In its preliminary assessment, the Omaha office has tallied 10 tornadoes within its coverage area: five rated an EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, two rated as EF2 and three listed as EF1.
Skala writes a column every Saturday for the Kearney Hub. She has been writing personal columns for 30 years, starting when she was a newspaper editor in her hometown of Cleveland.
Hear the true story of Stephen Dee Richards, who confessed in 1879 to killing nine people, most in Buffalo and Kearney counties. He was hanged in Minden.
Kearney's Hot Meals U.S.A. hurried to Elkhorn Saturday to feed victims, first responders and volunteers after Friday's EF3 tornado. It was humbling, Hot Meals said.
Columbus defeated Kearney 1-0 in the District A-5 Semifinal on Monday.
Photos from Kearney Catholic's subdistrict game against York on Monday, April 29 at Northwest High School in Grand Island.
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KEARNEY — Junior Juliana Botero Molina will represent the University of Nebraska at Kearney at the NCAA Central Regional May 6-8 in Bartlesville, Okla.
The 17th-ranked University of Nebraska at Kearney women’s tennis team is the top seed in the MIAA Tournament that begins Friday in Edmond, Oklahoma.
I decided to address a problem that affects us all, but we can easily solve. That serious condition? A proliferation of throw pillows.
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Senior catcher and cleanup hitter Emily Sampson hit a walk-off home run in the first game and junior Madison Heinle threw five strong innings in the second game to help Northeastern State take a doubleheader from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, 5-4 and 6-1, Satur…
Julie Rhule, the wife of Nebraska's football coach, will open Drybar at SouthPointe Pavilions in June.
University of Nebraska at Kearney senior Wes Ferguson won the 800-meter run Saturday afternoon at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
Jobs for America's Graduates is designed to help Kearney Public Schools students prepare for their next steps in life post graduation.
Hastings College has signed agreements with Nebraska Methodist College and Des Moines University to create additional medical-related career pathway opportunities for students.
The practice of sedating people detained by police is quietly spreading across the nation, illustrating an often-hidden way fatal police encounters end: not by gunfire but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
I’d like to invite you to read and meditate on a passage of the Bible with me today. Turn or call up John 1:29 and read until the end of the chapter.
Here are live updates on the cleanup and aftermath from storm and tornado damage to parts of the Omaha metro area.
The son of a Husker, Dylan Raiola heard a different kind of “Sirius" in the tunnel on Saturday. Shortly thereafter, he tore up the Husker defense in the spring game.
Erin Lewis, new part-time manager at the Kearney Area Farmers Market, is counting the days until May 4, when the market will open for the season.
While all eyes were on two blue chip quarterback recruits, Nebraska's returning starter turned just as many heads on Saturday.
“The whole back of the house was gone.” While tornadoes tore through Nebraska and Iowa and caused significant damage, there are no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries in the Omaha metro area.
UNK student Megumi Sakamoto will play the first movement of Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor at the Kearney Symphony Orchestra's May 7 concert.
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Nikila said upgrading the facilities has been a goal for a couple of decades, but prior attempts started strong and then sputtered to a halt.
Dr. Pete Simi has wavering faith in the future of democracy in this nation. Not unwavering. Wavering.
More tornadoes are possible in southern and eastern Nebraska today along with large hail, damaging wind, and flooding. The threat decreases for Sunday, but is not zero. Get the latest on the timing and hazards for both days in our updated forecast.
The twister that dropped over the northeastern edge Lincoln on Friday toppled a manufacturing plant, trapping several people inside and resulting in multiple people being hospitalized for injuries.
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Vehicle after vehicle weaved through a packed parking lot, dropping off supplies to waiting volunteers in an effort to help people dealing with tornado damage in the Elkhorn area.
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Gov. Jim Pillen on Monday backed off an earlier vow to call "as many sessions as it takes" to get the job done.
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After debuting in 2019, the K-pop quintet CIX has had the opportunity to travel around the world, which the group acknowledges as a fun perk of their job. “I try to explore each city as our schedule allows,” group leader and rapper BX told us. “A tour allows us to take a look at various cities. In that sense, the [North American] tour always provides great memories for us.” Their tour – which includes concerts in Chicago, Montreal, and Mexico City – kicks off on May 12. (For the full itinerary and ticket information, visit https://kpoptickets-com.myshopify.com/collections/studiopav-presents-cix-3rd-concert-0-or-1-in-north-america.) This interview was conducted in Korean and translated into English. It has been edited for clarity.
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