Despite a heat advisory and a feels-like temperature of 108 degrees, thousands gathered in Ralston on Monday for the Omaha area's premier Fourth of July celebration.
One student can stick in a teacher's mind even 41 years after they shared a classroom. For Beth Hudson, who taught fourth grade at Miller Park Elementary School in 1979-80, that student is Clark "Ace" Williams.
Nebraska will have a pair of new conference mates two years from now. But USC and UCLA have already been around for some of the Huskers’ highest highs and lowest lows.
The new superintendent at Millard Public Schools said that in a time of political division, school districts need to be open about what they're doing and why.
My gosh, Debbie Reed thought, what are we doing here? Blazing a trail, that’s what. Taking a 7-iron to the power structure in Nebraska high school sports, writes Dirk Chatelain.
This new Big Ten is a ruthless predator, and all (dollar) signs say it's only getting started, writes Tom Shatel. It may grow to 20 schools. With the biggest possible catch being Notre Dame.
Today, softball is an accepted part of the Nebraska's high school sports landscape. But the largely untold story of how girls came to play softball is a fascinating tale.
Chris Crutchfield worked under Lon Kruger, Dana Altman, Lou Henson and more. He coached Buddy Hield and Trae Young. And he believes those experiences prepared him to lead UNO to new heights.
Campaigns to raise the minimum wage and enact voter ID say they're on track to meet their signature-gathering goals, but an effort seeking to legalize medical marijuana remains short of its goal.
From volleyball to men's basketball and more, the effect USC and UCLA will have on the Big Ten will vary greatly beginning in 2024.
The Piroshky Piroshky Bakery tour is stopping in Omaha. Products from the Seattle bakery are available now to order online for in-person delivery in mid-July.
How much had Omaha’s history books included women’s accomplishments? “The Women Who Built Omaha” examines this and more.
After a slow start, Columbus Lakeview coach Kurt Frenzen got the bus turned around and led the Vikings to their first state football title. Frenzen is The World-Herald's 2022 boys coach of the year.
Six Amur tigers received booster doses of a COVID vaccine designed for animals at the Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park near Ashland.
Millard West graduate Erin Schuette received an interview award during the final night of competition recently at the 65th Distinguished Young Women National Finals.
After more than three years of construction, Omahans are getting to experience the newly renovated Gene Leahy Mall. Some said they initially opposed the project but are impressed with the outcome.
Nebraska football's newest commit Barry Jackson has speed to burn and puts the Huskers in a good spot with its receiver recruiting, writes Sam McKewon.
Omaha's iconic downtown park reopened to the public Friday with a ribbon cutting to mark the occasion.
The special election between Mike Flood and Patty Pansing Brooks revealed the potency of abortion as an election issue. Will it remain as powerful a motivator when they meet for a rematch in November?
In 1997, Kelly Flynn was named The World-Herald’s girls coach of the year for his success as South Sioux City's basketball coach. Twenty-five years later and now at Fremont, history repeats itself.
In asking a federal appeals court to stop an injunction temporarily blocking Nebraska's signature requirement for ballot initiatives, the state cited the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
A dilapidated North Omaha warehouse is set to be transformed into a commercial kitchen for CHI Health.
As seismic as the news was — adding two flagship Pac-12 brands that expands the Big Ten 16 teams — Trev Alberts said it represents more of a beginning than an end.
Mark Rezac discovered the fledgling as he was raking a field, and thought it was dead until it swiveled its head. He called the Nebraska Game and Parks and a conservation officer Dina Barta arrived within the hour.
Multiple firearms were stolen from Frontier Justice, a firearms dealer located near 84th and West Center, and officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information.
When Skylar’s dad, former Husker Dylan Talley, died, she wanted to stop playing basketball. After a tour of Nebraska with coach Fred Hoiberg, the 9-year-old rediscovered her love of the sport.
A group of teenagers will perform this weekend as part of the Gene Leahy Mall reopening festivities. A recently launched summer theater program led by UNO is largely responsible for the opportunity.
The Omaha woman, who tested positive for PCP, was driving 94 mph in a 35 mph zone when she hit another vehicle, killing two people inside.
College football's future, as laid out in TV executive board rooms, is one super league against another. SEC vs. Big Ten. ESPN vs. Fox Sports. Tom Shatel has more on USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten.
I’m not mad about USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten. But if you think this is just another annexation — like Maryland and Rutgers — you’re California dreaming, writes Dirk Chatelain.
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