AP Sports SummaryBrief at 12:17 a.m. EDT

AP Sports SummaryBrief at 12:17 a.m. EDT

April 8, 2026Updated: April 8, 2026

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Regional

Spring Expo returns to Sidney with big prizes, family fun and regional turnout this weekend

Spring Expo returns to Sidney with big prizes, family fun and regional turnout

Skills USA Championships brings thousands to Grand Island

Skills USA Championships brings thousands to Grand Island

Developer feels shoved out of Grand Island good life district, seeks state intervention

Developer feels shoved out of Grand Island good life district, seeks state intervention

Hastings Candidate Forum Continues with City Council Candidates

Hastings Candidate Forum Continues with City Council Candidates

Start Date Set for Construction on I-80 From Giltner to Hampton

Start Date Set for Construction on I-80 From Giltner to Hampton

Royal Engineered Composites announces $5M expansion in Minden

Royal Engineered Composites announces $5M expansion in Minden

State

Brown/Rock emergency management deputy receives statewide honor

Spring Expo returns to Sidney with big prizes, family fun and regional turnout this weekend

The Dorothy State: The rollicking history of the neon-orange dressing that tastes like home

DHHS to Open RHTP Application to Help Build Rural Nebraska Workforce

Domestic assault arrest leads to multiple drug charges

Pool inspections shift to cities as state cuts costs

Sports

Holly, Rasby earn Terry Gilliland honors at Mitchell meet

Michael Lorenzen throws efficiently into the 6th, Rockies beat Astros 9-1 to complete 3-game sweep

Scottsbluff edges Sidney to win Red Raider Golf Invite

North Platte St. Patrick’s sweeps team titles at Storm Invite in Chappell

WNCC softball falls twice to Southeast in exciting action

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche beat the Blues 3-1 to clinch Central Division and top seed in the Western Conference

Ag & Outdoor

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

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

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland