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UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band opens season Saturday

Sep 3, 2024 / Todd Gottula, Director of Communications,

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins Saturday wi...

Country Superstar Chris Janson Live in GI On Saturday November 2nd

Sep 2, 2024 / Press Release

Chris Janson will perform live at the Heartland Events Center on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Janson is a renowned singer/songwriter having recorded...

Hastings Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Season 99

Aug 26, 2024 / Press Release

Hastings, NE – The Hastings Symphony Orchestra (HSO) proudly announces its 99th consecutive season, a thrilling program packed with timeless ...

World of Wonders Makes its NSF Debut

Aug 24, 2024 / KRGI News

Check out World of Wonders at the Nebraska State Fair. Tommy Breen visits with Steve Stein.

Who won at the box office this weekend? The Reynolds-Lively household

Aug 12, 2024 / Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners. Reynolds’ Marvel Studios...

Charles Barkley says he will not retire and remain with TNT Sports even if they don't have the NBA

Aug 7, 2024 / Associated Press

Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced that he will not retire ...

With a $97M second weekend, 'Deadpool & Wolverine' sets a new high mark for R-rated films

Aug 5, 2024 / Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — After 10 days in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already the highest grossing R-rated movie ever, not acc...

Federal judge overturns $4.7 billion jury verdict in 'Sunday Ticket' lawsuit and rules for NFL

Aug 2, 2024 / Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge overturned a jury’s $4.7 billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket&r...

Minden Opera House Announces 25th Season

Aug 2, 2024 / Press Release

(Minden, Nebraska) As they approach their 25th anniversary in 2025, the Minden Opera House is gearing up to present an exhilarating lineup of event...

Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees

Aug 1, 2024 / Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ticket resale company StubHub is defending its pricing practices from a lawsuit filed by the attorney general for Washi...

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205 million debut, 8th biggest opening ever

Jul 29, 2024 / Associated Press

Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in Nort...

Princess Leia bikini costume from set of 'Star Wars' movie sells at auction for $175K

Jul 29, 2024 / Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — An auction house says the gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making the “Star Wars...

NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon

Jul 25, 2024 / Associated Press

The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Di...

Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video's offer to air games

Jul 23, 2024 / Associated Press

Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the ...

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

Jul 22, 2024 / Associated Press

Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “Twisters” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit...

EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market

Jul 19, 2024 / Associated Press

EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who wai...

‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office, while ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start

Jul 16, 2024 / Associated Press

Gru and the minions are celebrating a second week in first place at the North American box office. But the surprise of the weekend was a small horr...

Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment

Jul 16, 2024 / Associated Press

Country singer and four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during her widely panned performance of the national anthem at the 20...

Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76

Jul 16, 2024 / Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died. Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in...

‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts with $122.6M as boom times return to the box office

Jul 8, 2024 / Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. The Illumination Animation sequel &ldquo...

John Cena announces his retirement from professional wrestling after 2025 season

Jul 8, 2024 / Associated Press

John Cena has announced his retirement from professional wrestling after two decades in the ring. The wrestler-turned-actor told World Wrestling En...

ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 4th time with surgery scheduled for Tuesday

Jul 2, 2024 / Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourt...

‘A Quiet Place’ prequel box office speaks volumes as Costner’s Western gets a bumpy start

Jul 2, 2024 / Associated Press

“A Quiet Place: Day One” is making noise at the box office. The prequel earned an estimated $53 million in its first weekend in North A...

'Inside Out 2' scores $100M in its second weekend, setting records

Jun 24, 2024 / Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Weekend number two was just as joyous for “Inside Out 2.” The Pixar sequel collected $100 million in ticket sales...

Celtics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas Mavericks

Jun 18, 2024 / Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to claim the franch...