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Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink

Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring

March 21, 2026Updated: March 21, 2026
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Regional

A Coach’s Dream: Mary Chvatal sets standard for UNK softball

A Coach’s Dream: Mary Chvatal sets standard for UNK softball

NWS: Kearney logs record-low snowfall season

Kearney logs record-low snowfall season :NWS

Share the Warmth Program Joins Give Hastings Day

Share the Warmth Program Joins Give Hastings Day

DHHS head pledges to be ‘thoughtful and careful’ after lawmakers balk at plan to move in-custody teens

DHHS head pledges to be ‘thoughtful and careful’ after lawmakers balk at plan to move in-custody teens

Nebraska Bloom Trail Passport Launches to Promote Agritourism

Nebraska Bloom Trail Passport Launches to Promote Agritourism

Kearney-Chicago flights return with daily service

Kearney-Chicago flights return with daily service

State

Latest scam: fake traffic violation 

100% compliance in Howard County alcohol inspections

Nebraska business leaders, Gov. Pillen step up support for Union Pacific-led merger

Kimball water tower maintenance to begin this month

‘Basketball is a big part of who I am’: Kimball’s Addy Olson to continue basketball career at collegiate level

Doane hosting seminar exploring evolving role of higher education

Sports

Doane Football Coach Conversations: 2026 Spring Review

Multiple records broken at Norfolk Track Classic

Ferguson signs with Peru State baseball

Lincoln East finishes under-par to win Beatrice Invitational

WNCC softball sweeps Trinidad on Friday

Haarberg Reflects on Time as a Husker, Hungry for NFL Opportunity 

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety