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LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Today) - Nebraskans are feeling more optimistic about the state’s overall direction than the nation’s, according to the latest Nebraska Snapshot. Still, fewer than half of respondents believe either is on the right track, but residents appear to be putting their pandemic pessimism in the past.

(Creston) -- Creston senior volleyball standout Braylee Pokorny is set to continue playing at the next level with Doane in Crete, Nebraska. “I visited them back in November, and I was already being contacted by a couple of schools,” Pokorny told KMA Sports. “I think (Doane) contacted me back in October, and I first...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Nebraska School Activities Association has recognized 28 outstanding coaches with its 2025-2026 Champions for Coaches Award, an annual honor celebrating educators who demonstrate exceptional dedication to their students, schools and communities. Among the honorees is Brittany McDaniel...

Close losses to top teams could still push Nebraska down the AP rankings.

Lincoln Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 11-year-old girl. Simone Payne was last seen on Monday, Feb. 16, around 2:15 p.m. in the area of 20th & Harrison Streets in Lincoln. Payne was reportedly last seen wearing a light purple jacket, white shirt, blue...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. — A jury has found a former Seward County sheriff’s deputy not guilty of a charge related to an officer-involved shooting of a Hastings man. According to Lancaster County District Court records, a jury found Anthony Gann, 29, not guilty of one count of manslaughter.

LINCOLN—(KFOR Feb. 14)—A man was shot several times in a neighborhood south of downtown Lincoln late Saturday afternoon and police have arrested a suspect in connection to the incident. It was around 4:30pm Saturday when LPD was called to the scene near 12th and “E” Street after neighbors...

CORTLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - Two Cortland residents have reported fraud involving the theft of checks from mail, according to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office. Both residents said they had placed checks in the mail to pay legitimate debts, but at some point along the route, an unknown suspect or suspects had stole the...

Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews were on high alert after responding to a detached garage fire Saturday afternoon near 13th and Peach Street. Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says firefighters arrived and learned lithium batteries were inside the burning garage. “We take extra caution with that because the toxic...

Omaha, Neb. — A multi-agency effort led to an arrest after a lengthy pursuit in eastern Nebraska Saturday. At approximately 6:55 p.m. Saturday, a trooper attempted a traffic stop on a Ford Fusion for failing to stop at a stop sign near Gretna. As the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver refused to yield...