A judge in Lincoln Friday was asked to immediately return a Nebraska girl placed at Utah’s Provo Canyon School for girls back to the state, following its license being revoked.

Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez of Omaha, 31, is listed first among the eight alleged conspirators in the case filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Ohio.

The University of Nebraska passed its 2026-27 budget in June but now may face an additional $36 million in cuts after Gov. Jim Pillen directed state agencies to reduce spending.

Cory Worrell announced his resignation, coming at the end of the 2026-27 school year, at the Waverly Board of Education's meeting Thursday.

Lincoln police have arrested the vice president of Yasufuku USA on an employee's report that he tried to record her with his phone under the table at a work meeting.

Olympic gold medalist and Nebraska volleyball legend Jordan Larson is returning to the court — ending her brief retirement — to play for LOVB Nebraska during the 2026-27 season.

A missing 12-year-old from Lincoln was located in Texas on Thursday after taking a bus with a friend and his friend’s mother, police said.

Trump said he was withholding his signature "in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT."

From Lincoln’s basketball sweep to Waverly’s long-awaited football title, here are 10 moments that defined the high school sports season.

Edgar Torres, a government and politics teacher in Lincoln, will study the Constitution for a month at Georgetown University thanks to the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.

Since coming to Nebraska, AJ Ferrari's year has been marked by multiple high-speed police pursuits, a felony indictment and charges of assaulting a pregnant woman.

A federal judge handed a Las Vegas man over 11 years for a devastating "metaverse" scam that drained the 401(k)s of thousands of older investors, including many in Nebraska.

After receiving a tip that a zebra and some other domesticated animals were receiving inadequate care, the Nebraska Humane Society confiscated around 60 animals Thursday from a west Omaha home.

She inspired generations of pilots and astronauts through her trailblazing work as a member of NASA’s “Women in Space Program” in the 1960s.

One of the staff members sustained a serious injury that required medical treatment, including stitches for a facial laceration.

"From my perspective, everybody wants an efficient government. I hope every Nebraskan shares in that. But efficiency doesn't mean cutting."

Every female GOP Nebraska state senator signed a letter urging Dan Osborn to drop consultants tied to Maine's Graham Platner.

The Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution held a public reading of the Declaration of Independence at the State Capitol commemorating the document's first reading in 250 years ago.

Joshua Meyers got 60 years to life in prison Thursday for the brutal slaying of Tracy Henman last October.

"Matthew is at peace now. He was able to donate all of his organs. Thank you for the love and support."

Elizabeth-Ali Schade, the director of operations at a theater in Salina, Kansas, will take over for Morrie Enders in August.

Nebraska leaders Laney Choboy and Bergen Reilly both pointed to the same player as a potential breakout star this season.

Zoo Bar owner Pete Watters said ZooFest, the annual outdoor music festival, will continue as normal at North 14th and P streets on Friday and Saturday despite Project O Street

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Graham Platner ended his campaign Wednesday after a string of controversies, including an accusation of sexual assault.

Gov. Jim Pillen issued a memo Wednesday directing state agencies, boards and commissions to reduce state spending to help close the gap in state revenue.

While Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said the federal changes will bring more accountability, Nebraska parents and disability advocates are worried about weaker protections for students using special education services.

Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia, aka Blood Brothers, were just one of many sights and sounds at the first day of the 52nd Annual ZooFest, July 11-12, on Boehmer Street.

His attorney, Eric Hagen, asked for a lower bond, stating that Ferrari is not a flight risk and was back in Nebraska when he was arrested because he intended to

Joseph's College Cosmetology will shut down on July 31 when L. Jane Nims, its owner and longtime president, retires, the college said in a social media post last week.

A federal judge allowed the payment to the writer after a jury found Trump liable for abuse claims; the Supreme Court declined to take the case initially.

Nebraska rewarded softball coach Rhonda Revelle with a contract extension through 2031 after a school-record 52-win season and College World Series appearance.

Republican Rep. Mike Flood said the bipartisan housing reform bill passed by Congress is likely to become law this week, despite President Donald Trump's refusal to sign it.

The 2026 Emmy nominations are finally here. With the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards just two months away, nominees for television's biggest night were announced on Wednesday.

Severe thunderstorms could blast southeast Nebraska today with 75 mph winds, large hail and flash flooding.

One licensed medical cannabis cultivator north of Omaha is feeling growing pains as his county has forced him to halt work on his farm.

Wyatt Spalding has competed in the Special Olympics in the past. But last month, the Lincoln man got to see the games from a new perspective: As an ESPN commentator.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday after the latest round of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran that he considers the ceasefire between the two nations to be over.

Under its proposed 2026-27 budget, Lincoln Public Schools plans to spend about $2 million on elementary counselors, behavior coaches and special education teachers who were previously funded through federal grants.

Rep. Mike Flood hosted a town hall in Bellevue on Tuesday night. See photos here.

Roughly 200 Nebraskans attended Republican Rep. Mike Flood's town hall in Bellevue on Tuesday.

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies arrested former Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari near Bennington Tuesday in connection to the alleged assault and strangulation of a pregnant woman in Lincoln.

Nebraska nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn helped a firm interested in working-class candidates for Congress recruit Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner, a former staffer said on a recording.

The U.S. launched a series of strikes against Iran, Central Command said Tuesday, saying the strikes were in response to what it said were Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels.

Nebraska's senior stars have new options after the NCAA's five-in-five rule. Bergen Reilly, Andi Jackson and Laney Choboy explain where things stand.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said student athletes in Nebraska should apply for the White House-sponsored 2026 Patriot Games to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

The event will be at Bellevue West High School. Doors will open at 4:15 p.m. and the event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

The state has ordered a Lincoln massage therapist to pay a $20,000 civil penalty and has revoked his massage therapy license for two years on allegations he touched clients inappropriately.

Your filet mignon from Omaha Steaks, which could land on your doorstep as early as tonight if you live near one of the company's 44 retail stores.

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is endorsing CD2 Democratic nominee Denise Powell and planning an Omaha visit July 14 to boost her bid.