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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 17m

Laney Choboy embraced her defensive specialist role — even if she's not on the court every rotation — and has become Nebraska’s top serving threat.

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Nebraska senior Laney Choboy is making the most of her chances — one serve at a time

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 47m

Longtime coaches all over the Big Ten are searching for answers and "identity" after ugly defeats, with one coach concluding his team's "gotta frickin play better."

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'Frickin play better!' Struggling Big Ten blue bloods look for answers, 'identity' after ugly defeats

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 1h

The World-Herald is previewing 2026-2027 Big East men's basketball teams throughout the month. Here's a look at Seton Hall.

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Big East men's basketball 2026-27 preview: Seton Hall

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 1h

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding six House races to its "Red to Blue" program, a sign that Democrats are optimistic about their prospects in the 2026 midterm elections, thanks to a string of polls showing them ahead in key races.

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Democrats add 6 House races to their 2026 'red to blue' target list

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 2h

A former Omaha Fire Department truck used for fighting brush fires is being donated to a retreat and healing center for military veterans.

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City of Omaha donates brush truck to South Dakota ministry for veterans

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 2h

Millard South quarterback and Nebraska pledge Trae Taylor earned national player of the week honors after throwing five touchdowns and rushing for another in a 59-0 victory.

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Millard South’s Trae Taylor named national high school player of the week

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 3h

"Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego," Trump told a Grand Island crowd, referring to Iran. Californians said they were dismayed by the comments.

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Letters to the editor: Californians, Nebraskans react to Trump's Iran comments

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 3h

Check out the Class C district softball tournament pairings and Steve Beideck's predictions for Monday's games.

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Nebraska high school Class B softball district pairings and predictions

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 4h

There are games when Nebraska faces fleet-of-foot quarterbacks it aims to contain in the pocket. Indiana’s distributor presents a different challenge.

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Indiana 'prototype' QB Josh Hoover presents different challenges for Nebraska defense

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 5h

The Infinite Loop by Nebius reports that AI medical scribes are emerging as a solution to help doctors reduce paperwork and burnout, but adoption faces trust and process hurdles.

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The doctor’s AI will see you now

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 5h

The World-Herald is previewing 2026-2027 Big East men's basketball teams throughout the month. Here's a look at St. John's.

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Big East men's basketball 2026-27 preview: St. John's

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 5h

Whether locked in, a little tight, or both, Nebraska's fiber-no-frosting media demeanor is a good approach for an Indiana team that lives on being boring, effective and inevitable.

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McKewon: Will Nebraska's dialed-in media demeanor help dial up a win over Indiana?

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 6h

Fairbury’s Evelyn Timmons reached 2,000 career kills, Norris’ Christina Boesiger earned her 600th win and Nebraska teams collected tournament titles across the country.

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Schwindt: Career milestones, tournament titles highlight big week in volleyball

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 7h

It was a night of breakthroughs, rumbas and one 9 from the judges. But, really, “Dancing with the Stars” had a coasting week.

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Guillermo Rodriguez is untouchable on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — just ask Ciara Miller

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 7h

Lynne Walz set fundraising record Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Nebraska, but Gov. Jim Pillen still maintains his war chest advantage, recent campaign finance filings show.

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Pillen maintains war-chest advantage while Walz sets fundraising records

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 7h

No. 1 Nebraska volleyball faces a challenging week with matches against No. 15 Indiana and No. 7 Wisconsin. And get used to those Top 25 matchups.

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Ranked teams, meet Nebraska volleyball. Nebraska, meet the Big Ten

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 8h

Lincoln East's Tasha Kolbas dominated the District A-3 tournament with a 3-over 75, leading her team to victory with a score of 353. Elkhorn South won District A-4.

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Kolbas stays perfect, wins district title by nine strokes

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 9h

Credit One Bank reports the Fed raised interest rates to 3.75%-4%. A survey shows 77% of savers prefer CDs with a one-time rate-bump feature.

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One rare CD feature would tip 77% of savers toward locking in

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 9h

Gretna East nearly let a 10-point fourth-set lead disappear, but the Griffins settled down to beat Grand Island Northwest and hand the Vikings just their third loss.

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Gretna East stays aggressive, holds off Grand Island Northwest in four sets

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 10h

National Republicans pulled back in recent days from Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District race, triggering a similar response from national Democrats. What does that say about the race?

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Backing off Brinker? National GOP group pulls CD2 ads; Dems do the same for Powell

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 10h

A Bennington father’s discovery on a family iPad led investigators to a Texas man accused of sexually exploiting more than 50 children nationwide, including Nebraskans.

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Bennington girl’s case leads investigators to nationwide sexual exploitation scheme

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 11h

DALLAS — Coaches simply didn’t leave Tuscaloosa, Ala., for another college job, at least not of their own volition. Bill Curry did in 1989 and Wallace Wade in 1930, but

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Kevin Sherrington: How Dennis Franchione revived TCU football, then chased a prize that never came

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 11h

The Nebraska offensive line has started the same five blockers in the same five spots all season. But the group continues to show different looks within games.

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How Gunnar Gottula's versatility means in-game flexibility for Nebraska offensive line

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 12h

Before the season, Jacob Kranau invited Norris’ offensive linemen over for a meal. Six games later, he credits them for helping him become the leading rusher in Class B.

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Norris RB Jacob Kranau fed his linemen a home-cooked meal. Now they’re helping him eat

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 12h

Nebraska’s state chamber says inconsistent local zoning can make major projects harder to build and wants lawmakers to push for the state to take a bigger role.

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Nebraska Chamber of Commerce pushes for bigger state role in local zoning

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 13h

Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to a fire that damaged two vehicles Tuesday afternoon.

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2 cars catch fire outside central Lincoln business

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 13h

Werner Park, the home of Omaha’s Storm Chasers, will be among the stadiums hosting the Cosmic Chili Peppers and the Glow Mojis in 2027.

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Glow-in-the-dark Cosmic Baseball is returning to Nebraska's Werner Park in 2027

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 14h

A few hundred protesters gathered Monday across South Locust Street from Fonner Park as President Donald Trump appeared at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center to support Republican candidates.

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What to know about anti-Trump rally in Grand Island

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 14h

The deal brings together the studios behind "Mission: Impossible," "Harry Potter" and DC Studios alongside major television and streaming networks such as CBS, CNN, Paramount+ and HBO Max — forming an expansive entertainment company spanning film, TV and news.

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Paramount wraps up Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 15h

PITTSBURGH — This is an image of euphoria, unbridled in all its glory and staged atop the synthetic turf of the Louisiana Superdome. Here’s Mike Suley, right in the middle

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50 years later, the legacy of Pitt’s 1976 football national championship endures

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 15h

Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham caused a stir this summer by speaking out against transgender women participating in women's sports. Now she seems to have expanded her message beyond sports

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Sophie Cunningham appears to troll transgender community with hat at Missouri football game

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 16h

Gretna East overcame an early error to defeat Crete, rallying behind Brynlie Beyer’s pitching and Averi Bachman’s two-run homer.

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Averi Bachman’s big swing lifts Gretna East past Crete

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 16h

For 25 years, the federal rule kept new roads and most commercial logging out of some of the wildest corners of U.S. national forests.

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99% oppose ending national forest rule. It may happen anyway

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 17h

Crusoe, the Colorado-based company that would build the data center, pledged to invest money in Hallam.

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Southeast Nebraska village OKs permit for Monolith data center

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 17h

Check out Julianna Schwindt's volleyball rankings for the week of October 6.

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Rankings: Nebraska high school volleyball, Oct. 6

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 18h

Opponents of Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts and Gov. Jim Pillen embraced President Donald Trump’s Nebraska message that life can get better soon, but they rejected his prescription.

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Dan Osborn, Lynne Walz respond to Donald Trump’s Nebraska rally for Ricketts, Pillen

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 18h

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform at the Lied Center and during halftime of the Nebraska-Indiana football game.

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Grammy-winning Wynton Marsalis to join Cornhusker Marching Band during final tour

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 19h

Check out the Class A district softball tournament pairings and Steve Beideck's predictions for Wednesday's games.

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Nebraska high school Class A softball district pairings and predictions

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 19h

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti reached the college football mountaintop but never Memorial Stadium. Or Nebraska, for that matter.

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Curt Cignetti talks 'extremely impressive' tape, 'caging' Colandrea ahead of Huskers-Hoosiers

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 20h

Because it takes so much effort to unpack, “Digger” isn’t the great satire its makers want it to be.

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Tom Cruise rolls in rocky ‘Digger’ satire

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 20h

Nearly three years after committing to Nebraska baseball out of high school, Lane Fenske is doing so again. This time as one of the best junior-college pitchers from last spring.

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Repeat commit: Lane Fenske pledges to Nebraska baseball again, this time as star juco pitcher

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 21h

The City of Omaha agreed to a $420,000 settlement with the family of a 37-year-old man who was killed by a former Omaha SWAT officer in August 2024.

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Family of unarmed man killed by Omaha SWAT officer to receive $420,000

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 21h

Both Nebraska volleyball and football have big opportunities — and challenges —ahead this week, writes Amie Just, who notes Hoosier volleyball has an impressive resume this year.

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Just: A week of big opportunities — and challenges — for Nebraska volleyball and football

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 22h

Osborn’s call to end the war Tuesday came during an event with the National Security Leaders for America. Osborn said the war “no one asked for” is driving up costs.

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Dan Osborn says Iran war ‘needs to end,’ blames it for higher costs in Nebraska

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 23h

The World-Herald is previewing 2026-2027 Big East men's basketball teams throughout the month. Here's a look at DePaul.

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Big East men's basketball 2026-27 preview: DePaul

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 23h

Boxing fans are in luck this December as the annual Blue Collar Boxing event returns to Omaha.

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Blue Collar Boxing returns to Omaha. Here’s when, where and how to get tickets

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 23h

It’s a cliché that functions as a compliment in football circles, and as Nebraska’s coaches and players discussed the challenge of playing No. 7 Indiana, the line came up.

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Nebraska reckons with IU challenge: Not who or what, but how Hoosiers 'do what they do'

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The World-Herald is previewing 2026-2027 Big East men's basketball teams throughout the month. Here's a look at Marquette.

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Big East men's basketball 2026-27 preview: Marquette

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

President Donald Trump faced fierce backlash after telling a crowd of Nebraskans that Iran could "take out" a major U.S. city, like Los Angeles or San Diego, at his Nebraska

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Trump faces backlash for saying Iran could 'take out' California cities at Nebraska rally

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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

State Auditor Mike Foley says the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System plans to pay its ex-director for weeks after he quit less than four months on the job.

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Nebraska auditor questions planned $23K payout to ex-retirement system director

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