Regents Approve Program Cuts to Position NU for Long-Term Sustainability
LINCOLN, Neb. - The NU Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs and combine four others into two interdisciplinary schools on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus during its regular meeting on Friday, Dec. 5. The units approved for elimination — Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; Educational...
This Day in History – December 7: Author Willa Cather was born
December 7, 1873 - Author Willa Cather was born in Virginia on Dec. 7, 1873. In 1883, Cather’s family moved to Webster County, Nebraska and settled in Red Cloud in 1884. Cather attended school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she wrote short stories and studied the classics. In...
Nebraska Defense to Face Fast, Elusive Utah Quarterback in Bowl Game
Utes’ Devon Dampier is true dual-threat quarterback who can run and is an effective passer
Debate Ensues: Lincoln Teen Receives Probation Following Fatal Christmas Eve Shooting of Brother
1011now.com - 12/03/2025 08:58:00 PM. The recent sentencing of a 17-year-old Lincoln, Nebraska teen, Kentrail McDaniel Jr., who fatally shot his brother on Christmas Eve 2024, has stirred up a variety of reactions among the public. McDaniel, who pleaded no contest to manslaughter, was sentenced to five years...
Williston Airport Director looks back as he prepares for new job in Nebraska
WILLISTON, N.D. (KUMV) - At the peak of the Bakken oil boom in the late 2000s, city leaders said Sloulin Field Airport in Williston needed a major expansion to keep up with the growing number of passengers wanting to fly in and out of Williston. “All of the infrastructure was...
Nebraska Wrestling: Freshman Cade Ziola Steals the Show as Huskers beat #12 Mizzou and...
The 6th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team traveled to St. Charles, Mo. to take on Brown and #12 Missouri at the Hustle in the Heartland on Friday. Nebraska took care of business in beating Brown 44-3 before looking really good in a bounce-back performance against the Tigers — the Huskers won seven of ten bouts for the...
Nonprofit providing service dogs to veterans impacted by funding cuts
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A veteran who suffered serious injuries in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan is receiving help from a furry friend. In 2021, U.S. Marine Corporal Kelsee Lainhart was assisting in evacuating the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. She suffered “catastrophic” injuries when a...
Husker signee Sorensen fit right in with Husker tight end room, which recruited him...
Time to pair those Size 18 cleats with a Husker uniform now. Described as a "Swiss Army knife" and a unicorn by his high school coach, Luke Sorensen is a signing day addition Nebraska's coaching staff is clearly pumped about. "I love his play style," said Husker head coach Matt...
Hospers firefighter recovering from third-degree burns
HOSPERS—One of two Hospers firefighters injured in a controlled house fire training exercise continues to recover at the CHI Health St. Elizabeth Burn Center in Lincoln, NE. Forty-one-year-old Phil Zeutenhorst received third- degree burns on his hands, arms and back with less serious burns on his legs, ears and chest...
Local Students to Share Nebraska Soil Insights at Public Event December 10
On December 10, undergraduate students from the Plant and Landscape Systems/Soils 153 Soil Resources course will present infographic posters on 16 Nebraska soil series at the Nebraska East Union, Great Plains Room. The event, called 'A Tour of Nebraska Soils,' will take place from 8 to 9 a.m. and is open to the public.
