Dylan Raiola, the start of Nebraska's spring game, spun it nice. Handled seven minutes afterward with the media pretty well, too. He says he had nerves, but they didn’t show, writes Sam McKewon.
Lingering showers are expected to clear out Monday with dry conditions prevailing in Omaha and eastern Nebraska, although strong storms could hit again later in the week.
Council Bluffs police said Sunday that officers are investigating the deaths of two Omaha men found down on the west side of the city.
A man who was hurt during Friday's tornado in Minden, Iowa, has died of his injuries. He is the only known fatality from a severe storm outbreak in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
A 23-year-old Omaha man was booked into the Douglas County Jail on Saturday after being charged in an arrest warrant with motor vehicle homicide while driving drunk.
Cleanup from Friday's tornadoes that struck the Omaha metro area and western Iowa continued Sunday with affected residents reporting friends, strangers and even country star Zach Bryan stepping in to help.
Nebraska tight end Thomas Fidone said his confidence and comfortability on the field is "through the roof," and it showed as he closed the spring with a strong performance.
Many in Nebraska and western Iowa spent Saturday cleaning the damage from Friday's tornadoes and storms. “It’s an extraordinary miracle that we had a cell like this come through, and no loss of life."
Anyone incurring a scrape or shallow puncture wound while working to clean up after the storm in the Omaha area can get a tetanus shot from the Douglas County Health Department.
Omaha's Bonefish Grill will now being serving brunch on Saturday as well as Sunday, and is upgrading several popular items.
Spring planting has barely started, and we’ve already got a few questions for our garden experts at the Nebraska Extension in Douglas and Sarpy Counties.
Nebraska officials began raising the alarm after noticing a suspicious spike in billings to Medicare for urinary catheters, which a federal agency since has labeled a fraud scheme.
Lane closures are planned through May on five miles of Interstate 29, from Council Bluffs to the Interstate 680 interchange, so workers can install a cable median barrier.
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On a day when the running game was not prominent — and Gabe Ervin and Rahmir Johnson were out — it still looks like Nebraska can still have a good running game when it wants to.
After none got picked in the 2024 NFL Draft, several former Huskers signed free agent contracts with professional teams Saturday evening.
Animal organizations across the Omaha area are stepping up to help pets in need. Veterinary clinics and rescue groups are offering free checkups and short-term care. Others are helping find lost pets.
Here are live updates on the cleanup and aftermath from storm and tornado damage to parts of the Omaha metro area.
“As quick as it came, it went. I figured, ‘Well, it should be all right,’" Dan Lehan, who lives south of Blair, said. “I opened the door and saw I had no roof.”
Needing a play-making bucket-getter out of the transfer portal, Creighton found one Saturday afternoon. Former Texas Tech guard Richard “Pop” Isaacs has committed to the Bluejays.
The speedy sophomore wideout from Omaha Westside said Nebraska wide receivers have been performing like they did Saturday all spring long, leaving loud reminders their group will be fun to watch too.
The son of a Husker, Dylan Raiola heard a different kind of “Sirius" in the tunnel on Saturday. Shortly thereafter, he tore up the Husker defense in the spring game.
Tristan Alvano dragged Jacory Barney down after a 78-yard return, who thought the Nebraska kicker was running to celebrate with him. But a pair of missed kicks followed. Here's more Husker notes.
“The whole back of the house was gone.” While tornadoes tore through Nebraska and Iowa and caused significant damage, there are no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries in the Omaha metro area.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder Oregon transfer Dowdell finished with 11 total touches for 87 yards including a pair of touchdown runs to pace the winning White team.
Sports can’t solve life’s fears or rebuild a house. But they can serve as a welcome distraction which is exactly what happened on another spring Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
While offensive players basked in the glow of a Red-White Shootout well shot Saturday afternoon, Nebraska defenders left Memorial Stadium with straighter faces.
As soon as bottles of water make it through the doors of First Lutheran Church-ELCA in Blair, they get shipped right out to disaster sites. Volunteers have been capably handing the “managed chaos."
Two Nebraska football players — expected to contribute for the 2024 season — suffered major knee injuries in Saturday’s spring game.
“I’ll go work with Pat and Bobby,” Dylan Raiola said after his Huskers public debut. “I’m just trying to up my game and be around great people.”
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Omaha baseball battled the Bison and the elements Sunday and came away with a tie in their series finale with North Dakota State on Sunday.
After sweating it out a year ago, Kate Vacek would prefer to go to the state soccer tournament the old-fashioned way.
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