Former Omaha Burke linebacker Aaron Cubrich was like a big brother to soldiers he served with in Iraq. He took care of veterans with PTSD, until it claimed him, too. He'll be honored Friday.
The four-level, 37,779-square-foot residence hall features 28 bedrooms, an expansive dining hall, a cozy library, and a modern communal kitchen. The crown jewel may be the Our Lady Montserrat Chapel.
Megan Pendergast played at Nebraska, and now she'll lead her Denver team into Kearney for the spring match. And, she still lists John Cook's name as a reference.
A Nebraska man who disappeared while on parole for a 1986 murder was arrested on Sunday night near Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The former Lincoln High forward Justin Bolis committed to Nebraska after a season at Southeast Community College.
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Nebraska’s veteran forward announced Thursday he would undergo surgery and medically redshirt the upcoming season.
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Ryan Kalkbrenner is the only player in Creighton history to play in three Sweet 16s (and one Elite Eight). Now he’s set to become the only player to start in five seasons and potentially play in five NCAA tournaments. That’s iconic stuff.
Melissa Simons and Abby Magers, who teach at Elkhorn South, both lost their homes in Friday's destructive tornado. A student started an online campaign that has raised $85,000 to help the teachers.
A meat processor, a retired educator and an attorney are running for the Nebraska Legislature in a southeast district currently represented by Julie Slama.
The Pasqualettos are leaving the Edgar Zabriskie house, one of the first built in Omaha's Bemis Park neighborhood and one that people often stop to take photos of.
Charlie Munger — Warren Buffett's longtime business partner, sidekick and sounding board — will be missed when Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders gather again in Omaha this week.
Omaha Westside’s girls 3,200-meter relay obliterated the state record and gained a rare spot for Nebraska on the national charts at the Metro Conference championships.
Jackson Brockett tossed Nebraska’s first individual no-hitter since 1954 and Nebraska cruised past Kansas State on Wednesday night.
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner will return for the 2024-25 season, he announced via social media Wednesday afternoon.
Five-star freshman Dylan Raiola heads into the summer as a frontrunner to start for Nebraska. That may make him an outlier among the blue-chip quarterbacks in his class.
In a conference hardly recognizable after realignment, Nebraska now knows its opponents and locations for the 2024-25 season.
Dodge County Attorney Pamela Hopkins has filed official felony charges against Midland University Associate Athletics Director Steven D. Heimann, accusing him of two felonies.
Stay up-to-date with the latest on the Nebraska men's basketball roster — from transfer portal additions to departures!
An Omaha man was sentenced last week to more than 11 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to carrying out two armed robberies at local banks.
An 18-year-old Omaha man charged in an arrest warrant with being accessory to a fatal shooting in November has been booked into the Douglas County Jail.
The Omaha City Council approved Mayor Jean Stothert's proposal to resume funding for PACE, beginning with $50,000 this summer.
Voters in downtown and South Omaha can choose from among four candidates with long histories of public involvement to be their next representative in the Nebraska Legislature.
The Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting is a huge boost to the local economy. It signals the start of the summer tourism season and puts Omaha in the national and international spotlight. "This is our Christmas."
While a small chance of severe storms exists during the day today, the better chance is expected this evening and through the overnight hours. Damaging wind, hail, flooding, and tornadoes are all possible. Full details in our updated forecast.
People are finding photos and other items as far as 90 miles away from the tornadoes in Elkhorn and Blair and are trying to find the owners.
Like two ships passing in the night, so continued the midweek trends of Creighton and Nebraska. The latest clinched a Bluejays sweep over the Huskers Tuesday night.
"We have proven we can work without them, so we will eliminate them and return the money to the taxpayers," Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said of eliminating nearly 1,000 state jobs.
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