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3 Quick Sideouts From Nebraska’s 3-1 Win Over Pitt
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 23, 2025
Husker players wanted this for DBK LINCOLN—One thing that really struck a chord with me from Nebraska’s press conference on Thursday afternoon before the AVCA First Serve Showcase was a comment from Dani Busboom Kelly about Nebraska playing its...
"Is Michael Jordan here?"- Nebraska volleyball's ex-coach John Cook makes his feelings on Harper Murray's massive NIL deal with Adidas
Sportskeeda
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August 23, 2025
The Nebraska volleyball player Harper Murray recently signed an NIL deal with Adidas on August 20, 2025. This deal caught the attention of the team's former coach, John Cook, who made his feelings known about this massive deal. Murray is currently...
North Platte Community College raffle car to be showcased at Nebraska State Fair
KHGI - Nebraska
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The 2025 North Platte Community College raffle car, a 1972 GMC C10, will conclude its summer tour at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. The classic vehicle will be on display inside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center from 9...
Lunz appointed to Nebraska Corn Board
Midwest Messenger Kansas
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Gov. Jim Pillen recently appointed Lisa Lunz to serve as the District 4 director of the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), which represents Knox, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Thurston, Burt, Dodge, Washington, Colfax, Stanton, Cuming, Wayne, Madison and Pierce...
Nebraska ed commissioner suspends 2026 campaign for NU Board of Regents
Nebraska Examiner
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August 21, 2025
LINCOLN — Nebraska Education Commissioner Brian Maher says he will no longer mount a 2026 campaign for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Maher, 63, announced his decision Thursday, citing family and professional obligations. He had...
Neurosurgeon announces run for NU Board of Regents seat; Nebraska ed commissioner suspends 2026 campaign
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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August 22, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Jeremy Hosein, MD, a neurosurgeon and public servant, announced his candidacy for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 seat Friday morning. Backed by former Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, Dr. Hosein is...
Technology and Military Diffusion: Assessing the Impacts on Military Effectiveness
E-International Relations
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August 22, 2025
What ultimately enables armies to prevail on the battlefield? Competing hypotheses have been advanced to explain the sources of military doctrine, and the debate remains unsettled regarding the relative weight of material, organizational, and...
Nebraska congressman discusses new immigration detention facility
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 22, 2025
'Focusing on solutions': Congressman Adrian Smith discusses immigration detention facility coming to his district The Nebraska representative commended Gov. Jim Pillen in an interview with KETV. BACK TO YOU. HI, BILL. THANKS. NOW, THIS NEW...
Satellite Research Shows Factory Farm Hotspots as Federal Court Tosses Emissions Lawsuit
Sentient Media
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August 22, 2025
This story was originally published on The New Lede. Roughly a quarter of the nation’s large cattle, dairy and hog farms are located in just 30 US counties, a new satellite-mapping study has found. The research also links large farms — whether in...
Former Nebraska lawmaker Tony Vargas launches bid for Douglas County treasurer
Nebraska Examiner
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August 22, 2025
OMAHA — Tony Vargas, a former candidate for Congress and elected officeholder for more than a decade, has confirmed he is running for Douglas County treasurer in the 2026 election. The former Nebraska state senator for South Omaha joins the county...
New research explores communication among autistic children, siblings
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Autism is the fastest-growing disability category in Nebraska. About 30% of autistic children do not develop vocal speech by age 4 and require augmentative and alternative communication — non-verbal methods such as gestures, facial expressions,...
Judges praise Nebraska 4-H youth for creativity, confidence, and hard work
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 21, 2025
The Nebraska State Fair isn’t just livestock shows and fried Oreos. Step into the 4-H building, and you’ll find a showcase of creativity, patience, and skills that Nebraska kids have been honing for months. From the moment you walk in, the sounds...
Nebraska Football Coach Matt Rhule Creates ‘House Rhules’ Podcast
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 21, 2025
Matt Rhule is ready to join a new type of competition - the podcasting world. The Nebraska football coach shared a post on X Wednesday night from a new account called @houserhules, with the post stating that "All eyes on Coach Rhule's office...
Nebraska’s ICE facility ‘symbolic’ of state’s support for immigration enforcement push
Nebraska Examiner
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August 21, 2025
LINCOLN — The media spectacle of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen unveiling plans for a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in the southwestern part of the state follows a political playbook from the Trump administration. President...
Customer over capital: How Nebraska medtech startups beat the VC downturn
Technical.ly
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August 21, 2025
This collaboratively reported story is part of the partnership between Technical.ly and Silicon Prairie News, which focuses reporting on the Omaha and Nebraska innovation ecosystem. Find more at technical.ly/omaha. Nebraska’s medtech scene is...
Nebraska Street Water Main Replacement Project continues to final stage
KTIV - Iowa
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August 20, 2025
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Sioux City’s Engineering Division plan to begin the final stage of the water main replacement project on Nebraska Street. The project is anticipated to be complete in October, weather pending. Construction crews have worked on...
Nebraska Brand Committee Increases Fees
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025August 19, 2025 At its meeting in June, the Nebraska Brand Committee voted to increase some of the fees it charges for brand-related services. The fees being increased are: Brand Inspection: From $1.00 per head to $1.10 per head,...
‘I Don’t See Any Reason to Think That We Won’t See More Improvement’: ESPN’s Bill Connelly Talks Nebraska Football
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 21, 2025
ESPN's Bill Connelly joins Josh Peterson on the first in-season edition of the I-80 Football Show to dive into his new book on college football: Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football. They discuss why he decided...
How a love of Nebraska and volleyball once set Dani Busboom Kelly’s future — and now is again
Omaha World-Herald - Nebraska
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ADAMS, Neb. — The painting used to hang on a bedroom wall surrounded by inspirational quotes. Never give up. Never stop fighting. A self-painting done by Dani Busboom in the fall of 2000 when she decided Nebraska volleyball was her future. The...
Don Bacon discusses international conflict, property taxes, and biomedical research in recent posts
Omaha City Wire - Nebraska
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August 20, 2025
U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, representing Nebraska’s 2nd district, addressed topics ranging from international conflict to state taxation and biomedical research in a series of tweets posted on August 19 and 20, 2025.On August 19, Bacon commented...