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Nebraska caregiver preparing for future cuts to Medicaid

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...

Nebraska volleyball Alumni Match tickets are on sale now, and here's what to know

Nebraska volleyball Alumni Match tickets are on sale now, and here's what to know

The best of the now versus the best of the past. The Nebraska volleyball Alumni Match will be a showstopper this season. Matches in Lincoln are always good, but the Alumni Match is a fan-favorite as new and experienced Husker fans alike have the...

Nebraska legend Will Compton rips UCF HC Scott Frost for taking shots at Cornhuskers

Nebraska legend Will Compton rips UCF HC Scott Frost for taking shots at Cornhuskers

In many ways, former Nebraska coach Scott Frost has had a successful coaching career. He led the UCF Knights to a national championship in 2017 and an immaculate 13-0 record. However, after that title run, he chose to leave the team to join the...

Allick, Murray to represent Nebraska at Big Ten Media Days

Allick, Murray to represent Nebraska at Big Ten Media Days

Nebraska volleyball will be represented by Rebekah Allick and Harper Murray, along with head coach Dani Busboom Kelly, at the fourth annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Days July 28 and 29 at the Big Ten Network Studios in Rosemont, Ill. Nine teams...

Scott Frost Rips On Nebraska At Big 12 Media Days | The Big 3 in 30 College

Scott Frost Rips On Nebraska At Big 12 Media Days | The Big 3 in 30 College

Scott Frost calls out his alma mater as he returns to UCF and Oregon lands four-star recruit Jalen Lott. Nebraska gets a four-star running back in Brian Bonner. Author: wtsp.com Published: 4:09 PM EDT July 9, 2025 Updated: 4:09 PM EDT July 9, 2025

Nebraska education commissioner announces 2026 bid for NU Board of Regents 

Nebraska education commissioner announces 2026 bid for NU Board of Regents 

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state education commissioner officially jumped Thursday into the 2026 race for a vacant seat on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Commissioner Brian Maher of Lincoln, 63, a lifelong educator who has served as state...

Nebraska Senate: Osborn launches second run By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent candidate who held Sen. Deb Fischer (R) to a single-digit win last year, announced he’d challenge Sen. Pete Ricketts (R). — Though Ricketts should be more formidable than...

What is the coolest thing made in Nebraska?

What is the coolest thing made in Nebraska?

It's time again to answer one simple question: What is the coolest thing made in Nebraska? Nominations are open through July for the fourth annual “Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska” competition, run by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Nebraska...

Sand campaigns for governor at Sioux Center stop

Sand campaigns for governor at Sioux Center stop

SIOUX CENTER—Iowa state auditor Rob Sand was warmly welcomed by a packed room at the Sioux Center Public Library July 1. The crowd of more than 70 people were eager to hear what he had in mind for the state as he campaigns to be its next governor....

NFIB Nebraska addresses tax concerns amid steady small business optimism

NFIB Nebraska addresses tax concerns amid steady small business optimism

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index remained mostly unchanged in June, slightly decreasing by 0.2 points to 98.6, which is above the long-term average of 98. A notable rise in business owners reporting excess inventories was a key factor in...

Fischer advances $16 million for USDA research facility construction at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fischer advances $16 million for USDA research facility construction at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Senator Deb Fischer, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Deb Fischer Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Deb Fischer, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Deb Fischer Official U.S. Senate headshot Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the...

Nebraska is one of the worst states for Black babies. Recent momentum toward change offers hope.

Nebraska is one of the worst states for Black babies. Recent momentum toward change offers hope.

Tanika Cannon remembers the excruciating pain of labor when she was a teenager, pregnant with her first child. She remembers learning at the hospital that her baby was OK, but the hospital was full. Staff suggested she go to the hospital where her...

Nebraska Medical Cannabis Advocate & CBD Store Owner Running for Governor  

Nebraska Medical Cannabis Advocate & CBD Store Owner Running for Governor  

Jacy C. Todd, the Nebraska notary public charged with official misconduct over allegations of improperly notarizing pages of the state’s medical cannabis petition, is running for governor in 2026, the Nebraska Examiner reports. Todd, 54, who is...

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

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,...

Scott Frost casts blame on Nebraska at Big 12 media days

Scott Frost casts blame on Nebraska at Big 12 media days

UCF found itself saddled with an unexpected coaching search after Gus Malzahn left to become the offensive coordinator at Florida State, and it brought in a familiar face to replace him. The Knights hired Scott Frost, who previously coached the...

Harris and Johnson representing UNK at MIAA Media Days

Harris and Johnson representing UNK at MIAA Media Days

KEARNEY, Neb — MIAA Media days are being held on July 28th in Emporia, Kansas. Representing UNK will be running back Isaiah Harris and defensive end Jack Johson. Harris a transfer from Nebraska led the Lopers on the ground rushing for 825 yards...

Nebraska leaders react to immigration arrest of MS-13 gang members in Omaha

Nebraska leaders react to immigration arrest of MS-13 gang members in Omaha

A high-ranking MS-13 gang member, who is wanted for the murder of five people, was arrested alongside an associate by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in north Omaha on Wednesday, officials confirmed to KETV.Nebraska leaders took to social...

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Delivers 2025 State of the State Address CityNewsOKC, adapted from governor's transmitted transcript Oklahoma City - On Monday, February 3, Governor Kevin Stitt delivered his State of the State address to Oklahoma’s...

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

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...

Nebraska Humane Society trying to free up kennels to help shelters affected by floods

Nebraska Humane Society trying to free up kennels to help shelters affected by floods

UNABLE TO SECURE FEMA FUNDING. THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS THEY WANT HELP. THEY WANT TO HELP THE TEXAS ANIMAL SHELTERS AFFECTED BY THE FLOODS, BUT THEY CAN’T RIGHT NOW. NHS IS AT CAPACITY WITH 104 DOGS AND 60 CATS. NOW THEY’RE LOOKING FOR...

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