Nebraska Breaking News

01/12/2020

Blake Closman is a new walk-on addition for Nebraska

Nebraska picked up another walk-on commitment on Monday when Millard North defender Blake Closman announced his intention to join the program.

01/12/2020

Health care leaders develop plan for Nebraska's hospitals potentially becoming overwhelmed

The plan calls for making decisions based on patients’ likelihood of surviving their current illness, as well as their likelihood of living at least another year. Those with the best

01/12/2020

Nebraska certifies 2020 election in 5-0 vote by state canvassing board

Nebraska makes its part in the 2020 election official, with the Nebraska State Board of Canvassers certifying the results 5-0 on Monday.

01/12/2020

Nebraska extends coronavirus restrictions through December

Gov. Pete Ricketts is extending Nebraska’s current coronavirus restrictions through December as the number of residents hospitalized with the virus dipped below 900 for the first time in more than two weeks.

30/11/2020

Allen scores 22, leads 2nd-half surge in Nebraska victory

(AP) -Teddy Allen scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half when Nebraska pulled away for a 79-57 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday.

30/11/2020

Gov. Ricketts to give Nebraska COVID-19 update

30/11/2020

'We need to do more': Nebraska Chief Medical Officer says support healthcare workers with actions

Monday was National Public Health Thank You Day. But Nebraska's top doctor said those workers need more than a thank you, they need action.

30/11/2020

Jim McKee: A man of firsts, mystery in Nebraska City

Although John Boulware has a new tombstone in Nebraska City’s Wyuka Cemetery, this is the original when his grave overlooked the river near his first home on Kearny Hill.

30/11/2020

Nebraska tree farm seeing record-breaking sales

We are now less than one month away from Christmas and many people are in the process of finding that perfect Christmas tree. The owner of one Nebraska tree farm told 10/11 NOW, they’re busier than ever.

30/11/2020

Nebraska's offense continues to stall in clutch moments

IOWA CITY — Everything was there for Nebraska. As the afternoon shadows crept across the Kinnick Stadium field Friday, the offense lined up in a one-score game with barely two minutes left.

29/11/2020

Fall Report: Nebraska • D1Baseball

Nebraska didn't get the full Will Bolt experience in a shortened 2020 season, which makes the 2021 campaign very much anticipated for Big Red nation.

29/11/2020

Driver arrested in Nebraska-Iowa chase

(Omaha) – A suspect faces multiple charges following a pursuit that crossed the Nebraska-Iowa border numerous times early Thursday morning.

29/11/2020

Almost 50% of Nebraskans under mask ordinances

La Vista, Grand Island, and Columbus are added to the list of Nebraska communities with some sort of mask rules in place. 6 News crunched the numbers and found out almost half of Nebraskans do now — or will soon — fall under a requirement to wear a facemask in public.

29/11/2020

Early second-half run lifts Nebraska over Bison men | INFORUM

LINCOLN, Neb. — North Dakota State’s men’s basketball team trailed by just seven points at halftime, but a 10-1 run by Nebraska to open the second half gave the Huskers a 79-57 victory over the Bison in the final game of the Golden Window Classic at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

29/11/2020

Nebraska pays $850K to 2 attacked by prison escapee - KLKN-TV

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has agreed to pay $850,000 to a woman and her daughter who were attacked by one of two convicted s*x offenders who escaped from maximum security prison by hiding in laundry carts. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the attorney for Cindi and Christine Allen called th...

29/11/2020

Man behind Omaha, Lincoln anti-mask groups says citizens' rights 'shouldn't be tread on'

Kelly Jensen speaks against extending the citywide mask mandate during a public hearing before the City Council in September.

28/11/2020

San Benito man killed during mass shooting in Nebraska

"He always made sure that everybody's heads were high," said Pastrana's older brother, Valentine. "No matter what, he loved and was very kind to people."

28/11/2020

Iowa Tribe creates national park on Nebraska-Kansas border

The Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska is creating the nation’s largest tribal national park on a forested bluff overlooking the Missouri River and a historic site of its people.

28/11/2020

Eight members of a Nebraska family test positive for COVID-19

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — A Nebraska family is sharing their story after eight family members all tested positive for COVID-19. Two are still in the hospital today fighting to recover.

28/11/2020

Nebraska's Derrick Walker suspended 16 games for violations - KLKN-TV

Courtesy Nebraska AthleticsLINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – The Nebraska Athletic Department announced on Wednesday morning that junior men’s basketball student-athlete Derrick Walker will serve a suspension for the first 16 games of the 2020-21 season. The suspension stems from a violation ...

28/11/2020

Nebraska Medicine warns of post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska’s on the cusp of triggering another round of COVID-19 restrictions; just 69 hospitalizations away from hitting Governor Ricketts’ 1,000 COVID-patient threshold -- and the Thanksgiving holiday is likely to catapult the state past it.

28/11/2020

Husker Report Card: Grading Nebraska's performance against Iowa

After each game this season, Sam McKewon will hand out his Husker Report Card, assessing Nebraska's performance in several areas. Here are the grades coming out of the Iowa game.

27/11/2020

Watch Now: Nebraska State Patrol trooper captures the great turkey escape —

27/11/2020

Nebraska nurse dies of COVID-19 as cases surge

A letter from CHI Health president Ann Schumacher didn’t provide the nurse’s full name, identifying her only as Daphne.

27/11/2020

Nebraska's Iowa commits all earn First Team honors

All three of Nebraska’s commitments from Iowa received First Team All-State honors from the Iowa Print Writers Association for the...

27/11/2020

Man arrested in deadly attack at Nebraska Sonic restaurant

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities arrested a 23-year-old man in an attack at a Nebraska fast food restaurant in which two employees were shot and killed, two were wounded and officers responding...

27/11/2020

Watch now: Carriker Chronicles: Adam's prediction for Nebraska-Iowa

All year round, former Husker and NFL veteran Adam Carriker is taking the pulse of Husker Nation. In the "Carriker Chronicles" video series, he breaks down the latest NU news, upcoming opponents, player updates and recruiting information, and he offers his insight into the X's and O's and more.

27/11/2020

Nebraska Teacher of the Year talks about his battle with COVID-19

Nebraska Teacher of the Year Paul Timm spoke during Gov. Pete Ricketts news briefing on Wednesday. Timm is a science teacher has been an educator for 17 years. He has been at Lyons-Decatur since 2008. Timm talked about the chall...

26/11/2020

Nebraska ex-bar employee seeks donations after firing over video of maskless Gov. Ricketts: reports

A Nebraska woman was fired this week after posting video that showed Gov. Pete Ricketts maskless amid the coronavirus pandemic, celebrating on Election Night at the bar where the woman worked.

26/11/2020

Nebraska nurse with COVID-19 dies

A nurse who worked on a surgical unit at Immanuel Medical Center has died of COVID-19, according to a letter by Ann Schumacher, president of CHI Health.

26/11/2020

Watch now: Carriker Chronicles: Nebraska's revival starts by fixing the little things

On a new Carriker Chronicles, Adam Carriker says in order for Nebraska's football team to make progress, it needs to start playing with focus and the right mentality.

26/11/2020

Iowa putting in extra prep to defend Nebraska's QB run game

Will Nebraska play Adrian Martinez or Luke McCaffrey at quarterback this week? Iowa defenders would like to know the answer as much as anyone.

26/11/2020

Nebraska nurse with COVID-19 dies; she worked at Immanuel

A nurse who worked on a surgical unit at Immanuel Medical Center has died of COVID-19, according to a letter by Ann Schumacher, president of CHI Health.

25/11/2020

Bond denied in fatal attack at Nebraska fast food restaurant - KLKN-TV

A 23-year-old man charged with fatally shooting two employees at a Nebraska fast food restaurant and wounding two others was denied bond Tuesday at his first court appearance

25/11/2020

A bountiful harvest in western Nebraska

In a year where the Covid-19 pandemic seemed to close businesses and put a damper on events. Nebraska farmers of corn, dry edible beans, and sugar beets saw a good harvest and production. Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman says this year’s harvest has success written a...

25/11/2020

A sister speaks out, Nebraskan farmer and his family battle COVID - KLKN-TV

LINCOLN, Neb., (KLKN)– “I never ever thought my 31-year-old brother would end up in the ICU intubated, and here we are,” said Bond. Esther Bond talks about her brother, Jake Immink, a farm owner in Endicott who caught the virus. She says Jake was a healthy farmer who stubbornly ignored the sig...

25/11/2020

COVID deaths in Nebraska approach 1,000 as state sets new records for cases

Gov. Ricketts is holding off on tighter restrictions until Nebraska's COVID hospitalizations reach a specified level. That could happen this week.

25/11/2020

Nebraska man sentenced to 47 years for s*x trafficking teens

A Nebraska man who was convicted of s*x trafficking two teenage girls was sentenced Tuesday to 47 years in federal prison.

25/11/2020

'It can spread so quickly': 300 Nebraska inmates with COVID-19

Those cases include 112 prisoners at the Omaha Corrections Center, 71 at the Lincoln Corrections Center and 98 at the prison in Tecumseh.