Nebraska Launches Effort To Clamp Down On Human Trafficking
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska officials will target potential sex traffickers this year with more proactive law enforcement and an ad campaign at rest stops and other places where trafficking takes place. Attorney General Doug Peterson announced the initiative Thursday with dozens of state officials and advocates. The Demand an End awareness campaign seeks to…… read more »
Over A Million Dollars Worth of Marijuana Confiscated On I-80 Traffic Stop
BEAVER CROSSING, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say two people were arrested after more than a quarter ton of marijuana was found in a truck after a traffic stop along Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska. The stop occurred a little after 11 a.m. Wednesday, just east of the Beaver Crossing interchange. The Nebraska State Patrol says…… read more »
Huskers win seventh straight road game, down Illini in Champagne
Sophomore guard Hannah Whitish led Nebraska with 20 points and a career-high six three pointers to lift the Huskers (12-5, 3-1 Big Ten) past the Illinois Fighting Illini (9-10, 0-5 Big Ten) on Wednesday night 80-72 at the State Farm Center in Champagne, IL. Whitish’s sixth three-pointer was the biggest. It put Nebraska ahead 77-72…… read more »
Winter weather expected to impact Lincoln, eastern Nebraska Thursday
By Tommy Rezac The first significant winter weather event has arrived in Lincoln and all of eastern Nebraska early Thursday morning, making travel difficult for the morning commute. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Lancaster County and the surrounding area until 6 p.m. Thursday. A cold front swept across southeast Nebraska late Wednesday night,…… read more »
Scott Frost takes home Bear Bryant Coach of the Year award
Nebraska head football coach Scott Frost took received the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award in Houston on Wednesday night. Frost is the first non-power five head coach to take home this award since Boise State’s Chris Peterson in 2009. This concludes what’s been something of an awards tour for Frost since he was…… read more »
Huskers land commit from JUCO WR
#GBR 🔴⚪️🌽 pic.twitter.com/BC8pBz5Cl8 — Mike Williams (@Mike_Williams07) January 10, 2018 Nebraska landed another commit from the junior college ranks on Wednesday evening. Wide receiver Mike Williams from East Mississippi Community College announced his commitment to the Huskers via Twitter. Williams picked up an offer from Scott Frost and Nebraska’s coaching staff…… read more »