Central City men arrested on drug charges

Jan 20, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office

CENTRAL CITY - A Merrick County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 30 near 15th Avenue in Central City Tuesday on a Ford F150 driven by Kir...

Lt. Gov. Kelly Recognizes Top Public Servant Mentors for 2025

Jan 20, 2026 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly joined mentoring organizations, representatives from the Department of Administrative Serv...

Troopers Find 169 LBs of Cocaine After Suspect Abandons Vehicle in Central Nebraska

Jan 20, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol

Aurora — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol located nearly 170 pounds of cocaine and arrested one person after an incident in central Ne...

Local Legislators Speak in Lincoln

Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News

The District 37 State Senator spoke twice on the floor of the Legislature. Steve Stein has more. Stan Clouse of Kearney paid tribute to former...

Inmate deaths

Jan 20, 2026 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

January 20, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Bryan Johnson #220385, age 37, died January 16, 2026, at a local hospital. Johnson’s sentence began ...

Huskers Rally to Top Hoosiers, 83-77

Jan 10, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

Behind a career-high 27 points from Jamarques Lawrence, the 10th-ranked Nebraska basketball team erased a 16-point second-half deficit and rallied ...

Red Storm Tops Creighton Men, 90-73

Jan 10, 2026 / Creighton Athletics

OMAHA, Neb. -- St. John's had six players score in double-figures, including a career-high 17 points from reserve Lefteris Liotopoulos, as the Red ...

Loper Men Stung at Emporia, 82-79

Jan 10, 2026 / UNK Lopers

Junior forward Dallas Bear scored a game-high 24 points, thanks to 6 of 12 three-point shooting, to help Emporia State get past Nebraska Kearney, 8...

Husker Wrestling Overpowers Purdue, 36-3

Jan 10, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

The No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team opened Big Ten competition with a 36-3 victory over Purdue (7-2, 0-1 Big Ten) on Friday night at the Devaney Cent...

Aurora BB Takes Two at Schuyler

Jan 10, 2026 / Steve Stein

The Aurora basketball teams took care of business against a couple of winless teams on Friday. The girls defeated Schuyler 62-15. Aurora jumped to...