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Shayla Rautenberg named 2026 MaxPreps Nebraska High School Volleyball Player of the Year

Each year since 2008, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school volleyball. The tradition continues to close out the 2026 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades. Shayla Rautenberg of Milford...

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College Basketball (11/11): Nebraska, Kansas City cruise; Creighton falls to South Dakota

(KMAland) -- Nebraska and Kansas City rolled to convincing victories in men's basketball action Wednesday night, while Creighton suffered a narrow defeat in women's basketball. Nebraska cruised past Lindenwood 94-60, and Kansas City handled Florida A&M 87-65, while Dakota Wesleyan edged Peru State 61-57. On the women's side, South Dakota...

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Haven't Winterized Your Irrigation System Yet and Had Your First Frost? Garden Experts Are Telling You Not to Panic

It's not too late to winterize your outdoor faucets, even if it's getting chilly.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI

Nebraska Signs Four Players to Its 2027 Recruiting Class

The Huskers add four top-50 recruits for one of the best groups in the nation.

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Drivers keep pulling off I-80 for this glass chapel between Omaha and Lincoln

You’re driving Interstate 80 through flat Nebraska prairie, and something catches your eye on a bluff to the south. Tall glass walls. Arching wooden beams. It looks like a cathedral grew straight out of the hillside. That’s the Holy Family Shrine near Gretna, and drivers pull off the highway...

Omaha, NE · 2d

Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI

Nebraska Softball Signs Four for 2027 Class

Two homegrown Huskers make up half of Rhonda Revelle's latest recruiting class.

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Western Nebraska tree advocates recognized for community planting efforts

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Two western Nebraska tree advocates have been recognized by PlantNebraska for their work improving local landscapes and helping communities care for their trees. George Acker of Ogallala received the Jim Kluck Honor Award, while Jon Forney of Grant received the Johnny Appleseed Award at the...

Ogallala, NE · 2d

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Lincoln Army veteran receives car through Progressive giveaway

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Lincoln resident and U.S. Army veteran Ashley Jones, who is working to get her nursing degree, is the newest recipient of Keys to Progress, Progressive Insurance’s annual vehicle giveaway. “I just really want to say thank you all and I really appreciate this,” Jones said....

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The Race to Detect Swine Disease in Six of America’s Largest Pork Producers

$1.2 billion. That’s how much one disease costs the U.S. pork industry every year. A Nebraska startup is working to change that. On this episode of Building Nebraska, host Bryce Doeschot sits down with Josh DeMers, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of DARO, a Lincoln-based startup developing technology that could transform how pork producers detect and manage disease.

Nebraska · 2d

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PHOTO: Nebraska women's hockey defeats UW River Falls

The Nebraska women’s club hockey team swept UW River Falls, winning 4-2 on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, and a 5-2 win on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at John Breslow Ice Hockey Center. While both games were competitive, Nebraska was always going to walk away with the win this weekend. UW River Falls had to forfeit both games because neither of its goalies were available to play. The games then became exhibition matches because Nebraska offered one of its goalies.

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NEW Men’s College Basketball Rankings: UCLA Makes BIG Jump, Nebraska Returns to Top 25

After months of waiting, recruiting, and transfer portal speculation, the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season is underway. So who are […]

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Owen Chambliss, Andrew Marshall, KJ Duff Headline Nebraska-Rutgers Wednesday Availability Report

A pair of NFL hopefuls, one from each team, will not play when Nebraska travels to Rutgers.

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Lincoln Public Schools Proposes $10.46 Million Upgrade to Payroll and Administrative Systems

Lincoln Public Schools is considering a $10.46 million modernization of the computer systems used to manage employee payroll, hiring, benefits, purchasing and other administrative operations. The proposal received its first reading during Tuesday night’s Lincoln Board of Education meeting. A final vote is expected November 24. Under the plan,...

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College Volleyball (11/12): Nebraska clinches Big Ten title, Kansas City wins five-set thriller

(KMAland) -- Nebraska secured the outright Big Ten championship with a sweep of Illinois, highlighting Thursday's regional college volleyball action that also featured victories for Kansas City and Missouri Western. The Huskers swept No. 25 Illinois 3-0, while Kansas City outlasted Omaha in five sets and Missouri Western defeated Northwest...

Kansas City, MO · 15h

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College credit without the college cost

Lincoln East offers the most Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the Lincoln Public School system at 19 classes. East students are fortunate to attend a school that provides them with a variety of advanced classes they can choose to pursue. Through LPS, students can also choose between dual enrollment and the AP exam, two options to earn college credit in high school. Both have positive and negative aspects that many don’t consider, like cost, effort, and transferability.

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Speakers are asking to let incoming incoming members lead the superintendent search

Val Hyde, who is set to join the board in January, raised the issue during the public comment portion of this week’s board meeting. Three new members are expected to take office, she said.

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Illinois is going bowling — but the Illini have bigger goals ahead

The Illini made some history already. Collin Dixon made history Friday night, and Illinois kept its winning streak alive. Dixon caught two touchdown passes against Nebraska to set a new single-season program record with 12 receiving touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Illini defense made several crucial stops down the stretch to secure a 16-13 victory, Illinois’ fourth consecutive win and its third straight season of bowl eligibility.

Champaign, IL · 1d

Husker Corner

KJ Duff injury leaves Nebraska even fewer excuses against struggling Rutgers

Nebraska football faces a depleted Rutgers team without star receiver KJ Duff on Saturday.

Lincoln, NE · 21h

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Be a Santa to a Senior Gifts Due Dec 2 in Lincoln Area

Lincoln-area shoppers have until Dec. 2 to return gifts for Home Instead’s annual Be a Santa to a Senior program. To take part, choose an ornament with an older adult’s Christmas wish from a participating giving tree and buy the requested gift. Bradi Saddler, a client care and...

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Week 11 Nebraska volleyball grades

Top-ranked Nebraska volleyball continued its undefeated season with two more road wins, sweeping both No. 12 Oregon and No. 18 Washington. The Huskers handled the Ducks in straight sets, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-20. Nebraska followed that performance with another sweep against the Huskies, winning 25-20, 25-13 and 25-22. The offense...