During his first fall semester as dean of a medical university in Ohio, Dr. Jeffrey Gold recalls a first-year student seeking to return her iconic white coat hours after receiving it.

NORFOLK, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska is televising the boys Heartland Athletic Conference Final between Lincoln Southwest and Norfolk with live TV coverage starting at 6:50 p.m. CT.

Four runs in the top of the ninth inning sank Nebraska in a 6-4 loss vs. Creighton on Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

After the latest round of storms and rain, farmers were provide with some relief from the drought season.

Norris School District #160 has named its next superintendent.

Rebecca Firestone: “That's generally good policy. That if you're going to do an expansion to the base you use those revenues in order to reduce the rate.”

Greg Sharpe, the long time voice of Husker football and baseball, announced his cancer diagnosis on Monday night. 

Jaz Shelley became the first Husker graduate chosen in the WNBA Draft since 2014, when the three-time All-Big Ten guard was selected by the Phoenix Mercury with the 29th overall pick in the third round on Monday night.

Law enforcement around the country conduct high numbers of traffic stops every single day, but each time brings a risk into play, making Scott's Law crucial. 

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to restore the voting rights of those convicted of felonies upon the completion of their sentences, including prison and parole time.

Responding to a growing demand from students, the University of Nebraska’s main medical training campus is diving into new territory: building new on-campus student housing.

Despite Ricketts plea for a Senate trial, there is no indication that the Democratic controlled Senate would convict Mayorkas.

No. 23 Nebraska dropped its first weekend series of the season, as the Huskers fell 6-4 at Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Bainton Field.

An officer died on Highway 77 when a car collided with his vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday night.

The priority candidate for University of Nebraska president is making his case to the public.

Nebraska's own Larry The Cable Guy is getting involved in Lincoln's Professional Bull Riding event this weekend. 

Katie Nungesser had stretched her monthly welfare check to its limit. The $281 paid for her cell phone bill, infant daughter’s diapers and car insurance, but she couldn’t afford enough gas to drive for her kid’s weekend visit with her ex-husband.

A week’s worth of winner-take all here in Nebraska, with a national audience watching, ends right where it started, plenty of noise but no action, not yet.

For teenagers of the 1980s, Omaha offered little to do on warm summer nights. 

The Class A #1 Lincoln East Spartans had no trouble beating the Grand Island Islanders in their 10-0 victory Thursday night in Lincoln. 

O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died.

According to the administration, last year while increasing state aid to schools by $324 million, the state imposed a so-called “soft cap” on school districts, school budgets only able to increase by more than 3 percent if the board approved.

Since 2019, students and professors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have been working to restore Reller Prairie in the Martell area of rural Lancaster County.

Nebraskans will soon have the chance to interact with the priority candidate for president of the University of Nebraska.

All the tax talk and frustration are building.

Some were in line 2-hours early, told that this year’s race for the White House is going to be close, possibly boiling down to one of Nebraska’s five electoral votes.

Learn about the how, when, and where of earthquakes in the Cornhusker state.

In 2023, Game and Parks dropped nonresident turkey permits to 10,000.

People in Omaha can now get a glimpse of the house of where acclaimed painter Frida Kahlo lived most of her life. 

Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse on April 8. When they do, safety is key.

The bill failed, in large part because two of Congressman Don Bacon’s fellow Republicans, State Senators Merv Riepe and Tom Brandt wouldn’t go along.

No. 24 Nebraska fell behind early and couldn’t come back, as the Huskers fell 9-3 vs. Ohio State in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule met with members of the media following spring practice on Saturday.

Keisei Tominaga closed his college career by helping the West team to an 87-75 win the Reese’s NABC College All-Star Game Friday afternoon. 

Brett Sears tossed a two-hit complete-game shutout, as the 24th-ranked Huskers opened the weekend series vs. Ohio State with a 3-0 win on Friday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

On senior night for the Panthers, Norfolk boys soccer held on in a win for their best start since 2006 with a 3-2 win over Lincoln North Star.

On Monday, April 8, the United States is set to see the first total solar eclipse since 2017. The path of totality doesn't run through Nebraska, but a partial eclipse will still be visible across the entire state.

Professional Bull Riding is set to make a return to the Cornhusker state next week. 

Backers of the bill coming up 2 votes short needed to stop a heated filibuster.

In an Only in Nebraska collaboration, News Channel Nebraska and The 1890 Initiative, LLC (“1890”), are proud to announce the Big Red Rally.

At a February legislative hearing, a seemingly mundane bill reforming county zoning procedures drew testimony from a big name: Gov. Jim Pillen. 

The legislation would keep biological boys out of girls’ locker rooms and bathrooms and biological boys from playing on girls’ teams.

Property taxes are a focal point in the legislature and one of the architects of tax reform now watches from the sidelines.

John Ewing challenges Mayor Jean Stothert over restaurant tax and no streetcar vote

With time running out in Lincoln, lawmakers are scratching their heads looking for answers.

Sen. Pete Ricketts: "As Governor I was always against a plan to raise taxes, so I’m against this plan to raise taxes."

The right-wing Americans for Prosperity are touting a poll that says 70 percent of Nebraskans oppose raising the sales tax to cut property taxes.

Joe Jordan, News Channel Nebraska: “Are you going to vote for Donald Trump for president?”
Mayor Jean Stothert, Omaha (R): “Why are we talking about the presidential race?”

COLUMBUS, Neb. — Two long-range goals gave the Columbus girls their third win of the season.

In an unexpected move, some issues are likely to see less debate than usual.

The investigation, announced today, puts Hastings Republican Steve Halloran in the crosshairs.

The Board of Regents meets Wednesday. Is a decision coming soon?

According to Emhoff, this visit is not his last. He says he’ll be back before the election.

State Sen. Julie Slama (R): Sen. Halloran, you should be ashamed of yourself for being incapable of apologizing. There is no justification for your actions, and you should resign.”

Hastings State Sen. Steve Halloran is under fire

An OSHA investigation uncovered a variety of safety issues including electrical problems that “exposed workers to live electrical parts.”

Mike Kennedy: The problem lays with the Regents. It's their decision. Having an open process helps the political process, by putting pressure from the public to come to a decision.”

A year ago, the abortion battle in Nebraska was in the Legislature.

Now, for the most part it’s in the courts and on street corners, as a petition drive is underway that would make abortion far easier.

Bennington schools officials: "We hear you."

Bond issue would have been used to build a second high school.

OMAHA, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska will be televising a majority of the Omaha Supernovas' remaining home games to round out the Pro Volleyball Federation's inaugural season.

Kim Latacha: “Nebraska law has a stronger penalty for stealing a TV from Nebraska Furniture Mart, than it does for killing a cyclist with a car.”

In a thriller of a game that went back and forth throughout the contest, the Wahoo Warriors erased a seven-point 4th quarter deficit against Auburn to win in overtime 49-42.

Millard North used free throws and a steal on the final possession to hold off Omaha Westside in overtime 50-48 in the Class A semifinals.