Despite carbon monoxide poisoning NWU grad stays wins Fulbright

Nicole Francavilla, who graduates from Nebraska Wesleyan University today, recently found out she’d been named a Fulbright Scholar, one of the first ever to win the pr ...more

National Audubon honors Johnsgard with volunteer award

The National Audubon Society has honored ornithologist Paul Johnsgard of Lincoln with its prestigious Charles H. Callison Award for volunteer service. ...more

Pius: Conditioning, not practice

The conditioning session in which a Lincoln Pius X junior collapsed and died Thursday was not unlike any other workout offered for out-of-season athletes at the school. ...more

Students remember Liescheski with his own words

No words feel right when a 17-year-old dies abruptly, on a spring day, surrounded by his friends and coaches and his little brother. ...more

UNL awards scholarships to high school seniors

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded nearly 3,500 scholarships to seniors at Nebraska high schools with a total potential value of more than $23 million. ...more

Speaker looks at abuse of Palestinians

A Jewish American granddaughter of Holocaust survivors will speak in Lincoln next week about human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank. ...more

Lincoln man dies in motorcycle accident

A 48-year-old Lincoln man died Friday after being thrown from his motorcycle on Highway 75 north of Plattsmouth. The man, whose name has not been released, was driving northbound near the south end of the Platte Riv ...more

Students reel 'em in at annual fishing outing

A bluegill glistens on the banks of a small lake north of downtown. And a voice carries on Friday’s morning breeze. “We caught one! We caught one!” ...more

• Man sentenced on federal drug charges

• Nebraska Alumni Association cuts Scarlet and Cream

• Alert driver helps troopers thwart theft

• Man gets probation for concealed weapon

• Three accused of selling meth near schools

• Judge gives 25-year-old 180 days for assault

• NEOC forwards agreement to HUD for review

• River dispute headed for non-binding arbitration

• Sheriff's office probes RV break-ins

• Autopsy is Monday on Pius X student

• York College president to retire