44 first-year students join Nebraska Business Honors Academy

Forty-four incoming first-year students have been selected to join the Nebraska Business Honors Academy at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln this fall. Comprising the academy’s 13th cohort, the students hail from nine U.S. states and eight Nebraska …

AARP Nebraska marks Social Security's 90th anniversary

At least 10,000 people retire every day in the United States, with nearly half of them relying on Social Security as their sole source of income. As lawmakers debate cuts to social service programs, AARP Nebraska has launched a campaign to draw attention …

Protesters rally across Nebraska against Trump policies

KEARNEY, Neb. — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Kearney on Saturday afternoon for the No Kings protest, coinciding with the military parade in Washington and President Trump's birthday. The protest was part of a nationwide movement, with …

Statewide Arboretum boosts Nebraska City park's work against invasive species

Briana Graham, president of the Nebraska City non-profit, said local volunteers have been busy this spring suppressing allelopathic trees that spread rapidly and produce biochemicals harmful to native plants. The group is gearing up to plant 50 new trees …

Wallethub Report: Nebraska lacking in state economy

Orillia’s Caleb Clark helps Nebraska win back-to-back Big Ten titles

After battling early struggles and injuries, the OSS graduate has emerged as a key player for Nebraska’s championship-winning baseball team Caleb Clark left Orillia with a dream and a duffle bag four years ago. Today, he’s a two-time conference champion …

HUSKERS IMPROVE: Nebraska's Recruiting RISE, 2025 Win Total

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are trending upward with recent recruiting wins propelling a revamped roster. Will the Huskers reach a prominent bowl game? Author: wtsp.com Published: 1:02 PM EDT June 15, 2025 Updated: 1:02 PM EDT June 15, 2025

Why does Nebraska's Antrell Taylor 'fight so hard?' His father and brother never left his corner

Antrell Taylor’s imagination paints vividly realistic pictures, as if they were memories ripped from his past. In the dreams, his father, Darrell, is ahead of him. Too far away to hear him. Antrell tries to catch up, but Darrell moves too quickly. Antrell …

House-passed budget bill will devastate Nebraska communities

The House-passed budget reconciliation package in Washington, D.C., will strip away basic health care and food assistance from hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans and their families. Nebraska’s three House members voted to advance this destructive plan …

How a city in Nebraska is recovering after the state's largest worksite immigration raid

Garcia said that limiting immigrants’ ability to remain in the country legally is what often pushes people to “borrow” or “make up” false identifications. It is for the “sole purpose of working and nothing else, because there has been no other way for them …