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Nebraska Football: It’s Officially Go Time
Corn Nation - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
Well ladies and gentlemen, we have officially reached the point of the football season that everyone looks forward to/dreads. The part of the season where everyone is excited/nervous. Where hopes and dreams are still alive, but so are the...
NEBRASKA vs. Cincinnati – The Bright Lights of Arrowhead: HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/ATTEND
Corn Nation - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
(Brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook) Believe it or not, as most of you likely know already, this is a Cincinnati home game, but its eventual landing in Kansas City isn’t quite as strange as it sounds. It was originally scheduled as a neutral...
From popcorn to pigs: Nebraska’s Largest Classroom brings farm life to city kids
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 28, 2025
3,000 kids file into the Nebraska State Fair, not for rides or funnel cakes but to learn as the grounds become Nebraska’s Largest Classroom. “OK, let’s go!” Jean Vaughn instructs her third graders from Howard Elementary in Grand Island. “Do you...
People Moves: Shott in as first potato sustainability chair at UM
Potatoes In Canada
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August 28, 2025
The University of Manitoba (UM) has appointed Dr. Linda Schott as the inaugural UM Research Chair in Potato Sustainability, a transformative initiative aimed at educating students and advancing innovation and sustainability in Manitoba’s thriving...
Wildlife Encounters encourages animal education at Nebraska State Fair
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska State Fair contains many exhibits associated closely with the state, even including one with Nebraska-born alligators. Wildlife Encounters, an organization dedicated to housing exotic animals in need,...
Nebraska Game and Parks accepting applications for watchable wildlife grants
News Channel Nebraska - Metro
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"When people see and view wildlife, they care more about it, they understand it and want to protect it through those efforts," Thompson said. "Mostly, these grants promote stewardship and appreciation for our natural resources in the state."
Nebraska International Port of the Plains and North Platte Regional Airport explore potential partnership
KNOP - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Development continues at Hershey Rail Park as officials discuss the future relationship between the North Platte Regional Airport and the Nebraska International Port of the Plains. The partnership between the Inland...
Dave Feit: Complementary Football Helped Carry the Cornhuskers Past Cincy
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 30, 2025
Thursday night in Kansas City, "Nebraska did things to Cincinnati University." That is a reference to an Omaha World-Herald headline from the last time these two teams met in 1906 (nearly 119 years ago). Unlike that first game (a 41-0 Nebraska...
Dam safety study: Some Nebraska high-hazard dams in poor condition
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 28, 2025
INVESTIGATIVE TEAM ARE LOOKING INTO THE STATE OF DAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE’VE COMBED THROUGH THE RECORDS OF MORE THAN 90,000 OF THEM, INCLUDING THOUSANDS IN NEBRASKA AND IOWA. BILL SCHAMMERT HAS A LOOK AT THE DATA AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU....
‘A lot of invisible work:’ How ASUN impacts the student body
The Daily Nebraskan
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August 30, 2025
The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska plays an important role in many day-to-day activities on campus. Meeting every Wednesday, ASUN functions as the student body’s voice on allocating student fees, distributing money on campus...
Explore LCNRD wildlife management areas this fall
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
HARTINGTON — Looking for a peaceful escape into nature? Whether you’re interested in birdwatching, fishing, hiking, or simply enjoying the scenic beauty of Northeast Nebraska, the Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District (LCNRD) invites you to...
Work begins to review how Nebraska funds education
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
LINCOLN — A new state commission charged with reviewing and suggesting updates to how Nebraska funds its public K-12 schools kicked off its first meeting Monday largely with a consensus that the state should dole out more aid to local schools. The...
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West Nile Virus is present in Northeast Nebraska
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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August 27, 2025
WAYNE — The Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department is alerting the public that the first pool of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus has been found within the health district of Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne counties for the...
Nebraska mountain lion spotted in N’West Iowa
Moville Record - Iowa
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REGIONAL—In an instant it was gone, but for a moment, a mountain lion was spotted around 10 p.m. last Saturday in N’West Iowa. The cat was seen on trail camera footage wearing a tracking collar. It was confirmed by the Nebraska Game, Fish & Parks...
Nebraska Game and Parks continues tradition of State Fair display
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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August 25, 2025
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission continued their tradition of hosting a large display at the State Fair this year. The commission starts planning the display in February each year, according to their marking...
Heat pump incentives offered to Lincoln homeowners beginning in September
Lincoln Journal Star - Nebraska
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August 30, 2025
The City of Lincoln announced that "heat pump incentives" will be available beginning Sept. 1. The program is designed "to make energy-efficient heating and cooling systems" more accessible to Lincoln homeowners, as well as help them save on...
Nebraska is emerging as crucial for 2026 midterms. Can Dems find an opening?
Nebraska Examiner
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August 25, 2025
LINCOLN — In a crowded coworking space on Lincoln’s Y Street this month, 1st Congressional District Democrats gathered to meet their man running against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood. Congressional candidate Eric Moyer told attendees at his...
Sheldon: Could Nebraska Volleyball Play More Matches at PBA?
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
Dani Busboom Kelly has a unique and interesting vantage point. The former player-turned Husker assistant-turned head coach is the nexus of the program’s past and its future. And she had a foot in both worlds last weekend when she officially began...
When Hail Meets High Finance: Nebraska's Insurance Crisis Points to America's Climate Future
University of Nebraska Omaha
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August 26, 2025
On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 4:45 A.M., sirens jolted my family awake. As severe thunderstorms ripped across Omaha, we huddled in the basement, listening to 80+ mph winds and lashing rain—sounds that carried me straight back twenty years to my...
23 attorneys general call on EPA's Lee Zeldin to defund radical climate science institute
The Blaze
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August 26, 2025
Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been an instrumental figure in dismantling the climate science regime during the second Trump administration, including major funding cuts in partnership with the Department...