Former CU volleyball standout Taryn Kloth will make history this summer as the first woman to represent Creighton at the Olympics.
Graduates of Omaha's Holy Name reconnect 66 years later and find happiness together. “I think we’re going to enjoy life a whole lot,” Judy Allen said.
John Ashford, president of the Dundee-Memorial Park Association, which represents residents of neighborhoods just west of the construction zone, said the prolonged lane closures on Dodge are concerning.
Winemaker Nicola Biscardo will be at Omaha's Timber Wood Fire Bistro on Thursday for a special dinner.
Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to wipe out nearly 1,000 state jobs could come at a cost for Nebraskans, based on a list of affected positions released by his office.
The body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned at a lake at Schmid Park in Sarpy County was found Saturday, according to authorities.
Check out the All-Class champions at the 2024 Nebraska high school state track and field meet.
Kearney Catholic's Hazel Haarberg hauled in three all-class golds, the most of any competitors, Saturday to conclude the final day of the 2024 state track and field meet.
Carter Nelson earned two gold medals Saturday, but not in his two best events. Amie Just has more on the future Husker's unexpected week.
Check out the results from the fourth day of the 2024 Nebraska high school state track and field meet.
Days after party-endorsed congressional candidates lost to incumbents in the primary election, there was been little sign of a change in direction for the Nebraska Republican Party.
Omaha swept Grand Rapids to capture the league's first postseason title and the $1 million bonus.
Omaha, the only No. 4 seed to win a first-round game in the NCAA softball tournament regionals, is one win from the super regionals.
Will Bolt is setting his own bar for Husker baseball, creating his own history. Winning the first conference tournament since 2005 would be a nice addition but the coach has to reinvent the program's own dreams and standard.
The Big Ten baseball tournament is set after a few final regular-season games Saturday. The postseason event begins Tuesday.
Nebraska baseball fell behind early and the bullpen couldn't buy time late as the Huskers fell at Michigan State to finish the regular season and take a two seed into the Big Ten tournament.
Omaha police are investigating a homicide near Carter Lake that left a 59-year-old Omaha man dead.
Omaha police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting early Saturday near Benson.
402 Beer & Spirits and Johnny Ricco, Omaha’s only mobile New York pizzeria, will have a “kickoff to summer” parking lot party on Friday.
The Elkhorn family, which lost its home in the tornado, has been facing a backlash because the dogs were in crates when the storm hit.
The Nebraska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights heard testimony from education experts who detailed increasing challenges of special education needs, mental health issues and chronic absenteeism in schools around the state.
While temperatures can fluctuate year-over-year, the average continues to increase as the climate warms
Decades of struggle to win state recognition for Omaha native and human rights activist Malcolm X will culminate this week when he is formally inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
The founder of a now-closed restaurant, The Grey Plume, will have a pop-up restaurant at A Foreign Taste late this month.
Millard West defeated top-ranked Lincoln East on Friday night to capture the Class A state baseball championship.
Ava Rongisch blasted a two-run home run to center field in the ninth inning to give fourth-seeded UNO a win over top-seeded Missouri.
Nebraska’s quest for a Big Ten baseball title will extend to the last game of the regular season.
Check out the results from the third day of the 2024 Nebraska high school state track and field meet.
The Omaha Police Department has arrested two men and three youth in connection with a Sunday shooting near the Cinco de Mayo festival.
Many neighbors opposed the permit that would provide transitional living for people on parole or work release., although some neighbors supported it, and Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson sent a letter of support.
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Kearney Catholic turned the momentum from a big first day at the Class C state track and field meet into a impressive team victory Saturday at Burke Stadium.
From his first jump to his last race, Overton's William Kulhanek had a state meet Saturday that will be the goal to which future Class D athletes will aspire.
Omaha baseball scored six runs in the sixth inning to take the lead and a late rally wasn't enough in a loss to South Dakota State.
A throwing error led to Seton Hall scoring the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning as the Pirates edged Creighton Saturday
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