At the play production championships, schools who consolidate in most sports perform with the best of the best are able to showcase their talents with a small student body.

The top official at the University of Nebraska-Kearney is set to retire after more than 20 years at the helm of the state’s third-largest university.

A central Nebraska city is preparing for its biggest day of giving. 

To keep the public up to date on snow removal efforts, the City of Hastings is launching an online snowplow tracking system.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new sorority housing will be named after one of the school’s most accomplished alumnae.

One man is dead after his vehicle rolled into a ditch near Miller.

Midwestern rapper Yung Gravy and special guest Tayler Holder will perform at the Nebraska State Fair on August 31, 2024. 

A central Nebraska town is proud of keeping traditions that date to the 1900s.

Cellphone use is being restricted at Grand Island Senior High.

Sharon Zavala began her career at Grand Island Central Catholic in 1975, and the Crusader volleyball head coach has announced she is retiring. 

A Nebraska man is behind bars after police say he fled a traffic stop with drugs in his vehicle.

One person was pronounced dead and two others were injured in a homicide in Aurora.

With two division teams facing off in the regional and the Cornhuskers looking to complete their season with a championship, Nebraska's volleyball dominance continues into the post-season.

Much has changed in 50 years of Stagecoach. Employees have become family… quite literally.

After a child pornography conviction, more than 50 years in prison was given to a Grand Island man.

A Cozad man is going to prison following his meth and firearm-related conviction.

The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce is showing off its renovated look.

The new rural health education complex at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will be named for the school’s current chancellor.

Minden hosted its first 'Light of the World' pageant in 1946. Now nearly 80 years later, the annual tradition, which helped earn Minden the moniker Nebraska's Christmas City, is still going strong.

An elementary school that has been under construction since March at Grand Island Central Catholic is on track to welcome students in 2024. 

A high school in central Nebraska is equipping its’ students with professional clothing.

A Grand Island teen is in jail in connection to a fatal accident.

Two more people are in police custody in connection to a Central Nebraska manhunt.

The city had 558 surveys returned, which is statistically significant for the Hastings population of more than 25,000.

The Cardinals started the year winning 20 straight games and only lost twice in the regular season. They made it to state but were an early exit in the opening round versus Tri County.

People in Central Nebraska have an opportunity to get paid for their old toys.

The groundbreaking rural health education complex currently under construction at the University of Nebraska-Kearney may soon be named after the man who pushed for its creation.

On Wednesday morning, Rhule met with reporters to recap the season, and look ahead to improving the program during the offseason

A new bonus program is incentivizing people to buy tickets to concerts at the Nebraska State Fair as early as possible.

Replacing graduated seniors is a tough task for any team. The Hawkettes will not have to deal with that problem this year.

WR Reserve is seeking $43 million to upgrade their Hastings facility and create dozens of new jobs.

Impact Art is continuing to leave its mark on Kearney.

A women’s club in Grand Island is bringing back an old tradition. 

Two men from Colorado are now in jail after authorities say officers found large amounts of drugs in their vehicles. 

A celebrator educator from within Kearney Public Schools will be the next principal at Kenwood Elementary.

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating multiple fatality crashes that occurred during Friday’s winter storm.

Authorities are investigating a fatality accident on a snowy Interstate 80 east of North Platte on Friday.

Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses at the world’s largest railyard in Nebraska, but none of those seem to explain why a shipping container filled with toxic acid exploded this fall.

Pine Patch farms in East Hastings has been selling Christmas and landscaping trees since 1987, but has recently seen a change in ownership.

The former director of a central Nebraska daycare has turned himself in after authorities say he stole more than a $100,000 from his own daycare. 

Everyone is safe but a house is severely damaged after a morning fire in Kearney.

The Tri-City Storm hockey team is putting a bigger emphasis on community outreach and putting smiles on kids' faces in the process.

Facing the possibility of a woman jumping from the top of the tower, Ofc. Joshua Stokey pulled her back over the railing and called for medical assistance.

For the first time since its founding 110 years ago, Mosaic care services is transitioning from group home to individualized home settings.

Norfolk Catholic scored 41 unanswered points in the final three quarters of play to beat the Ord Chanticleers 41-3 for the program's 12th state title.

After more than two decades as a head coach in central Nebraska, a Grand Island Senior High legend is set to retire.

A Lexington man was sentenced to 10 years in prison following his meth-related conviction.

UNK’s $4.3 million deficit is part of a university system wide $58 million budget shortfall.

Sandhills/Thedford won the D2 State Championship off of a record-breaking performance by quarterback Kyle Cox.

The public will find out today which academic degrees and faculty positions are most likely to be cut at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

After leading an esteemed football program at Grand Island Senior High since 2003, Head Coach Jeff Tomlin says he's retiring.

Current City Administrator Shawn Metcalf has a new right-hand man.

Four blocks of vendors, horse drawn carriage rides, and of course, lights brings the Hastings community together each year for the annual celebration of lights festival.

Construction is now underway on a multimillion-dollar upgrade to the outdoor activities complex at Kearney Catholic.

A Central Nebraska teenager is dead and several others are injured following a crash that authorities say involved alcohol.

Leaders of Nebraska’s emergency response agencies are making an effort to make roads safer for those responding to accidents.

Alpha Omicron Pi, at UNK, held its 11th annual Sisters for Soldiers event.

A small town girl is making waves in the boutique business.

On Tuesday, middle and high schoolers at Saint Cecilia's Catholic School in Hastings got a hands on experience of what it's like to go through basic military training.

On Saturday, Nebraska will look to do something they haven’t done since joining the Big Ten - win at Camp Randall Stadium.

University of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced today that he has granted Athletic Director Trev Alberts a new contract that will keep the Huskers’ leader in Nebraska through at least 2031.

A 77-year-old Grand Island man will be tried in March on eight felony charges related to the alleged sexual assault of his 7-year-old granddaughter.

A Florida trucker will be in Buffalo County Court accused of hauling a bulk load of marijuana across Nebraska.

Christmas music will soon be taking over the airwaves in the Hastings area.