The Latest: House votes to end Homeland Security shutdown as Senate grills Hegseth on Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff faced another day of intense questioning on Capitol Hill over the Iran war

April 30, 2026Updated: April 30, 2026

By News Channel Nebraska

Regional

$1M Powerball winning tickets sold in Nebraska

Attorney says in court papers that ex-Nebraska assistant Chuck Love admitted having sex with player

Logan View, Scribner-Snyder to end sports cooperative in 2027

Ricketts calls Offutt aircraft incident a national security threat

‘A big worry’: Closure of UNL immigration law clinic raises concern about Nebraska’s legal landscape

Suspect in 1990 Houston double murder dies while awaiting extradition at Lancaster County jail

State

Power restored for Chappell community

Profane version of Bill of Rights written on, washed away from Jefferson County courthouse sidewalk

$1M Powerball winning tickets sold in Nebraska

'Irrigation issues' identified at Greenwood Cemetery

Funding available for in-home childcare development

Sports

Ferguson signs with Peru State baseball

Lincoln East finishes under-par to win Beatrice Invitational

WNCC softball sweeps Trinidad on Friday

Haarberg Reflects on Time as a Husker, Hungry for NFL Opportunity

APRIL 24 (6:45 PM CT) - Columbus Fury vs Omaha Supernovas (NCN TV)

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires