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It was one of those games where the hammer kept hitting the thumb. Like when Cale Jacobsen left the ball on a handoff for Braden Frager – except Frager had already vacated the premises not expecting the ball. UCLA gathered the loose change and made a dunk party out of it.

Malissie Plugge felt blessed to find the perfect child care setup for her daughters Margo and Violet, a warm, sweet in-home day care not too far from their home in Omaha. Over the past year and a half, the woman who ran the day care became like family. Plugge planned to keep sending her girls, ages 5 and 2, until...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An inmate at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services’ Reception and Treatment Center has died. Lonnie Patman, 77, died Tuesday. His sentence began Jan. 27, 1987. He was serving a life sentence out of Douglas County for first-degree murder, according to the Nebraska Department of...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Omaha, Nebraska – A colder shift settling into the central Plains just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day could turn part of an active storm track into accumulating snow across eastern Nebraska and much of Iowa...

What salary do I need to afford a house in Lincoln in 2026?. The cost of living has grown to historic levels since the pandemic, as home prices and the cost of everyday goods have far outpaced wages. A large portion of this increase has come from housing. The national median sale price hit a record in 2022 and has...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – For one group of people in Lincoln, the growing uncertainty that follows the end of a regime is nothing new. The Yazidi people are considered an ethno-religious minority in Iraq, and due to this, they experienced genocide by the terrorist group ISIS after the US captured Saddam Hussein in 2003.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Teachers, parents, students and more, were wiping away tears Tuesday morning at the Governor’s Mansion during Lincoln Public Schools’ annual Thank You Teacher celebration. Governor Pillen and LPS Superintendent John Skretta gave opening remarks before recognizing this year’s nominees. Five...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — A shocking string of vandalism over the weekend left three downtown Lincoln churches damaged, and a community rallied behind them for support. First Christian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church and the F Street Neighborhood Church all had damage ranging from smashed stained-glass windows to broken...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - First responders are on the scene of a crash in southwest Lancaster County near Denton, taking action after a call was made just after 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. Around 6:10 p.m., crews were sent to the area of Southwest 56th Street and West Old Cheney Road...

LINCOLN — Some University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty are looking to make history again next month by seeking “no-confidence” votes, this time targeting three top administrators they describe as “architects” of recent budget cuts at UNL. In a draft motion and resolutions shared Tuesday with the...