There’s one area where Nebraska’s linebackers have excelled in spring according to Jack MJ Sherman. “There’s a lot of speed,” he said, which is what happens when there's two transplanted defensive backs in the room.
A strong finish could net Nebraska baseball a Big Ten title. A late stumble could put an NCAA tournament at-large bid in jeopardy. On deck is Indiana in a pivotal league series in Lincoln.
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Despite its Mexican origins, the Cinco de Mayo festival in South Omaha celebrates all Latin American cultures, said Marcos Mora, CEO of Casa de la Cultura, which organizes the festival.
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Petitions began circulating in Nebraska this week to force a vote on scrapping part of a new law that spends $10 million per year in state money to support private school scholarships.
Creighton Prep's Mark Bausch and Lincoln East's Christina Xu were named U.S. Presidential Scholars by U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday.
Sean Padden gave insight into how he helps connect Husker student-athletes with the 1890 Initiative to strike NIL deals.
Billie Andrews hit two home runs, and Nebraska advances to the semifinal round where it will play a team that just beat the top seed.
A $6 million track and field renovation project at Creighton Prep will include a turf field, new bleachers, a press box, stadium lighting and a switch from a cinder to all-weather track.
A small fire in a utility closet caused guests to evacuate a downtown Omaha hotel on Wednesday night. Sprinklers had extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived.
After a federal appeals court reversed his convictions last December, former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry again faces federal felony charges for allegedly lying to the FBI to conceal foreign campaign contributions.
Injuries prevented Nebraska's strongest 4x400-meter relay quartet from running together for much of the season. After a strong debut at the Drake Relays, they head into the Big Ten championships with "supreme confidence."
Nick Rubek has compiled everything you need to know about Friday's first-round matchups at the Nebraska high school state soccer tournament.
No more hardhats are necessary for recruiting tours. Nebraska's sparkling Osborne Legacy Complex is coming online and Husker staffers offer plenty of reasons why it's a game changer.
Mike Patterson has compiled everything you need to know about Class A's first-round games at the Nebraska high school state baseball tournament.
The Jewell, at the downtown Omaha Marriott, is becoming Jewell on Capitol and reopening Friday.
For Nash Hutmacher and Ty Robinson, watching from the sidelines isn’t easy — but Nebraska’s veteran leaders soon learned they could teach technique when they weren’t practicing it.
Omaha’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival will return to South Omaha this weekend. Here's what to expect.
Sometimes, life "just stinks," said Danielle Herzog, who is battling breast cancer for a second time at the same moment her first book is being published.
Michigan State defensive back Jaden Mangham, who had 53 tackles and four interceptions last season, plans to visit Nebraska early next week. Sam McKewon has more Husker notes.
Voters in the cities of Omaha and Bellevue will decide special ballot issues in Tuesday's primary election.
Meeting rapid growth in electricity demand in the Omaha Public Power District is a key issue for three candidates who are facing off for a seat on the utility's board in the May 14 primary.
The site of a 2022 shooting that left a 20-year-old Omaha woman dead has been transformed into a therapeutic group home for female teenagers.
"This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me, obviously," said one caller to a Douglas County 911 dispatcher in the minutes after the April 26 tornado hit his home.
Check out the results from the Nebraska high school track and field district meets.
“To anybody who has phoned us in the last three days, they think we have gone out of business,” Warren Buffett joked to The World-Herald as an outage continues at Berkshire Hathaway's Omaha offices.
A season-ending loss to Tennessee. A looming decision that affected him as much as it did the Jays. An announcement that required him to use social media. Ryan Kalkbrenner recounts the last five weeks leading up to his Creighton return.
A new federal minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes will lead to more home closures in rural areas, says Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.
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Jorge Zamora was in the right place at the right time. Twice. The junior notched a brace to pace Lexington in the opening round of the Class B boys state soccer tournament Thursday.
Elkhorn Mount Michael won a shootout to beat second-ranked South Sioux City Thursday evening in the opening round of the boys state soccer tournament.
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Second-seeded UConn handed Creighton its first loss at the Big East softball tournament Thursday afternoon.
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