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Poetry Workshop Connects Nebraska Stories to the American Revolution
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (335+ words) Poetry is one of the original forms of storytelling. For Nebraska poet Matt Mason, that belief shaped a workshop at the La Vista Public Library inspired by The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt....
Electrical, water issues hinder high school rodeo finals in Lincoln for some visitors
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (360+ words) By Aaron Bonderson, Reporter/Producer Nebraska Public Media July 27, 2026, 5:44 p.m. · Several attendees of the National High School Finals Rodeo that just wrapped up in Lincoln weren’t impressed with their experience. Social media complaints ranged from frustration about water issues to electrical…...
Nebraska Senate primary loser seeks to force Dems to appoint replacement candidate after winner dropped out
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (444+ words) By Molly Ashford, Nebraska Public Media July 27, 2026, 5 p.m. · The loser of Nebraska’s Democratic senate primary is seeking to force the state Democratic Party to appoint a replacement candidate after the primary winner, Cindy Burbank, dropped out earlier this month. William Forbes,…...
Pesticide pollution in Midwest rivers is getting worse, decade-long study reveals
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (1462+ words) By Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Harvest Public Media July 27, 2026, 1 p.m. · U.S. farms use hundreds of millions of pounds of insect, weed and fungus killers each year and the runoff washes into waterways — especially in the middle of the country, where commodity crops…...
Longtime Nebraska weather forecaster passes away after battle with cancer
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (441+ words) By Scott Koperski, Digital News Content Producer, Nebraska Public Media July 27, 2026, 10 a.m. · A longtime Nebraska weather forecaster passed away Sunday after a battle with cancer. Kent Boughton, who provided weather forecasts for multiple TV stations in the state, most notably for…...
Husker men's basketball to play exhibition game in central Nebraska
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (170+ words) By Scott Koperski, Digital News Content Producer, Nebraska Public Media July 27, 2026, 11 a.m. · The Nebraska men’s basketball team will take on Kansas State during an exhibition game in central Nebraska this fall. The Huskers and Wildcats will face off on Monday, Oct....
Move over players. Omaha Mavs taking the reins on new sponsorships
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (1778+ words) By Aaron Bonderson, Reporter/Producer Nebraska Public Media July 27, 2026, 6 a.m. · It’s months before the weather cools and the season tips off for the Omaha Mavericks men’s basketball team. But on a steamy July morning, the players start their morning by running…...
July 27 | Gov leaves for trade mission, river pesticides
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (152+ words) Nebraska Public Media July 27 | Gov leaves for trade mission, river pesticides Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, July 27, include: Gov. Jim Pillen is in Japan and Philippines on trade mission focused on expanding export opportunities for Nebraska agriculture, decade-long study…...
'I never let up on them': Missing Nebraska WWII soldier's relative pushes for disinterment
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1354+ words) By Steve Liewer, for Nebraska Public Media News July 26, 2026, 6 a.m. · On a hot afternoon in early July, handlers at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield lowered a flag-draped box from the hold of an Alaska Airlines jet. Police officers and military veterans saluted. Passengers,…...
Nebraska Corrections scraps program that would release some prisoners early
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1047+ words) By Sara Gentzler, Flatwater Free Press July 25, 2026, 7 a.m. · Nebraska prison officials have scrapped a proposal to release some state prisoners early amid criticism from lawmakers and callbacks to past controversy. It’s not clear why the department paused the program, which it…...