HASTINGS — One missed free throw was all that separated Kayla Roth from a perfect game. (more…)

COZAD — Turns out Kearney Catholic can win without Katie Sokolowski. (more…)

Kearney Boy Scouts were recognized by the Kearney City Council Tuesday in celebration of the 100th birthday of Boy Scouts of America. (more…)

Hunter Bamford’s first goal this year was to make the varsity on the Kearney High wrestling team. Saturday afternoon, he accomplished his second goal: Winning a state championship. (more…)

Amherst’s Justin Taubenheim experienced a state championship last year. He got his second Saturday. (more…)

Dibbern needed a takedown in overtime Saturday to beat Teran Boyer of Plainview in the Class D 152-pound championship at the Nebraska High School State Wrestling Championships at Qwest Center Omaha.It was a match he led 4-0 after two periods. But Boyer scored a reversal and two near-fall points in the third period to tie the score. (more…)

Christian Nielsen had plenty of confidence heading into his state championship match. Just a week earlier, the undefeated Wood River junior had pinned his finals opponent, Cody Pariset of Centennial, in the first period of their district match. (more…)

Tanner Sturgeon began focusing on the wrestling championships last year after losing to Ryan Randall of Blair in the quarterfinals.

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Thursday marked UNK’s  6th annual performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologes.” Sponsored by The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Triota Chapter, the show aims to create a dialogue and shatter taboos around violence against women and girls. (more…)

KEARNEY — The bare white walls and empty cellblocks of Buffalo County’s new jail were crowded with curious people Wednesday as residents got their first look at the facility. (more…)