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Time is one the most valuable things in life. Depending on the time of year, Cook found short breaks from the grueling demands of running a volleyball program. But when he was in the heat of the preseason, regular season, postseason, recruiting battles or volleyball camps, Cook was all-in.

The State Board of Education approved almost $21 million for literacy efforts in schools, educational service units and other organizations. These awards are part of a $55 million federal grant for literacy over a five-year period.

For the first time, Fort Kearny Historical Park and State Recreation Area will open reservations early for visitors to see the spring sandhill crane migration.

Nebraska has given Hausmann Construction a notice to proceed on building a new prison, with "substantial completion" due in August, 2028.

Emma Harner, a musician who grew up in Nebraska, got to play at Chicago’s Lollapalooza last weekend with Boston based band Jesse Detor. She has been playing guitar for only 5 years, yet has managed to already travel abroad because of her music. Nebraska Public Media’s Arthur Jones got to chat with her and hear her story so far.

Members of Nebraska’s federal delegation shared their legislative priorities with the state’s business leaders in Ashland Tuesday. At the annual federal legislative summit hosted by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Sen. Deb Fischer, Sen. Pete Ricketts, and Rep. Mike Flood explained how the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could help grow Nebraska businesses.

A Nebraska Medicine patient has become the first person in the world to receive a new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The potential breakthrough treatment is part of a clinical trial that has, so far, been deemed effective.

Congressman Mike Flood’s third town hall of the year was his biggest, and arguably most contentious one yet. The 850-seat Kimball Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus was filled with a crowd that wasted no time vocalizing their criticisms of the representative. Following an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and performance of ‘God Bless America,’ Flood began touting the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that he and 217 of his fellow Republicans voted for last month. “I truly believe that this bill will allow America to experience growth, that it will allow our communities to thrive, that it will spark our economy, that it will help farmers and ranchers, that it will take care of the vulnerable,” he said. “And more than anything, I truly believe this bill protects Medicaid for the future.”

Comic Con Nebraska held its inaugural event at Omaha’s C-H-I Health Center this weekend. The con was host to artists, authors, vendors and even an arcade, but according to those attending the con, it was more than that.

Testifiers at a public hearing objected to regulations prohibiting smoking and flavoring of medical cannabis.

The University of Nebraska was selected to receive a grant to continue its work uncovering and publicizing the journalistic writings of famed poet Walt Whitman. The National Endowment for the Humanities selected the project as one of 97 recipients across the country receiving grants for August 2025. The university will receive $300,000 over the course of three years for its research.

With the passage of the expansive tax-and-spending bill, changes to Medicaid are coming. One of those changes is the addition of an 80-hour-a-month work requirement, something proponents say will help incentivize those on Medicaid to work. Others say it's not that simple, particularly for those who are disabled.

Street in Omaha renamed after its first elected Black mayor

Husker volleyball begins preseason practice Thursday, in the first year of Dani Busboom Kelly leading the program. The Big Red returns much of the talent from the 2024 Final Four team, Director of Operations Lindsay Peterson said.

Benson is hosting its New Americans Arts Festival today, and organizers say it has a new meaning this year.

Comic Con Nebraska is coming to Omaha’s C-H-I Health Center this weekend. The new ‘con’ is the first event being put on by Octopus Events Group, whose members have previously put on comic cons in Portland and Seattle.

Hausmann Construction sues Woodbury County Iowa and its Law Enforcement Center Authority over costly delays in building Sioux City jail.

Students, professors and volunteers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Anthropology program just landed in France to help in a month-long project. The goal is to send home any remains from a WWII plane crash.

The changing of the guard is well underway for the University of Nebraska volleyball. Practice starts Thursday. It will be the first season this century when someone other than John Cook will coach and lead the program. Cook, a four-time national champion coach who retired in January, now spends more time on his acreage in Wyoming.

Last weekend marked the 104th Burwell Rodeo. This year, the Burwell community literally weathered a storm to continue the tradition. It took many volunteers to make it happen.