Nebraska’s four signees make of one of the top classes in the country, as two of the major recruiting services have updated their rankings after the start of the spring signing period.
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday for the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd. Several Nebraska officials commented on the verdict.
Nebraska men’s basketball added its second top-100 transfer of the spring on Monday, as Keon Edwards announced that he will join the Huskers for the 2021-22 season.
The 16-year-old suspected gunman in Saturday’s shooting death at Westroads Mall was denied bond Monday, but the judge set $75,000 bond for his older brother, facing an accessory charge.
Shay Schanaman and two relievers limited Penn State to three runs on seven hits, as Nebraska completed the weekend sweep of the Nittany Lions with a 5-3 victory Sunday morning.
Omaha Police on Sunday arrested two teens, ages 16 and 18, booking the younger on a first-degree murder charge in connection with Saturday’s fatal Westroads Mall shooting.
By Leigh Waldman, Ashly Richardson and Gina Dvorak
The man critically injured in the Westroads Mall shooting around noon Saturday died, Omaha Police said in an update about four hours later. Saturday night, police identified the victim as Traquez Swift, 21.
The 24th-ranked Minnesota softball team ran its win streak to eight games by sweeping Nebraska in a doubleheader Saturday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Minneapolis.
Chance Hroch scattered five hits over a season-high seven innings, while Nebraska jumped out to a 6-0 lead and never looked back in posting an 11-2 victory over Penn State Saturday afternoon.
Nebraska’s offense wore down Penn State’s bullpen, as the Huskers scored seven unanswered runs over the final three innings in an 8-2 victory Friday night.
After another strong tournament performance over the weekend, the Nebraska men’s golf team gears up to host the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational Saturday and Sunday at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln.
The Department of Health and Human Services and Nebraska Public Health Lab have confirmed that the South Africa variant of COVID-19, known as B.1.351 has arrived in the state.
The City of Blue Hill, Nebraska (population 941) has become the 25th city in the nation, and the second city in Nebraska, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The vote of the Blue Hill City Council was a unanimous 3-0 vote.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that more than 3,100 lives were lost during 2019 in crashes that involved a distracted driver.
Billie Andrews was named the Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week Tuesday, marking the third consecutive week the shortstop has been honored as the conference’s top freshman.
Four Nebraska volleyball players were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-North Region Team on Tuesday, the AVCA announced. Nicklin Hames, Madi Kubik, Lauren Stivrins and Lexi Sun were the Huskers’ four honorees for the second year in a row.
No Nebraskans will be getting the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while the CDC and FDA investigate six cases of rare blood clots in women who had recently gotten that vaccine.
One of the six cases being examined in relation to the blood clot reports that halted the distribution of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday is a Nebraska woman, according to a CDC report.
On April 8, DHHS, the Douglas County Health Department, and Nebraska Medicine consulted with CDC and FDA about a rare and severe type of blood clot diagnosed in a Nebraska resident.
The Department of Health and Human Services and Nebraska Public Health Lab have confirmed that the New York variant of COVID-19, known as B1.526 has arrived in the state.
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a strong armed robbery at a gas station around six miles east of Kearney off at the mile marker 279 interchange of I-80 on Sunday.
Right-hander Shay Schanaman fanned a career-high 11 over six-plus innings, as Nebraska remained in first in the Big Ten race with a 14-3 victory over Maryland Sunday afternoon.
Cam Ybarra hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Nebraska softball team to an 8-6 series-clinching victory over Illinois on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium.
