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In spring 2025, a sixth-grade teacher in Nebraska encountered a student while serving as a high school wrestling coach. Authorities say Cody Pester, 26, began exchanging text messages with the student on May 10 — the same day she graduated from high school in Palmyra — according to a probable cause affidavit obtained...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - People’s City Mission is asking for over 20,000 donations during its annual sock drive. Coordinated by the REALTORS Association of Lincoln, the yearly sock drive benefits PCM, helping keep its guests warm during the cold months. In the last three years, over 80,000 pairs of...

Mejia’s team said last week that they expected the state to ask the judge for the maximum penalty for motor vehicle homicide.

How much he can go we shall see. He is a go, though. According to the required availability report three hours before tip, Husker senior Rienk Mast is available for Nebraska's Top 10 clash with Illinois on Sunday. Redshirt freshman Braden Frager is listed as questionable after missing the past two games due to an...

Video footage shows two troopers helping a stranded motorist on a major highway in Nebraska. One of the officers was standing outside the stranded car near the highway, when a sedan suddenly skidded down the roadway and nearly slammed into the car and the trooper.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln woman opened her door to a wild surprise earlier this month. It was an unusual encounter for Jackie Hamaker, who watched a baby bobcat walk right up to her front porch. Because of the frigid temperatures, Hamaker opened up her garage to the...

LINCOLN, Nebraska — State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg is launching a statewide push to reunite Nebraskans with their “lost cash” in recognition of National Unclaimed Property Day, set for Sunday, Feb. 1. With the state safeguarding millions of dollars in forgotten assets, Spellerberg is urging residents to take...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - On Monday, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission will hold its monthly meeting in Lincoln. At last month’s meeting, the commission approved the creation of a stand-alone website separate from the state liquor control commission’s website. In December, the group met with two new members...

Nebraska health officials have confirmed the first measles case in Lancaster County in 36 years, which is the state’s fifth case in about a month’s time. The latest incidence of the highly contagious disease in Nebraska is an adult who was vaccinated and had no out-of-state travel history, according to the reporting...

Smells of fresh pizza catch consumers' attention as they drive by. The song “Pure Imagination” by Timothée Chalamet plays over and over again, coming from a strange machine. As you get closer to it, the machine spits out a pizza. Is this actually real?. Pizzomatic is a...