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April 8, 2026Updated: April 8, 2026

By The Associated Press

Regional

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

Fire crews contain overnight hotel fire

Fire crews contain overnight hotel fire

Kearney leaders approve permit for new telecom tower

Kearney leaders approve permit for new telecom tower

State

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

Elementary students learn from nature

VFW announces scholarship winner

Alliance Police Department unveils new cruisers

Nebraska Bloom Trail Passport Launches to Promote Agritourism

One more season? Husker volleyball seniors could get another year

Sports

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

APRIL 24 (6:45 PM CT) - Columbus Fury vs Omaha Supernovas (NCN TV)

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