Only Zach Zwinak’s 50-Yard Touchdown Against Nebraska Until Penn State Football

We’ve hit the halfway point on our 100 day countdown to Penn State football so let’s take a look back at one of the underrated running backs in Penn State’s history: Zach Zwinak. Zwinak came to Penn State as a running back, fullback (when we used those …

Grocery Goliath: Small-town Nebraska grocery stores disappear as Dollar General booms

OAKLAND — If you drive down U.S. Highway 77, you won’t see the grocery store that has managed to keep afloat in this town for more than 100 years. It’s five blocks off the highway, on Oakland’s main drag.  What you will see is a bright yellow sign, …

Minden's KayLynn Jorgensen wins 63rd Nebraska Girls Match Play Title

GRAND ISLAND, Neb — Minden senior KayLynn Jorgensen won the 63rd Nebraska Girls Match Play Championship on Tuesday 4&3 over Lincoln’s Isabella Elgert. Jorgensen trailed by one heading into the back nine and won the final five of six holes to bring home …

Nebraska, Matt Rhule Could Be More Successful With Dylan Raiola’s Brother Dayton, Says Insider

What if we told you that the best Raiola hasn’t even played for the Huskers yet? Sounds crazy, right? When Dylan Raiola committed to Nebraska, it felt like the start of a new era. The five-star phenom turned down college football royalty to play for Matt …

New Zealand Baseball Team spends Summer in Nebraska

MALCOLM, Neb. (KOLN) - The NZ Triple Stars Baseball Team has spent over 5 weeks living in Nebraska this Summer and playing in baseball tournaments around the Midwest. “The Most fun part of the trip has been playing the baseball really,” Lynkon Foley, NZ …

Nebraska caregiver preparing for future cuts to Medicaid

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Cuts to Medicaid-funded services have many feeling on edge. While some of the impacts of the “Big Beautiful Bill” won’t take effect until 2027, a resident in Weeping Water is already preparing for the worst. In May, First Alert 6 spoke …

78th Annual International Livestock Identification Assn Conference Heads to the Nebraska Panhandle

“Rendezvous on the Oregon Trail” Brings Innovation, History, and Hospitality to Gering, NE Gering, Nebraska – July 9, 2025 — The Nebraska Brand Committee, as a member of ILIA, is proud to host the 78th Annual International Livestock Identification …

Streets Flood in Northeastern Nebraska During Severe Thunderstorm

Storms soak Northeast Nebraska with heavy rain, hail, high winds

NORFOLK, Neb. — A turbulent week of weather continued Thursday night as powerful storms swept across northeast Nebraska. The storms triggered a tornado watch, a flood advisory, and multiple severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the region.

Pillen taps school officials, former state senators for Nebraska school funding commission

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday announced the appointments of all but one member to Nebraska’s new School Financing Review Commission to review and provide annual recommendations to stabilize state aid to schools and reduce reliance on local property …