Paddy Wilkins doesn’t play piano, but with the help of his nephew he's the star of the short film “Piano Man,” which will bring him back to Nebraska this weekend.
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 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.
A pivotal home run from Tyler Stone and a late scoring hit from Cole Evans helped propel Nebraska baseball past Iowa in an under-the-lights showdown.
A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, demolishing homes and businesses as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. There were no immediate reports that anyone was killed.
A spirited sixth-inning comeback appeared to place the Huskers in position for another dramatic late win, but Nebraska fell just short instead.
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.
Multiple tornados touched down Friday afternoon northeast of Lincoln and continued toward the Omaha area.
Multiple tornados touched down Friday afternoon northeast of Lincoln and continued toward the Omaha area.
If you want to be Nebraska's QB, you "better be ready to deal with the heat," says Matt Rhule. Well, here comes the kitchen on Saturday.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents finalized the hiring of Dr. Jeff Gold as the system's ninth president on Friday.
A Lancaster County grand jury has indicted a former Seward County Sheriff's Office deputy for a fatal shooting in October on Interstate 80.
James Donaldson opened Rumology on March 10, 2020, just a day before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Four years later, the bar is thriving.
At Raymond Central High School, students are paving their path in the world through art and community — and their journey is entirely student led.
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule says the Husker offense has made big plays throughout spring camp. Now, it's time to show it to eager fans.
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Matt Rhule said he expects lots of first- and second-round picks in the future, but the Huskers may have just one player drafted in 2024 (or none).
With Senior Day on Sunday, Brooke and Billie Andrews took time to reminisce and reflect on their time spent together as Huskers.
A week ago, Loree Woods thought her family's yearslong fight to rebalance the scales of Nebraska's civil justice system had been won. Then came Gov. Jim Pillen's veto.
Ready or not, football will be back in Memorial Stadium this weekend. Here's Amie Just's guide to the Spring Game on Saturday.
A 14-year-old Lincoln High School student is likely to end up in juvenile court after he stabbed a fellow student during a fight Thursday, according to the Lincoln Police Department.
Nebraska will take another step this week toward building its 2025 recruiting class. Typically a busy weekend, Nebraska is expected to host eight high school recruits for official visits.
Mayor Leirion Gaylor-Baird announced that she's shifting $600,000 in unspent federal stimulus dollars to help train child care workers, immigrant and refugee women and commercial drivers.
Dr. Jeff Gold could earn more than $1.3 million in total compensation after he moves into the president's office at Varner Hall beginning July 1.
Here’s the key information to know about the Huskers’ latest commit — Tanner Terch.
Creighton and Nebraska announced that next season’s edition of the I-80 Rivalry will be played on a Friday in November in Omaha's CHI Health Center.
The National Weather Service is forecasting the possibility of 2-3 inches of rain from Thursday night into Sunday morning.
Since the Arbor Day Foundation's inception, more than 500 million trees have been planted across America and in dozens of other countries.
27 new polling precincts; 500 million trees planted; Nebraska Athletics new hire
MAK Development, which runs Michael House, sued the city and planning commission for denying a "reasonable accommodation" allowing them to operate a sober living house at 27th and Washington streets.
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Nebraska is one of 30 schools actively pursuing an accomplished defensive lineman in the transfer portal.
Lincoln Southeast's Thomas Bryson fired a 3-under 69 Thursday to win the LSE Capital City Invitational at Holmes Golf Course.
Matt Rhule has tried an offense-versus-defense format that was hard to follow and score. But on Saturday, expect a typical football game.
With just one loss combined, the Southwest boys and girls teams each go into the postseason as the No. 1 overall seeds in Class A.
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University Singers, the historic, flagship choir of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will perform Carl Orff’s masterpiece “Carmina Burana” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at First-Plymouth Congregational Church, 20th and D streets.
The University of Nebraska at Kearney has named Cheryl Zeng of Lincoln East one of eight high school students selected as winners in the annual Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wind Ensemble will perform a program titled “Sharks & Jets” Saturday, May 4, at 3:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Room 130.
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