Students can expect higher residence hall room rates and increased tuition at three Nebraska colleges. The Omaha World-Herald reports that mandatory fees, tuition and room and board rates will likely rise at Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges... Read More

A coalition of rural and farm groups are seeking to improve rural connectivity to broadband. The first in a series of workshops was held Wednesday at the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Federal Communications C... Read More

A group of U.S. Senators are calling for a national security review of the Brazilian acquisition of a U.S. beef company. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Ranking Senate Agriculture Committee Member Debbie Stabenow, and others, are urging th... Read More

It wasn't easy for Wade Blue. But the payoff was big. On Wednesday afternoon the hulking senior senior signed to attend school and continue his throwing career on the track and field team at the University of Nebraska. A tireless worker ... Read More

A 75-year-old Wyoming inmate has died after a lengthy illness. The Wyoming Department of Corrections says Alfonso Jose Randall died Tuesday at a medium correctional facility in Torrington. He was sentenced out of Natrona County in January 2010 ... Read More

MANHATTAN, Kan. — As drought continues to cripple much of Kansas, livestock producers in the state may be scrambling for alternatives to maintain water supplies for their herds. “It’s getting to be a real issue,” said Herschel George, a K-... Read More

Steve Land has been here before. On Thursday, Land was named the head girls basketball coach at Gering High School. This will be his second stint as the girls coach at Gering. The first time around he coached for 14 seasons, winning four distri... Read More

Nebraska lawmakers have finished a contentious legislative session dominated by disputes over the budget, taxes and social policy. Senators adjourned for the year on Wednesday after voting on more than two-dozen last-minute bills, including new r... Read More

The U.S. needs to secure "meaningful concessions from Canada to provide stable market access for our dairy producers," according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. With report... Read More

Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraska’s rally attempt fell short against Omaha at Hawks Field on Wednesday night, as the Huskers dropped an 8-7 decision to the Mavericks. The Huskers trailed 8-2 after the top of the sixth before scoring five unanswered run... Read More