Nebraska officials announce new ICE detention facility
Gov. Jim Pillen announced an agreement to run an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Nebraska.The Work…
Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowns in a Utah reservoir
Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died…
Sheldon Museum of Art debuts new exhibit curated by community members
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – You known the chant that is scheduled at every Husker sporting event: Go Big…
Nebraska and Kansas get a literacy boost from dollar general
In delightful news for bookworms and budding readers, schools and libraries across Nebraska and Kansas just scored some…
College football star breaks down in tears after being caught off-guard by reporter’s question at press conference
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 19:40 EDT, 12 August 2025 | Updated: 21:23 EDT, 12…
Nebraska suffering from droughts and grain markets
AXTELL, Neb. — Droughts have plagued most of the Cornhusker State for close to a year, and while…
Nebraska State Penitentiary sustains storm damage, inmates to be relocated
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Two housing units at the Nebraska State Penitentiary were damaged in Saturday’s storm, displacing…
Possible migrant detention center in Nebraska; an update to construction at Eppley Airfield; arrests after a June homicide in north Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Wednesday…
Republican Says State’s GDP Has Plunged 6% Due to Trade War—’Troubled Time’
A Republican congressman has warned that tariffs are having an outsized impact on his state’s economy. “We’re now…
Family releases identity of one of girls killed
The family of one of the girls killed in the explosion at a Fremont plant released her identity.…
Authorities recover remains of two girls
Bodies of two girls found after plant explodes in Fremont, officials say KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN STARTS…
Man found dead; recovery efforts continue
Crews recovered the body of a man after a plant exploded in Fremont, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office…