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NFL veteran hosts LGBTQ+ friendly football camp
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing NFL veteran hosts LGBTQ+ friendly football camp 02:42 UP NEXT 'Let Them Stare' offers coming-of-age tale for a new generation 03:00 Two wounded when...

Studying Nebraska’s school funding formula a good idea
In a Nebraska legislative session better known for its sound and fury than for a lot of substantive accomplishments, at least one bill stands as an exception. At the eleventh hour, the Legislature voted to create a School Financing Review...

BSD Mailbag: Expectations, Culture, and TV Characters (7.9.25)
Another offseason mailbag. If you have questions you want answered in the next mailbag, drop them here. The expectations for PSU football for 2025 are probably the highest since the Paterno era. Given the nature of alumni national media and fan...

U.S. Department of Education Continues to Improve Federal Student Loan Repayment Options, Addresses Illegal Biden Administration Actions
Loans in SAVE Plan Will Begin Accruing Interest on August 1st, Borrowers in SAVE Urged to Act Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will take an additional step to bring fiscal responsibility to the federal student loan portfolio by...
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The board of education of the School District of Seward will meet in regular session on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. for a regular business meeting. The meeting …
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The board of education of the School District of Seward will meet in regular session on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. for a regular business meeting. The meeting will be held at the Administrative Offices...
NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the East Butler Board of Education will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. in the East Butler School in Brainard, Nebraska, which …
NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the East Butler Board of Education will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. in the East Butler School in Brainard, Nebraska, which shall be open to the public. A copy of the agenda,...
NOTICE OF STUDENT FEE HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Student Fee Hearing of the East Butler Board of Education will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:10 P.M. in the East Butler School in …
NOTICE OF STUDENT FEE HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Student Fee Hearing of the East Butler Board of Education will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:10 P.M. in the East Butler School in Brainard, Nebraska, which shall be open to the...

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum unites plant lovers with garden walks across Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Eight gardeners around Lincoln got to show off their hard work Tuesday evening as part of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’s annual garden walks. The nonprofit has been doing garden walks for the past several years in...

Legal Immigrants Say No Amnesty for Illegals
As Donald Trump ponders a compromise on amnesty to allow some agricultural workers to stay and steal Americans’ jobs, even while saying he wants “no amnesty,” legal immigrants are urging the government to stay strong and say NO amnesty at all for...

How immigration crackdowns, ICE raids will affect recruitment in 2025
In 2025, there has been no shortage of immigration news. President Donald Trump campaigned on immigration reform and is now seeing through renewed enforcement of immigration laws. For example, on Monday, the Trump administration announced the...

Children’s online safety laws are failing LGBTQ+ youth
For the first time in over two decades, Congress may approve major legislation focused on protecting children online. This comes with increasing state action on children’s safety online, including at least 50 bills enacted about children and...

Nebraska’s Peaks
From the distance, it may seem like a gentle slope along the Oregon Trail, but stare closer at Windlass Hill, and you’ll find yet another Nebraska peak that is a towering natural monument of American history. Just over 150 years ago, bison roamed...

Trump official suggests Medicaid recipients, automation can replace immigrant workers. California farmers disagree
A top Trump administration official’s claim that Medicaid recipients could replace farmworkers has met with pushback from California’s agriculture industry, which faces the loss of its workforce amid the federal immigration crackdown. “There will...

Tuesday's college football: UCF's Frost tries to skip talk of failed Nebraska tenure
Frisco, Texas – Scott Frost's celebrated return as coach at UCF comes with the backdrop of a failed tenure at Nebraska, the alma mater he said he didn't want to talk about at Big 12 football media days Tuesday. Even though he did. Frost said, “I...

U.S. Department of Education pauses grant funding to states while review conducted
The U.S. Department of Education is pausing funding for grant programs while it conducts a review, which the Nebraska Department of Education said will impact Nebraska schools. In a memo sent to NDE – which was provided to NTV – the U.S....

Elizabeth Tegtmeier announces reelection campaign for Nebraska State Board of Education
Elizabeth Tegtmeier, (Courtesy) NEBRASKA — Elizabeth Tegtmeier announced her reelection campaign to represent District 7 on the Nebraska State Board of Education. Tegtmeier was first elected to the State Board of Education in November 2024. She...

'Confident we can overcome': Nebraska State Patrol hires biggest recruit class in 5 years
SEVEN. ALL RIGHT. PETE, THANKS. NOW, THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL IS MAKING PROGRESS IN FILLING A GAP. WELL, THIS WEEK IT ANNOUNCED THE BIGGEST RECRUIT CLASS IN FIVE YEARS. KETV INVESTIGATES FOUND THE STATE PATROL HAS BEEN SHORT. DOZENS OF TROOPERS...

Five commercial real estate leaders named to Omaha CRE Summit Hall of Fame
OMAHA — Five leaders who helped shape the Omaha metro area’s commercial real estate landscape are to be recognized during an annual industry event that has spanned 36 years. The 2025 honorees are to be inducted Aug. 22 into the Omaha CRE Summit...

What to look for when the Red River Market returns on Saturday
We’re nearing the middle of summer and that means gardens are really hitting their stride. With that comes prime farmers market season. The biggest local market returns Saturday with the Red River Market in downtown Fargo. Saturday Shoppers can...

Kellogg’s reportedly in talks to sell legacy cereal company to chocolate maker Ferrero
Battle Creek, Michigan-based WK Kellogg, maker of Kellogg’s cereal brands and other breakfast foods, could soon be owned by Italian chocolate maker Ferrero – a $3 billion deal that could be finalized as soon as this week. News of the deal was...