Illini beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 41-23 for their second straight win
The Illini beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 41-23 on Saturday for their second straight win. This is the first time the Illini have won in Lincoln since 1924... almost a hundred years.
Nebraska and Utah voters remove 'slavery' as a possible criminal punishment
Residents of Utah and Nebraska stripped their constitutions of provisions that allowed slavery as a punishment for criminal convictions. Mississippi voters approved a state flag without the X-shaped design of the Confederate battle flag. Rhode Island dumped 'Plantations' from its name. And Alabama voters removed racist traces of segregation from its constitution.
Boys find, return purse stolen 3 years ago: 'Restores my faith in humanity'
A Nebraska woman has been reunited with a long-lost handbag that was stolen three years ago, after two fourth-graders found it while playing and pledged to find the rightful owner.
White bar owner charged with manslaughter for shooting Black man during protests dies by suicide
Jacob Gardner shot and killed James Scurlock during a protest against police brutality. Gardner claimed the shooting was in self-defense, and after he was indicted, he died by suicide.
Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions amid upward trend in new COVID-19 cases
The new rules will still limit the size of indoor gatherings in Nebraska, but will drop all other state-imposed mandates in favor of voluntary guidelines.
Buffalo Wild Wings, Wingstop respond to Nebraska man's viral plea to denounce term 'boneless wings'
Ander Christensen, who shot to viral fame earlier this week after pleading with his local city council to denounce the term “boneless wings,” has already earned praise from like-minded Americans for his valiant efforts.
‘Living a lie’: Man calls for ‘boneless chicken wings’ to be renamed during city council meeting
A Nebraska man passionately advocated for “boneless chicken wings” to be given a new name during a Lincoln City Council meeting.
3 states added to Chicago's quarantine travel order
Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady announced Tuesday three states have been added to the city's travel order.
Nebraska couple celebrates 60 years of marriage with photo shoot in wedding outfits
Marvin and Lucille Stone got married in Sterling in 1960, and have lived happily ever after ever since.
Wisconsin removed from Chicago's list of states where visitors must quarantine for 2 weeks
Chicago officials removed Wisconsin and Nebraska on Tuesday, Aug. 18 from the city's list of states where people who are traveling to Chicago must quarantine for two weeks
Long-lost sisters reunite after more than 50 years — all because of COVID-19 and a broken arm
When Bev Boro saw Doris Crippen’s name on a patient care board, she immediately recognized the name.
Nebraska restaurant server receives 5-cent tip from customer who wrote ‘get rid of masks’ on receipt
Ali Siverhus posted a photo of a signed receipt she received from a customer she waited on who gave her a 5-cent tip and a note that read “get rid of masks, tips will be bigger.”
Chicago's emergency travel order extended to 4 more states
Chicago added Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to the list of states where people who are traveling to the city must quarantine for two weeks as Illinois learned that its own residents must do the same when they travel to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut.
Nebraska officer seen fixing fallen US flag at auto-repair shop: 'The respect it deserves'
A Nebraska cop was caught on video attempting to rehang a fallen American flag outside of an auto repair shop on Sunday, according to a report.
Protests force Walmart, CVS, Target and Apple to close some stores
Target, CVS, Apple and Walmart all said Sunday that they had temporarily closed some locations for safety reasons.
Some college athletic departments struggling with massive budget gaps because of virus
Some college athletic departments are facing multi-million dollar deficits after the school year was disrupted by the coronavirus.
Toilet paper being stolen from interstate rest stops, officials say
Shelves are bare of toilet paper in many stores across the nation.
Man quarantined on cruise ship in February 'can't seem to get rid of the coronavirus'
Carl Goldman has been in coronavirus quarantine since Feb. 17.
Northwestern 81, Nebraska 76
Northwestern snapped a 12-game losing streak with an 81-76 win over Nebraska.
Creighton blows out DePaul 93-64
Creighton flattened DePaul 93-64 Saturday.