BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say two residents of Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha have been killed in a crash in Iowa, just across the Missouri River from the base. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened early Sunday morning east of the Bellevue toll bridge in rural Iowa. Investigators say a…
KEARNEY, Neb. – (KGFW) The University of Nebraska-Kearney has reported 23 cases of COVID-19 among students, athletes, coaches and faculty. Team practices have been cancelled since July 24th after the first positive case was reported to university officials. Most of the cases have been asymptomatic or have shown minor symptoms. UNK Senior Director of Communications…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A bill that would allow some Nebraska prisoners to qualify for early parole won first-round approval from lawmakers, despite one opponent who read a Dr. Seuss book out loud to try to delay the vote. The surprise stall tactic by Sen. Andrew La Grone drew a furious response from the bill’s…
The Big Ten is expected to unveil its 2020 football schedule as early as today. Big Ten athletic directors and coaches met Thursday via conference call to discuss the topic. While the exact schedules are still unknown, it is expected that Big Ten play will begin Sept. 5th, with teams playing 10-game schedules and having…
The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced an 11-game scheduling plan for the 2020 season. The ACC will begin play Sept. 12th with its 14 member teams, plus independent Notre Dame, playing a ten-game conference schedule. They will allow one non-conference game – that must be played in the home state of the ACC team scheduling…
NCAA president Mark Emmert said Tuesday he remains “very concerned” about the status of fall sports and thinks a delayed start and shortened schedule might “make sense.” The NCAA is allowing all major college football teams to begin their seasons as early as Aug. 29th. The association confirmed that the football oversight committee had requested…
Raghu_Ramaswamy/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News(DENVER) — The old saying is “you can run, but you can’t hide.” It worked for a long time for one prison escapee, but the FBI finally caught up to him in hiding on Wednesday.After 46 years, Luis Archuleta was arrested in New Mexico, and will be returned to Denver, where…
iStockBy ABC News(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUESt. Louis, Detroit (Postponed)Philadelphia 11, NY Yanks 7NY Yankees 3, Philadelphia 1Miami 1, Baltimore 0Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 2Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 0Toronto 2, Atlanta 1Milwaukee 1, Chi White Sox 0Arizona 14, Houston 7AMERICAN LEAGUEBoston 5, Tampa Bay 0Oakland 6, Texas 4Seattle 7,…
Despite most of the state fair being canceled, this year has more livestock show entries than 2019. The total number of 4 – H and FFA entries is more than 500 above last year with more than 5,400 hundred entries. Pigs have the most with nearly 1900 head registered, followed by beef cattle…
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for THR(LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey is facing backlash over her comments about white privilege. During the latest episode of the Apple TV+ series The Oprah Conversation, the 66-year-old media mogul, who was joined by former NFL pro and race activist Emmanuel Acho, opened the floor up for non-Black viewers to ask questions. One guest took this opportunity…