Penn State’s Implosion Could Be Nebraska’s Recruiting Jackpot

Penn State’s downward spiral may be Nebraska’s golden opportunity. With James Franklin shown the door—allegedly with a nearly $50 million payout—the Nittany Lions find themselves in disarray. And in today’s fast-moving world of college football,...

‘I’m Locked N’: Trae Taylor Reaffirms Commitment to Nebraska Amid Coaching Uncertainty

The future of Nebraska football has dominated headlines throughout the week, but Husker Nation just got its biggest sign yet that head coach Matt Rhule isn’t going anywhere. After days of rumors and speculation surrounding Rhule’s future in...

13 McCook residents, former lawmaker sue to stop Nebraska-ICE detention center

McCOOK, Neb. — Thirteen McCook residents filed a lawsuit this week to stop Nebraska officials from converting a state prison into an immigration detention facility. They filed suit with the backing of a former lawmaker who helped pass the law...

New childcare center to open in Northeast Nebraska

NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV) - An agreement between a Norfolk childcare initiative and a church was announced this week. On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Norfolk Area Childcare Collaborative (NACC) entered an agreement with First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk...

Matt Rhule reaffirms commitment to Nebraska on Pat McAfee Show: ‘This is not a jumping-off job’

Matt Rhule and his future job status has been the talk of the town in Nebraska and around the entire country. Will he remain with the Huskers or return to his alma mater, Penn State, to become the next head coach of the Nittany Lions if he gets...

SDSU Extension to offer virtual legal and financial education

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is working with Nebraska Extension and North Dakota State University Extension to offer a program to prepare you to ask another person to serve as your fiduciary for legal and financial...

Nebraska’s broadband plan: squandering $405 million for rural high-speed internet

If there were a trophy for squandering opportunity, Nebraska would already have it on the shelf. On Sept. 3, the Nebraska Broadband Office, or NBO, released its draft final proposal for how to spend $405 million in federal broadband funds....

Nebraska Broadband Office achievement will reach harder-to-serve addresses

The Nebraska Broadband Office (NBO) is proud to announce the achievement of our most significant milestone – the allocation of more than $42 million in Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program awards to connect the final 14,032...

2024: 13 coaches at institution in Buffalo County earned on average $75,443

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Catholic nonprofit’s global religious freedom report to be released Oct. 21

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2025 / 07:00 am International Catholic nonprofit Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will release its global religious freedom report in Rome next week with an Oct. 21 conference featuring the Vatican’s secretary of state and...

Bruce Springsteen Nebraska ’82 Reviewed: Mythic origin story of Springsteen’s greatest album

Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska ‘82 ★★★★★ COLUMBIA As a John Ford fan, Bruce Springsteen is doubtless familiar with the famous line from 1962’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” A comment on the...

This Day in History - October 16: First meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers Association

October 16, 1867 - Still an incredibly active organization today, the first meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers’ Association was held in Brownville on Oct. 16, 1867. The site of the meeting was Brownville Union High School, which was at the...

7 questions & answers about immigration enforcement in Nebraska

As World-Herald reporters document the latest updates on immigration enforcement in Nebraska, here's a Q&A on what's happened in recent weeks and where things stand. k9am(92E 92AA6?65 =2DE >@?E9 2E v=6?? '2==6J u@@5Dn k^9am kAmx?G6DE:82E:?8...

Frigid history between Minnesota and Nebraska a thing of the past

They’ve won five straight against Nebraska and are 6-1 against the Huskers under Fleck. The one loss was a 53-28 romp in Lincoln in 2018, and that also was Scott Frost’s first win as Huskers coach.Fleck and Frost didn’t get along, and the former...

‘The communication culture sucks’: Republicans on Capitol Hill in the dark on Trump administration decisions during shutdown

By Annie Grayer, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — As the government shutdown drags on, many congressional Republicans are in the dark about the Trump administration’s decisions over which federal workers are being laid off and which federal contracts are...

Immigrants on the Line

Al Letson: From the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, this is Reveal. I’m Al Letson. Tchelly Moise was expecting this call. Ted Genoways: Hey, Tchelly, it’s Ted Genoways. Tchelly Moise: Hey, man, how’s it going? Al Letson: Ted is a...

$40M Little Bo Village Project Aims To Be A ‘Front Door’ To Nebraska’s Largest Downtown

OMAHA — Under names such as Czech Village, Silver Bull and Old Town Village, Tom McLeay has been buying up properties for more than a decade in the Little Bohemia neighborhood south of Nebraska’s largest downtown business district. As head of...

Best NFL players born in Nebraska

Football has long been woven into the cultural fabric of America, and every state has produced its share of gridiron legends. From Hall of Fame quarterbacks to record-setting receivers and defensive stalwarts, some of the NFL's greatest talents...

End Of An Era: After Decades As Last Resort, Federal Special Education Oversight Withdraws

The saga is a vivid illustration of the fate that policy experts predict awaits families of students with disabilities. For decades, the Feds were the last, best hope for special ed kids. What happens now? Last December, after a year and a half of...

Oma-Homers: Meet the Nebraska pigeon racers keeping a little-known tradition alive

The beady-eyed athletes scan an unfamiliar wind-swept prairie from behind the starting gate. They’ve prepared for this day since birth. Pricey high-nutrient meals, early-morning training sessions, weekly competitions across the state — all of it...