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Tornado Strikes Near St. Libory, Residents Escape Without Injury
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (127+ words) ST. LIBORY " Multiple homes were destroyed after a tornado touched down along the northern edge of St. Libory late Sunday afternoon. According to Howard County Emergency Manager Allen Wilshusen, approximately five homes were heavily damaged or destroyed as the tornado…...
Gallery: Kearney falls to Omaha Marian, 2-1
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (69+ words) 1340 KGFW Gallery: Kearney falls to Omaha Marian, 2-1 OMAHA " The Kearney High School girls soccer team fell to Omaha Marian, 2-1, on Friday, May 15. The Crusaders scored with 1: 05 left in the Game to punch their ticket to the State Championship Game. Kearney…...
Gov. Pillen Issues Executive Order for Motor Vehicles Hauling Supplies for Wildfire Needs
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (36+ words) 1340 KGFW Gov. Pillen Issues Executive Order for Motor Vehicles Hauling Supplies for Wildfire Needs Central Nebraska Today News Central Nebraska Today Sports...
No. 24 Huskers storm back in ninth to down Gophers
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (321+ words) 1340 KGFW No. 24 Huskers storm back in ninth to down Gophers Trailing 6-1 going to the top of the ninth, the No. 24 Nebraska baseball team stormed back with six runs in the top of the ninth to defeat Minnesota, 7-6, Friday in Minneapolis,…...
Winchesters Saloon in Phillips makes it to "Final Fork" of 2026 Tournament of Taste
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (613+ words) Left to right: Marcos Aguilar, assistant manager Jaeden Lobdell, kitchen manager, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today) PHILLIPS " Winchesters Saloon in Phillips made it to the "Final Fork" in the third annual Tournament of State, hosted by Central Nebraska Today. com....
Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire in aftermath of redistricting
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (280+ words) (WASHINGTON) " Rep. Steve Cohen, a longtime Tennessee Democrat, announced Friday he will not seek reelection and instead retire at the end of his term, after his Memphis district was carved up in the state assembly's redistricting effort. "This is by…...
Wife of US Army sergeant released after month in ICE custody
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (314+ words) (EL PASO, Texas) " The wife of an active-duty U. S. Army sergeant with 27 years of service was released from immigration custody on Thursday. Deisy Fidelina Rivera Ortega was'taken into custody'on April 14 in El Paso, Texas, while attending a routine immigration interview related…...
No. 1 Nebraska comes back to beat South Dakota in NCAAs
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (275+ words) No. 1 Nebraska softball came back to defeat South Dakota, 4-1, Friday at Bowlin Stadium/Rhonda Revelle Field in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Trailing 1-0 through four innings with just one hit, the Cornhuskers stormed back with two runs in…...
Trump won't commit to arms sale to Taiwan after stark warning from Xi
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (736+ words) (WASHINGTON) " After a second day of high-stakes meetings with China's Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump is not committing to approving the latest round of arms sales to Taiwan and brushed off previous U. S. assurances not to consult with Beijing about those…...
Trooper Kyle Mc Acy added to National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D. C.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (172+ words) Trooper Kyle Mc Acy #302, (Nebraska State Patrol, Courtesy) WASHINGTON " Trooper Kyle Mc Acy #302 has officially been added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D. C. Trooper Mc Acy was killed in the line of duty on February 17, 2025. This week, Trooper…...