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September 5, 1902 - Darryl Zanuck, an influential Hollywood writer, was born in Wahoo on Sept. 5, 1902. Zanuck moved to California and climbed the ranks of the motion picture industry. He became the head of 20th Century Fox and worked with legends like Shirley Temple and Bing Crosby. Two...

LINCOLN — In the past five years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has weathered $75 million in cuts. Cuts to staff. Cuts to university libraries. Cuts to colleges that have taught UNL students for more than a century. But the pain from those cuts, spread over years, likely will be...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - For the first time since 2023, Lincoln is no longer in a drought. The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday shows Lancaster County has officially returned to normal conditions. Over the last year, Nebraska has seen dramatic shifts in its drought landscape....

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faces Faculty Morale Challenges Amid Budget Cuts. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is navigating a challenging financial landscape, prompting difficult decisions that have impacted faculty morale. Faculty and staff are finding it increasingly hard to accept the reasoning behind...

SAUNDERS COUNTY, Neb. (WOWT) - The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office have found a teenager declared missing Tuesday. The SCSO says in a social media post that the teenager has been found safe. -- Get a first alert to breaking news delivered to your inbox. Sign up for First Alert...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of September 5-7. Multi-day Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt - Puzzling Adventures (Every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Solo National Championships (Mon. through Fri.) - Lincoln Airpark (times vary) Summer Music Series - Zipline...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Students across Nebraska went back-to-school over the last few weeks, from public to private and at all grade levels. But for almost a dozen elementary-age students just outside of Lincoln, their back-to-school looks a little different. Homeschooling — known in Nebraska as exempt-schooling —...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — It was a battle of the south side Friday night at Seacrest Field, where Lincoln Southeast faced off against Lincoln Southwest in Channel 8’s Game of the Week. The Knights won 26-9 over the Silver Hawks. If you were a fan of tough defense...

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird on Thursday announced a proposal to merge the City’s Planning Department and the Building and Safety Department into a single entity, aimed at improving efficiency and customer service. The combined department would be called Planning and Development Services and requires approval from the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - During the 2025 Nebraska legislative session, Sen. George Dungan introduced LB 414, which passed unanimously and became law on September 3. The bill creates a suicide mortality review team focused on veterans. The Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs said the state’s veteran suicide rate is...