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln
Dynamic Velocity (Omaha Westside) survived a tough area tournament to qualify for the American Division of the Class A Legion state tournament that begins Saturday at Frerichs Legion Field in Elkhorn.
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Country singer Luke Bryan performed Friday night at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
Paris has kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy along the Seine River.
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