OMAHA, Neb. – (AP) Officials with Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium say the attraction is facing a nearly $7 million loss as its doors close to the public in the wake of a global pandemic. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the zoo’s closure on March 16 through the end of April is projected to amount…
KEARNEY, Neb. – UNK and Morton Construction announce that beginning Tuesday, April 7, 2020 concrete work will take place on 25th Street west bound from 7th Avenue to 11th Avenue. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during repairs. Work is expected to be completed by 5:00 pm, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 weather permitting. Citizens are…
LEXINGTON, Neb. – Dawson Public Power District will temporarily suspend electrical disconnections for nonpayment in response to the COVID-19 crisis. “COVID-19 has changed life as we knew it,” said Dawson PPD Consumer Accounts and Records Supervisor Connie Hird. “Dawson PPD wants to help. The District will not disconnect customers with a past due balance during this…
The High School spring sports seasons are now officially cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. NSAA Executive Director Jay Bellar announced that decision Thursday morning. According to a release, all remaining NSAA activity practices and competitions, including district and state competitions, have been cancelled for this school year. These cancelations are part of a new…
Nebraska point guard Cam Mack has announced he is transferring. Mack, who finished 13th in the Nation in assists per game, had also struggled with multiple off court disciplinary situations last season. Mack, who has also entered his name into the NBA draft pool in March, will now look for his sixth school in the…
Jordan Larson was announced as the second member of the 2020 University of Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame class on Wednesday. A native of Hooper, Nebraska, Larson was a standout on some of the greatest teams in program history from 2005 to 2008. She helped Nebraska to a top-five NCAA Tournament finish in each of…
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The rising death toll from coronavirus in New York has city leaders contemplating temporary mass burials for patients who die from the infection.“If we need to do temporary burials to be able to tie this over, to pass the crisis, and then to work with each family on their appropriate arrangements,…
Allen Kee / ESPN Images(HOUSTON) — MLB star Justin Verlander and his wife, model Kate Upton, recently announced the generous way they are giving back amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The Houston Astros pitcher and Upton will donate the weekly paychecks he is receiving during the MLB shutdown while the season is suspended to different COVID-19…
Some fieldwork has begun in Michigan’s lower peninsula, but there are still areas with some snow and nightly frosts in the upper peninsula. USDA reporters say there were barely two days suitable for fieldwork, but many fields are not dry enough for equipment. Forty-eight percent of the Winter wheat is in good condition, with 35%…
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — What’s better than going to a Broadway show? Having the Broadway show come to you. That’s exactly what happened when John Krasinski reunited the original Hamilton cast on Some Good News, his new YouTube series, much to the delight of a 9-year-old girl named Aubrey. The Quiet Place director brought Aubrey on his show after she was unable to see…