Nebraskans might never have gotten a look at Omaha's new interchange at Dodge and 192nd Street if Gilbert Chlewicki hadn't enjoyed on crafting new types of tracks for his Hot Wheels cars as a boy.
Nebraska lawmakers reversed course Monday on a previous decision to allow DACA immigrants to work in law enforcement.
Matt Rhule had an opening message prepared. He knew this couldn’t come in a statement or be a short answer to a question and then move onto Nebraska's quarterbacks. He had to deliver. He did.
In Texas A&M, Nebraska has an uncommon challenge. It will face a team with the inverse of its strengths and weaknesses; where the Aggies thrive, the Huskers struggle and vice versa.
For two registered nurses at Omaha's Methodist Women's Hospital, they not only found love in the NICU but also met Ella, the very premature baby who eventually made them a family.
Omaha men’s basketball standout Frankie Fidler has entered the transfer portal.
Here are the former Nebraska high school standouts who will be playing in the NCAA men's and women's tournaments and other postseason tournaments.
The NCAA basketball tournament is back in Omaha for the fifth time! But before March Madness tips off in CHI Health Center, Sam McKewon takes a look at the Top 5 memories of the past games.
Before he took any questions about football, Matt Rhule had thoughts on Trev Alberts and the future of Nebraska Athletics. More than 12 minutes’ worth of them in his most lengthy opening statement as the Husker coach.
Check out coach Matt Rhule's press conference where he discussed Trev Alberts leaving Nebraska for Texas A&M and football's spring camp.
Four suspects were arrested on Friday after leading Nebraska State Patrol troopers and Sarpy County Sheriff's Deputies on a chase at speeds of over 100 miles per hour on I-80 near Gretna.
The next Nebraska leader doesn’t have to be a visionary. Trev Alberts perhaps had to be that guy, and his departure — which no one wanted — might wake up power brokers a little bit.
'Travel with dignity': Omaha advocate celebrates proposal to prevent broken wheelchairs on airplanes
The proposed rule in Congress is a good start toward people with disabilities being able to "travel with dignity," an Omaha advocate says.
Anne Moffatt says that from Leavenworth Street, her house looks like a big stucco box. It doesn't show the beauty within or the woods at its back door.
Trev Alberts can’t escape Nebraska yet. Creighton might have its own reunion on the way to another Sweet 16 — and maybe more. It feels like we’re going to remember this NCAA tournament.
Watch as the Nebraska women's basketball teams learns they, like the Husker men, will face Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament.
The basketball gods must have a sense of humor, writes Sam McKewon. Here are the storylines for a history basketball year in Nebraska, including both Husker teams playing Texas A&M.
Here's where the Nebraska and Creighton basketball teams are headed for the first round of the NCAA tournament.
A No. 8 seed, Nebraska will face No. 9 seed Texas A&M in Memphis — fewer than two weeks after TAMU hired athletic director Trev Alberts away from Nebraska.
Coach Greg McDermott and Creighton men’s basketball will begin their march toward the Final Four as a 3 seed. The Jays will take on Akron in the first round.
Nebraska fell behind early this time. But the result stayed the same. The Huskers threatened in every inning and the bullpen went on lockdown in an Sunday win to finish a sweep of Nicholls.
A 63-year-old Valley man faces up to one year in jail after being found guilty of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide in connection with the death of an Omaha doctor who was riding his bicycle.
Cool weather is expected to start and end the coming workweek in eastern Nebraska with a dash of spring sandwiched in the middle.
Three teenagers were injured by gunfire late Saturday at a large gathering of juveniles near St. Mary's Cemetery in South Omaha.
The Omaha couple designed the ceremony to make clear the important role that God, family and friends would play in their lives together.
Nebraska has kicked off work to refurbish a 5-mile stretch of Nebraska Highway 50 — which doubles as 144th Street — in southwest Omaha and western Sarpy County.
The Omaha World-Herald has moved — and will continue to move you with tales from our city, our state and our nation.
While the memorials to the men have faded, the deaths of Fernando Rodriguez-Juarez and Jonathan Hernandez-Rosales have lent strength to calls for better police and community relations in South Omaha.
On a Selection Sunday unlike any Nebraska has ever seen, Tom Shatel delivers his take on the search for the next Husker athletic director and why the NU position is still very attractive.
Irish eyes were smiling Saturday night at "Luck of the Novas" night. In front of a mostly green-clad crowd of 12,090 — another record attendance — the Omaha Supernovas defeated Orlando in four sets.
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An Iowa man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly showed a handgun during a road rage incident on Interstate 80, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
“There’s something special about March Madness." Eight teams are scheduled to arrive in Omaha on Wednesday. Here's how CHI Health Center is preparing to host the NCAA tournament.
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An early exit in the Big East tournament dropped three spots Creighton to No. 11 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25.
Omaha hockey moved up one slot to No. 11 in this week's USCHO national rankings.
After finding out its NCAA tournament fate, Creighton women’s basketball checked in at No. 24 in the penultimate Associated Press Top 25 of the season.
Omaha hockey is headed to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff after defeating Colorado College in a best-of-three playoff series.
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When Mai Whelan beat out 455 competitors to win $4.56 million dollars on “Squid Game: The Challenge” – the reality competition series based on the award-winning Netflix K-drama … minus the deaths! – she had all kinds of options to go away to luxurious destinations. But she surprised fans with her choice. “I asked my husband, Jay, to pick a cabin where I can go for walks and spend time with the dogs,” she said. “We found a place in Seaman, Ohio, with 80 acres of land for the dogs to run free and for me to stroll with my husband. It was a perfect, serene setting … and I didn't have to socialize with anyone. I slept a lot for a week, took strolls, wrote and ate.”
The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way. Eventually it stretched 430 miles to Brindisi – gateway to the East – where Roman ships sailed for Greece and Egypt.
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