Spring often just burst onto the Southern Illinois farm of my youth. One morning you'd see a green blade of something peeking through the bare ground by the mailbox and by the time you got off the school bus a day later a brave daffodil waved, welcoming you home.
- Sen. Myron Dorn 30th District
Updates from Sen. Myron Dorn of Adams.
- Andrew Bottrell North Platte Telegraph
A judge dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Pillen for using the McCook Work Ethic Camp as an ICE detainee facility Friday in Red Willow District Court.
- Christina Lyons
“This award honors a caregiver that goes beyond providing exceptional care by building genuine, meaningful connections with the people they serve,” Lea Thomsen said of Jonni Jones.
- Daily Sun staff reports
The National Weather Service changed Saturday's fire weather watch to a red flag warning for Gage County and the surrounding region, then later put the entire state in a warning.
- Rob Schlotterbeck
The poults hatched in Beatrice are delivered to turkey farms to lay the eggs of turkeys that eventually grow into Thanksgiving dinners and cold cuts for sandwiches.
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"Now I can control the whole thing with my phone instead of driving around to check and make sure the pivots were getting water to the crops,” said Kansas farmer Richard Lindberg.
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The Arkansas-based coffee chain 7 Brew is opening two more Lincoln locations this fall, marking the drive-thru stand's fifth and sixth in Nebraska's capital.
"This is an incredible milestone. But this is not the finish line," Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said at a news conference Friday.
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An additional 150 jobs will be added with the second plant for Landmark Snacks. Chad Lottman said he is looking forward to having a space built specifically for their needs.
Emmett Johnson was shifty on the field. The Big Ten running back of the year showed that change of direction again Saturday on the BTN broadcast during Nebraska's spring game.
Transfer quarterback Anthony Colandrea and new DC Rob Aurich highlight the key storylines for Nebraska's spring game, which returns to a traditional format after 2025's carnival.
Nebraska's spring game returns to its regular format. Find out more about the gameplan Saturday, as well as ticket, TV and parking info.
Hannah Camenzind's two-run homer lifted Nebraska past UCLA 4-1, snapping the Bruins’ 22-game winning streak and extending the Huskers’ to 14.
“This City Was Black” is a six-part narrative audio series that traces Black history in New York City.
🎧 Compared with other nations, public opinion here skews more negative. The hosts explore distance, perception and how limited interaction feeds misunderstanding and weakens civic life.
The Oscars are in the rearview mirror, which gives us an opportunity to turn our attention back to television and streaming programs.
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Experts and labor leaders say the mammoth security lines at some U.S. airports would not disappear overnight.
Johnson rejected a Senate bill and said House Republicans would seek to fund the entire department at current levels until May 22.
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