Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Tax Season Benefits, Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts

Feb 13, 2026 / Pete Ricketts

It’s officially tax season.  Most Americans hate filling out their taxes.  But I’ve got good news. Nebraskans are likely to s...

NDOT Awards Pre-Construction Contract for Red Cloud South Bridge

Feb 13, 2026 / Samantha Bernt

 Feb. 13, 2026 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Today, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the award of its second alt...

Road over Sherman Dam to close temporarily

Feb 13, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks

The road across Sherman Reservoir Dam will be closed temporarily starting Feb. 16 for repair work on the dam. Recent favorable weather will allow ...

LB653 Takes Spotlight at Unicameral

Feb 13, 2026 / KRGI News

LB 653 dominated discussion Thursday at the Legislature. LB 653 seeks to strengthen access to option enrollment for students with IndividualEd...

Three birds killed in Edgerton Explorit Center fire

Feb 13, 2026 / Edgerton Explorit Center

AURORA - Friday morning, a fire occurred at the Edgerton Explorit Center in our raptor enclosure. We are heartbroken to share that three of our bel...

Northwest Boys Hang On To Defeat Standing Bear, 57-54

Feb 12, 2026 / KRG Sports Network

Thursday, Feb. 12thNorthwest High School Boys Game Northwest 57, Standing Bear 54  NW Scoring: Dorsey 2 - Sheffield 9 - Wald 10 - B...

Husker Rally Falls Short at Minnesota, 84-67

Feb 12, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

Minneapolis - Nebraska produced a furious third-quarter rally that carried through the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, cutting a 21-point ...

GICC Boys Run Away From St Cecilia, 58-34

Feb 12, 2026 / KRG Sports Network

(Grand Island, NE) - The Grand Island Central Catholic boys basketball team ran away from St Cecilia on Thursday night, defeating the Blue Hawks, 5...

Husker Comeback Falls Short Against No. 20 Georgia

Feb 12, 2026 / NU Athletics

The No. 11 Nebraska softball team had runners on first and second with two outs, down one, in the final inning on Thursday evening, but fell to the...

Love, Basketball and a Sonic Stall: How two UNK coaches became lifelong teammates

Feb 12, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications

KEARNEY – On Saturday night, after the final horn sounds and the postgame activities are wrapped up, Drew and Nicole (Ohlde) Johnson will do ...