State leaders in both parties spoke to the importance of improving Nebraska’s child care system this year. But they stripped money from major efforts to do it.
Another year of drought caused Nebraska’s groundwater levels to continue to decline. But recent rains have provided a small ray of hope.
One group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Donald Trump administration is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an "America First" national security agenda.
An important springtime tradition is underway in rural Nebraska. While it’s an opportunity for families and friends to come together, cattle branding isn’t about having fun.
The most significant geomagnetic storm since at least 2003 brought the Northern Lights to places that have rarely seen them before. Parts of America will have another chance Saturday night if you missed it.
Nebraska's DMV implemented a new identity verification tool last year for customers seeking to renew their license online in a fraud prevention effort that seems to be working.
Both of Nebraska's incumbent U.S. senators are on the ballot this year, thanks to an unusual set of circumstances. Both Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts face challengers in Tuesday's primary election — and beyond.
Half of the Panhandle’s school districts will have less “regular” state aid for their next budgets after the failure of a pair of property tax proposals in the 2024 Legislature.
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Fresh Foods opened in Mitchell, filling a longstanding need in the community. The previous grocery store closed 8 years ago.
Northern locations in the U.S. are best for viewing the northern lights, but clouds will interfere in many spots.
Despite the resignation of Scotts Bluff County's current public defender, county commissioners opted not to name an interim public defender.
The Legacy project, overseen by the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, is aimed at preserving Nebraska's unique landscapes and animal species.
The Scottsbluff City Council quickly tended to business during its Monday, May 6 meeting.
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.
The DOJ seems intent on dragging Jeff Fortenberry "around the country to face one trial after another until it can secure a conviction that actually holds up," a spokesman said.
The Postal Service said it will invest $4.4 million in the North Platte facility, which has served customers in Nebraska’s ZIP codes beginning with 691.
Scottsbluff firefighters responded Wednesday to a small fire at St. Agnes Catholic School in Scottsbluff.
For Lupe Ayala, Wednesday served as day filled with nostalgia, yet excitement for the future as the Buckle opened at its new location at Uptown Scottsbluff.
The Minatare Proposition 1 Committee will host an open house information session regarding Proposition 1.
Foster grandparents like Myrna McCabe have been working for children in Panhandle community schools for 50 years.
Landowners in the Wildcat Hills are taking advantage of a cost-share program with the Nebraska Forest Service to plant trees in the fire scars throughout the area.
A primary election will be held in Scotts Bluff County on Tuesday, May 14, though voters will have few races to choose from on the ballot.
Incumbent Republican congressmen Adrian Smith and Mike Flood face primary challenges from the right in their reelection bids.
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined six other states in suing the Education Department over the new Title IX rule, which includes protections for LGBTQ students.
Legislative District 43 and 47 voters Tuesday will cast their first ballots in the races to succeed respective term-limited state Sens. Tom Brewer of Gordon and Steve Erdman of Bayard.
The Scotts Bluff County board denied a conditional use permit application for the Situla Solar Energy Project following a heated, three-hour public hearing on Monday night.
The complaint reads, in part, like a Sotheby's auction listing. Eleven men face federal charges in a marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracy that stretched from California to New York.
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From the west to the east, Montanans were given a front row seat to the Aurora Borealis, also known as Northern Lights Friday night.
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The top 2025 offensive lineman in the country released his top six in March and hadn't added any contenders — until Nebraska this weekend.
Moises Panduro struck out seven over three innings Thursday at Cleveland Field after Carter Reisig's 11-strikeout performance Wednesday.
Ashton Ross went 3-for-5 with a triple and five RBI in the tournament game. His day included a key RBI triple in the sixth inning.
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