Family camping is a great outdoor activity and it is kicking into high gear for the summer. It is a great way to get away from your normal routine, have a small vacation, travel as little or as much as you want and enjoy what Nebraska has to offer.
Food events are among the best parts of NEBRASKAland Days, from sweet rolls and flapjacks to brats and prime rib.
The 2023 Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant kicks off Sunday with the horsemanship competition and barbecue. On Wednesday, the Miss Rodeo Nebraska Lady in Waiting will be crowned on the opening night of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo at Wild West Arena.
I went and picked out a whole bunch of potted plants for my front and back yards today. It is always a fun time of year — but now my back says “we may plant tomorrow but not today, sweetheart.”
A late Plainsmen rally came up short as North Platte fell to the Cage Rats 10-7 in the series opener on Friday at Bill Wood Field.
The evening gowns sparkled, emphasizing the elegance of the 2023 Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska Outstanding Teen candidates on Friday night.
Find out the hottest spots to stay cool. Nebraska may be landlocked, but the state's waterways offer a number of places to enjoy the sand and water of a beach.
U.S. Highway 30 between Ogallala and Roscoe is now open, according to a press release from Nebraska Department of Transportation.
As written, Legislative Bill 396 is too vague to legally separate NCORPE's groundwater rights from its land, says the opinion by Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Assistant Attorney General Joshua Dethlefsen.
The 2023 Nebraska Passport location, about 1½ miles off U.S. Highway 20 southeast of Nenzel, has won multiple wine competition awards since 2015 and ships to 38 states.
Prompted by a decline in deer population across the state, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will reduce the number of November firearm permits by 5.9%.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and says he is being targeted by Democrats trying to keep him from reclaiming the presidency in 2024.
A nine-run top of the third helped the Liberal Bee-Jays complete a sweep of the Plainsmen in a 15-8 win on Thursday.
Francesca Stessman, Miss Omaha, won the talent competition with her dance to the song “Speechless” by Naomi Scott from the “Aladdin” movie.
Dickens engaged the wheels, propelling the total tractive power of 135,375 pounds, 1.2 million-pound of muscle forward at a glacial pace to give these youngsters a ride they never expected.
It will be a long road to the GOP's national convention in Milwaukee next summer. Here's where things stand now.
Investigators said a male subject had been arrested and taken to the Lincoln County Detention Center. There's no cause for concern for the rest of the public.
Willa Cather's statue joins the one of Ponca Chief Standing Bear, making Nebraska the only state with statues of a woman and a Native in the Statuary Hall collection.
A tough fifth inning saw the first game of a doubleheader get away from the Plainsmen in a 5-2 loss.
Timothy Caudillo, 39, of North Platte, has been arrested and charged in the theft, and is incarcerated in Lincoln County Detention Center.
Ten active TIF projects diverted $757,467 in North Platte property taxes in 2022, the equivalent of 1% of the combined $75.2 million tax request by the city's eight local governments.
Lake McConaughy had some strong walleye action this week. Location, location, location is the key.
It's natural for people who see a young wild animal to think it is abandoned. The correct course of action, however, is to leave it alone.
Reconstruction is beginning this year with the stretch of Jeffers from Philip Avenue to Leota Street, to be followed in 2024 by the stretch from First Street to Philip.
An FBI special agent said agriculture’s growing use of technology has increased the risks to that sector, whether from criminals, terrorists or hostile foreign countries.
As conservative politicians and activists push for limits on discussions of race, gender and sexuality, some students say the measures targeting aspects of their identity have made them less welcome in American schools.
The world's largest operating steam locomotive will stop at Lemoyne at noon MT Thursday, then arrive in the Canteen District about 4:45 p.m. CT for a layover through Saturday morning.
Support Our Schools Nebraska is seeking 90,000 signatures to give voters a say in whether to keep the recently passed Opportunity Scholarships Act (LB753) as law.
Smith Falls, which has long been popular for the thousands of people floating on the Niobrara River each summer, closed September 2022 for replacement of the aging wooden boardwalk.
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A University of Nebraska regent and her investment manager husband have pledged a total of $25 million to UNO and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
Hy-Vee is about to open a new grocery store in the Gretna area that will be the company's largest, most modern store — with some surprising features.
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The latest version of the Shrine Bowl had a long weather delay and no halftime as the South beat the North 17-7
Shrine Bowl Day! Check out a photo gallery from the game on Saturday in Kearney.
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The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors recently named 13 new members.
LMCA-Las Mañanitas Community Advocates in coordination with Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful will host a Northside North Platte Cleanup on June 28, according to a press release from the two organizations.
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