European Union and Australia agree on text of free trade pact and announce a new defense partnership

European Union and Australia agree on text of free trade pact and announce a new defense partnership

March 24, 2026Updated: March 24, 2026

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European Union and Australia agree on text of free trade pact and announce a new defense partnership

Regional

Little Blue Film Festival Debuting in Hastings

Little Blue Film Festival Debuting in Hastings

Nebraska DHHS fires top administrator at troubled Kearney youth center

Nebraska DHHS fires top administrator at troubled Kearney youth center

KC & The Sunshine Band Performing at Nebraska State Fair

KC & The Sunshine Band Performing at Nebraska State Fair

Ag Secretary visits Nebraska, surveys wildfire damage

Ag Secretary visits Nebraska, surveys wildfire damage

North Platte High School evacuated after bomb threat; nothing found after search

North Platte High School evacuated after bomb threat; nothing found after search

Adams County Preparing for Spring Weather Season

Adams County Preparing for Spring Weather Season

State

Norfolk hospital and health system rebrands as Faith Health

Fernau selected percussion section leader at intercollegiate performance

Health care system changes its name

Nebraska DHHS fires top administrator at troubled Kearney youth center

Bridgeport highway work begins at end of the month

From floods to fires: Northeast Nebraska neighbors lead hay convoy to western Nebraska

Sports

Colorado sports notes: Rockies begin franchise makeover under the front office leadership of Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes

Creighton coach Greg McDermott announces retirement after 16 seasons; Alan Huss will succeed him

Greg McDermott announces retirement from Creighton basketball program

WNCC softball splits with Miles on Sunday

Eagles notes: Four Chadron State entries place at Gillette Rodeo

Colorado sports notes: Nikola Jokic posts his 35th triple-double as the Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers 128-112

Ag & Outdoor

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

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs