Local Sports for Monday, April 11th, 2016…
Baseball: With a series victory already secured, the Nebraska baseball team (22-10, 7-2 Big Ten) was unable to complete a sweep of the Northwestern Wildcats (8-24, 2-7 Big Ten) on Sunday, as the...
View ArticleBrass Knuckles Located During Traffic Stop
FREMONT - A concealed weapon was located early Saturday morning during a routine traffic stop. Fremont Police Officers pulled over a vehicle on the 1300 block of N. Keene Ave. at 12:18 a.m. A traffic...
View ArticleMan Wanted on Warrant Flees Authorities in Thrift Store
NORFOLK - Norfolk Police say a man wanted on a Stanton County warrant is in jail after trying to flee authorities at a local thrift store. Norfolk Police Captain Michael Bauer says 32-year old Dennis...
View ArticleThank Your Local Lineworkers Today for Lineworker Appreciation Day
NEBRASKA - Electricity is something many take for granted, but the hard work of many lineworkers leads to the safe and reliable use of it. Monday is Lineworker Appreciation Day, and Mark Becker of the...
View ArticleCHS Takes 8th in Kearney, DeBower Leads Team 79
COLUMBUS - The Columbus High boys golf team finished eighth of fourteen teams at the Kearney Invite Friday, with DeBower leading the team with a 79. The CHS boys shot a 339 overall and finished eighth...
View ArticleMoney Reported Stolen From Vehicle
FREMONT - Fremont Police Officers are investigating money reported stolen from a vehicle Sunday afternoon. Law enforcement responded to the 1600 block of N. Bell St. at 12:42 p.m. The reporting party...
View ArticleFPD Investigates Shoplifting Incident
FREMONT - The Fremont Police Department is investigating a shoplifting case from this weekend. Officers responded to a business on the 800 block of E. 23rd St. on Friday at 9:57 a.m. after being...
View ArticleMidland's Empty Bowls Program Aims to Help Stop Hunger
FREMONT - Midland University students recently created ceramic bowls to help end local hunger. The Empty Bowls event will be 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Midland University Dining Hall. This will...
View ArticleLawyer: Client will plead not guilty in sex-with-teen case
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An attorney says his client will plead not guilty to a charge that she had sex with a teenager at a York facility for troubled children. Authorities say 37-year-old Jamie Bishop,...
View Article52-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge; Faces Five Years
FREMONT - A Fremont man pleaded guilty Monday morning in Dodge County District Court on a drug charge. 52-year-old Melvin Aldrich of Fremont appeared in court alongside his attorney, Leo Eskey, to...
View ArticleCreighton Lands A Big School Transfer
OMAHA - The college basketball season ended just a week ago, but Creighton University has already began preparing for the future by landing a transfer from one of the Final Four teams from this year....
View ArticleColumbus Edges Norfolk in Golf Dual
COLUMBUS - The Columbus boys edged out Norfolk on the links Monday. The two golf teams competed in a dual at the Elks Country Club, with the Discoverers shooting four strokes better than the Panthers....
View ArticleLakeview Boys Defeat David City on the Links
DAVID CITY - The Lakeview boys golf team grabbed a win in David City Monday, defeating the Scouts by seven strokes, winning 169 to 176. Lakeview's Colten Remm was the low scorer of the day, shooting a...
View ArticleColumbus, Norfolk Face-Off in Track and Field Duel Monday
COLUMBUS - The Norfolk boys and girls track teams traveled to Columbus Monday for a duel against the Discoverers and both sides turned in impressive individual performances. Michael Koch had a banner...
View ArticleScotus Soccer Dominates Northwest
GRAND ISLAND - The Scotus soccer teams had a successful trip to Grand Island Monday. The Shamrocks faced off with Northwest as both the girls and boys put in dominating performances. The fourth-ranked...
View ArticleHigh School Sports Scoreboard - April 11
Nebraska Baseball Bellevue West 4, Nebraska City 3 Blair 10, Norris 3 Creighton Preparatory School 25, Lincoln Southeast 5 Creighton Preparatory School 5, Lincoln Southeast 0 Elkhorn 16, Beatrice 0...
View ArticleLance's Journal: Patriotic Ceiling Tiles, Apr. 11, 2016
Students at Osceola High School have been honoring U.S. military veterans in a very unique way since 2012. That's when the local American Legion club was due for a remodeling and a number of stained...
View ArticleNew Coach Amy Williams, a Former Husker Women's Hoops Player, has to Pick Up...
LINCOLN - With that familiar red "N" on a gray canvas behind her and reporters in front of her, Amy Williams scooted up to the microphone and gave an opening statement. "OK!" she said, smiling. "Did...
View ArticleHigh School Basketball Records that Fell in 2015-16
School records and other top performances from the 2015-16 Nebraska boys and girls basketball seasons, as supplied by coaches on their All-Nebraska nomination forms: (*-not listed as school record;...
View ArticleNebraska Prep Baseball Rankings - April 12
TOP 10, W-L, Prv. 1. Omaha Creighton Prep, 11-1, 1 2. Millard South, 12-2, 3 3. Grand Island, 12-1, 4 4. Lincoln Southwest, 10-6, NR 5. Omaha Skutt, 9-1, 8 6. Elkhorn, 10-4, NR 7. Millard West, 11-2, 2...
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