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Your guide to margarita happiness on National Margarita Day
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (377+ words) Happy National Tequila Day! Be responsible. Have no fear, gluten-free folks! Tequila is perfectly all right for you to drink. Tequila is made from fermenting the juice from the blue agave plant, which has a core called pi'a because it…...
Photos: Upgrades coming to Gates Elementary in Grand Island
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (245+ words) The gym at Gates Elementary doubles as the cafeteria, but that could change as part of the Grand Island Public Schools' "Envisioning the Future of GIPS" plan. Work could begin this fall. The main office at Gates Elementary will soon…...
Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (175+ words) The Trump administration's revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most, public health experts say. Javascript is required to use this website. The Trump administration's…...
Olympic figure skaters offer wellness tips for weekend athletes. 'Hard ice always wins"
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (116+ words) The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard ice. USAT's Jordan Mendoza breaks down Ilia Malinin's last free skate, and what Malinin himself said about the pressure on him. Aleksandr Selevko of Estonia…...
Wides, Big: Nebraska's group of tall wideouts includes 'dawg' UCLA transfer Kwazi Gilmer
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (251+ words) Nebraska's Derek Branch speaks at a pep rally for the Las Vegas Bowl at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. Scenes from the Las Vegas Bowl pep rally at the Fremont ... Javascript is required to use…...
Gold rolls back NU gender identity policy following Trump executive orders
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (749+ words) The University of Nebraska quietly ended a policy late last year that recognized some students, faculty, and staff asserted a gender other than the sex they were assigned at birth. Snow falls over the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday, Jan....
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (212+ words) U.S. Secret Service said Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Javascript is required to use this website. Armed man shot and killed after…...
A name of many origins, Drew has risen and fallen in popularity for girls and boys over time
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (802+ words) Who was the youngest ever host of "Saturday Night Live? Omaha Creighton Prep's Ivan Bamaze (15) walks across the court as the Omaha Westside student section holds up their phone flashlights during their teams player introductions before the first half of…...
Tiny southeast Nebraska high schools hired Black coaches first
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (853+ words) The cradle of Black coaches in Nebraska high schools isn't found where it would have been expected. Gene Haynes, at Omaha Tech from 1971 to 1984, was the first Black boys basketball coach at a Class A school. He later was athletic…...
How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (196+ words) EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - Demonstrators join hands to block off Congress Street near Granada as the speeches continue through to sunset for the ICE OUT demonstration, Jan. 30, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP) Crockett High School student Alexandra…...