NEWS
Central City men arrested on drug charges
Jan 20, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office
CENTRAL CITY - A Merrick County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 30 near 15th Avenue in Central City Tuesday on a Ford F150 driven by Kir...
Lt. Gov. Kelly Recognizes Top Public Servant Mentors for 2025
Jan 20, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly joined mentoring organizations, representatives from the Department of Administrative Serv...
Troopers Find 169 LBs of Cocaine After Suspect Abandons Vehicle in Central Nebraska
Jan 20, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol
Aurora — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol located nearly 170 pounds of cocaine and arrested one person after an incident in central Ne...
Local Legislators Speak in Lincoln 
Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News
The District 37 State Senator spoke twice on the floor of the Legislature. Steve Stein has more. Stan Clouse of Kearney paid tribute to former...
Inmate deaths
Jan 20, 2026 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
January 20, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Bryan Johnson #220385, age 37, died January 16, 2026, at a local hospital. Johnson’s sentence began ...
SPORTS NEWS
Reilly Named Finalist for Honda Sport Award for Volleyball
Jan 7, 2026 / NU Athletics
Bergen Reilly from the University of Nebraska, Olivia Babcock from the University of Pittsburgh, Eva Hudson from the University of Kentucky and Mim...
High School Basketball Scores from Tuesday, January 6th
Jan 7, 2026 / NSAA
Girls ScoresTuesday, January 6, 2026Ainsworth 43 vs Burwell 35Alma 57 @ Superior 12Amherst 54 @ Wood River 39Anselmo-Merna 51 vs Stuart 25Aquinas C...
Thompson Selected for NFL Flag Football Showcase, Named Colorado High School Female Athlete of the Year
Jan 7, 2026 / NU Athletics
Nebraska softball signee Lucy Thompson was recognized as the Colorado High School Female Athlete of the Year and was selected to be part of the NFL...
Loper Men Beat Rival Tigers, 68-67
Jan 7, 2026 / UNK Athletics
Kearney, Neb. – Four starters scored in double figures and Nebraska Kearney dodged a last second shot to beat rival Fort Hays State, 68-67, T...
Aschoff Has Second Triple Double but Lopers Fall to #6 Tigers, 84-73
Jan 7, 2026 / UNK Athletics
The sixth-ranked Fort Hays State Tigers were strong in the second half and got big performances from junior wing Talexa Weeter and senior point gua...