Columbus Community Spotlight: 3rd Annual Kiwanis Bacon Fest
COLUMBUS - A tasty event is returning to Columbus. The 3rd Annual Kiwanis Bacon Fest is just around the corner. Find out more about the delicious event coming up on April 2nd in the video above.
View ArticleNU's TJ Dudley Advances to NCAA 184-Pound Final; Huskers 7th, Iowa 3rd
NEW YORK - Nebraska's TJ Dudley avenged his previous two losses on Friday. His reward is a spot in the 184-pound championship match at the NCAA wrestling championships in Madison Square Garden. The...
View ArticleVehicle Goes into Body Water off of Lost Creek Parkway
COLUMBUS - Police are currently at the scene of an accident where a vehicle drove into a body of water. Around 8 a.m. Saturday multiple Columbus police officers responded to an accident just west of...
View ArticleLive Soccer on Saturday March, 19th: Scotus Invite Finals - 10 AM Columbus...
COLUMBUS - Columbus News Team is broadcasting the Scotus Invite Finals live on News Channel Nebraska 48.2 and ColumbusNewsTeam.com. GIRLS 10 AM - Columbus High vs #5 Scotus BOYS 12 PM - #10 Columbus...
View ArticleVIDEO UPDATE: Man Drives Vehicle into Pond Saturday Morning
COLUMBUS - A Schuyler man drove his vehicle into a pond just off Lost Creek Highway, Saturday morning. According to the Columbus Police Department, a man was walking eastbound with no shirt or shoes...
View ArticleLittle Ones Fetch Easter Eggs in Downtown Columbus
COLUMBUS - Rain, hail and heavy winds are typically factors that keep people inside, but that not the case on Saturday afternoon, as the Downtown Business Association hosted their annual easter egg...
View ArticleShamrocks Sweep CHS in Scotus Invite Finals
COLUMBUS - The Scouts boys and girls soccer teams are Scotus Invite Champions. The Lady Shamrocks took on Columbus High in the tournament final at Wilderness Park Saturday morning, defeating the...
View ArticleCrash on 275 West Closes Right Lane After Car Flips
NORFOLK, NE - A crash on 275 West early this evening has closed the right lane of traffic 2 miles outside of Norfolk heading towards Battle Creek. Reportedly, one of the cars was traveling westbound at...
View ArticleNorfolk Child Taken off Medicine that Placed her in Medically Induced Coma
NORFOLK, NE - A Norfolk child has been taken off medicine that placed her in a medically induced coma. According to her father Brent, Caylee has been brain dead since 4 p.m. on Friday. Last week Caylee...
View ArticleHusker Pitching Bounces Back in Shutout of Wichita State
LINCOLN - A day after issuing 17 walks against Wichita State, Nebraska pitchers entered the second game of the weekend series with a straightforward directive to at least flirt with the strike zone....
View Article'Race of Giant Indians' Among Nebraska's Weird Archeology
NEBRASKA CITY - Rob Bozell of the Nebraska State Historical Society addressed his audience at the Native American Artifact Show in Nebraska City Saturday about the state's weirdest archeological...
View ArticleHuskers' TJ Dudley, Hawkeye Finalists Can't Claim Titles
NEW YORK - Nebraska junior TJ Dudley's quest for a national title ended in the third period of the 184-pound final at the NCAA wrestling championships. Cornell's Gabe Dean got a takedown early in the...
View ArticleFloor Puts Wolverines Over the Top; Huskers Finish Second
LINCOLN - The floor exercise did in Nebraska, but the event wrapped up a Big Ten women's gymnastics championship for Michigan on Saturday. The Huskers led going into the final rotation. They had a bye...
View ArticleChanges are in Store for the Husker Defense, Including Coordinator Mark...
LINCOLN - Before last football season, Nebraska defensive coordinator Mark Banker set statistical goals for his unit. He wrote them on a board inside North Stadium. The top goal, of course, was to win...
View ArticleHighway Construction Worker Killed in Thurston County
NORFOLK - A highway construction worker was killed Sunday morning just east of Walthill in Thurston County. According to Nebraska State Patrol Troop B Captain Paul Hattan, 42 year-old, John Hansen of...
View ArticleFreshman Pitcher Powers Huskers to Series-Clinching Win Over Wichita State
LINCOLN - With two runners in scoring position to begin a game Nebraska needed to win, freshman pitcher Matt Waldron would have had reason to momentarily shrink under the pressure and question his...
View ArticleDana Hoppe Crowned Mr. Shamrock
COLUMBUS - The crown could have gone to anybody. In the end, Dana Hoppe was given the title of 2016 Mr. Shamrock. Marcus Dodson had a strong showing at Memorial Hall as well, finishing first runner-up....
View ArticleFowler's Walk-Off Homer Helps Huskers Rally for Split
FULLERTON, Calif. - After losing an early lead in a 4-2 loss to Oklahoma in its first game Sunday, Nebraska found itself on the other side of a comeback in the afternoon, rallying twice in a 7-5 win...
View ArticleLocal Sports for Monday, March 21st, 2016…
Baseball: After dropping the series opener on Friday, the Nebraska baseball team (11-7, 0-0 Big Ten) responded with a pair of wins over the Wichita State Shockers (6-13, 0-0 MVC) to take the series....
View ArticleTraffic Stop Prompts Two Felony Drug Arrests
FREMONT - The Fremont Police Department conducted a traffic stop that led to two felony drug arrests on Friday. Officers pulled a vehicle over on the 300 block of I. St. at 9:35 p.m. A traffic stop was...
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