BREAKING NEWS: The Norfolk City Council has passed a mask mandate. The mandate goes into effect in three days and will expire on Feb. 16th. Stay with NCN for the latest.
Nebraska residents who stop working temporarily to care for a family member with a serious health condition could claim unemployment benefits under a bill proposed by
@NebraskaMegan
that lawmakers advanced Tuesday.
We've been seeing a lot of posts on social media about how come there's no national coverage of the historic floods in Nebraska and Iowa.
@NewsChannelNE
has been covering the state since flooding began last week.
#NebraskaFlood
#IowaFlood
Ibrahim Gebeira, father of prominent Grand Island athletes Lucy and Youhanna Ghaifan, has died in a shooting in Sudan. Local memorial funds have been established to support the family.
Nebraska State Patrol is looking to the Pierce and Norfolk communities to help support a Trooper that lost almost everything he owns to March flooding.
@NEStatePatrol
is holding a luncheon on Wednesday for Trooper Kudera
@NSPTroopBNights
Check out this picture from Angie Skiff just outside of Norfolk. You’re seeing “ice pillars.” Basically lights from the ground are reflecting off of ice pellets in the air. Really cool looking!
Chadron State College’s Strength and Conditioning degree program is one of nine undergraduate programs in the U.S. to earn accreditation from the Council on Accreditation in Strength and Conditioning Education.
Watch Back the Blue LIVE on NCN TODAY at 2pm central. We’ll be broadcasting a special patriotic program LIVE from Eagle Raceway featuring patriotic entertainment, speakers, and special guest Lee Greenwood singing his iconic song “God Bless the USA”.
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Watch Back the Blue LIVE on NCN tomorrow at 2pm central. We’ll be broadcasting a special patriotic program LIVE from Eagle Raceway featuring patriotic entertainment, speakers, and special guest Lee Greenwood singing his iconic song “God Bless the USA”.
Sponsored by
@NPPDnews
Teacher Gary Hostert quizzes his
@ONeillEagles
students on trivia in class. Now without in-person classes, his trivia contests have gone mobile and are spreading across the state!
WATCH: Lucas Weise is fighting to regain movement below his shoulders after a swimming accident. Now, his
@TrojansTC
teammates are fighting to get to the State Championship in his honor.
BREAKING: Officials at
@PeruState
College have closed the campus and cancelled classes on Monday – and perhaps longer – due to the flooding threat and the city’s water treatment plant being flooded.
#NebraskaFlooding
As the summer goes on, some of the moments from Saturday’s
@NEShrineBowl
game will fade from the players’ memories. Eight-year-old Hemmer had her legs amputated when she was a year old. The Lincoln resident doesn’t let her condition stop her.
#nebpreps
Coach Chuck Moore coached Fairbury basketball to a state title in 1971. 50 years later, the school and team are coming together to dedicate the basketball court in his name.
#nebpreps
A surprise diagnosis is making a high school wrestling program in Northeast Nebraska try to defend their state title... without their head coach. STORY:
BREAKING: State Senator Julie Slama says Peru has about 170,000 gallons of water left in the tower, or about three days worth of consumable water. Bottle water donations are being accepted at city hall.
@NWSOmaha
@NewsChannelNE
#newx
#NebraskaFlood
Some footage from today's homecoming for Cpl. Daegan Page, whose body was brought back to Omaha after he was killed in Afghanistan. More to come on NCN.
News Channel Nebraska has learned that the Hitchcock County Republican Party has voted unanimously—24-0—to condemn Fischer for her recent vote in favor of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
"I'm not Ernie Chambers. I'm Terrell McKinney."
One of Nebraska's newest state senators (
@SenMcKinneyLD11
) talks about defining his own legacy after replacing one of the most well-known members of the Nebraska legislature.
Here's aerial footage of the flooding in Kearney. This is looking south from the intersection of 11th street and 2nd avenue. Police recommend evacuation for the areas South of 11th and East of Central Avenue.
#KearneyFlood2019
Mark McLaughlin of Platteview and Michael Huffman of Bellevue West have built their teams on the same foundation. But make no mistake, they came to the Nebraska Shrine Bowl to compete.
Senator Mike Flood, announced that he and a group of state senators are asking the governor to call a special session to prohibit a vaccine mandate in Nebraska.
Joey Bierman of Battle Creek was honored by Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals for his inspiring comeback story after a spinal cord injury. Check out the story here:
After
@GovRicketts
vetoed a similar bill last year,
@SenMcKinneyLD11
said he worked with the governor to address his concerns with a different hair discrimination bill. McKinney's bill advanced through the first of three required votes today.
It might not be surprising to learn that one of most ferocious and accomplished defenders in Nebraska football history has a kid thriving in high school football this fall. The surprise come when you learn it's
@GrantWistrom
's daughter earning plaudits.
EXCLUSIVE: Nebraska counties can enact courthouse mask mandates without worry of losing access to federal COVID-19 dollars after a shift in policy by the governor.
Nebraska volleyball and U.S. Women's National Team legend Jordan Larson has been named a full-time assistant coach for the Nebraska volleyball program, head coach John Cook announced Tuesday.
A nearly 13-mile stretch of Highway 56 near Greeley was dedicated as Sam Foltz Memorial Highway in a touching ceremony on Friday. The fallen Husker’s family and friends hope it keeps his legacy alive in his hometown.
Norfolk Mayor: State of emergency had been declared. Asking residents to reduce water use. Lutheran High Northeast has been opened as a shelter for people in Norfolk that can’t get home.
Former
#Huskers
standout
@GrantWistrom
, who won three national championships at Nebraska, testified in support of medical marijuana legislation, which was proposed by State Sen.
@NebraskaAnna
of Lincoln.
Recent Humphrey High School graduate Carson Schnitzler was among the Shriners Children's patients to talk to
@NEShrineBowl
players today. He will be part of Saturday's game broadcast on News Channel Nebraska!
Story:
For those of you who have been wondering where national coverage of Nebraska's flooding is, don't worry - NCN has been covering the state since since it began!
#nebraskaflooding
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President Trump praising Gov. Ricketts and says Senator Deb Fischer is his favorite Nebraska Senator by far. Trump campaign claiming 29,000 people in attendance this evening.
Dr. Roger Hughes (
@coachroghughes
) has two dream jobs: head football coach at Nebraska or
@DoaneUniversity
President. He gets to do the second one after being affirmed by the Board of Trustees today:
Shoutout to all our reporters braving the conditions to bring us updates on the blizzard today! They are prioritizing their safety while continuing to bring us news.
Have you seen this? A dad in Fort Worth is unable to visit his son in chemotherapy due to COVID-19 restrictions. Now they communicate long-distance via dance.
Dawson Raabe completed the trifecta, joining an extremely short and prestigious list of athletes who won three different Nebraska state championships in just one school year.
The Omaha Supernovas, Nebraska’s first major league professional volleyball team in the Pro Volleyball Federation, are thrilled to partner with News Channel Nebraska for the next two Supernovas matches, broadcasting live from CHI Health Center in Omaha.