Author Archives: Brian Neben
Winds chills to drop to negative 15 to 25 degrees on Friday morning
HASTINGS - Wind chills will plummet to negative 15 to 25 degrees across central Nebraska during the morning of Friday, Jan. 23. Arctic air will linger over the region throughout the weekend. According...
Jan 21, 2026 Winter snowfall in Lexington, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Lynne Walz launches campaign for Governor
FREMONT - Former Senator Lynne Walz announced her candidacy for Governor of Nebraska. Coming off her two-month-long exploratory committee and statewide listening tour, Walz shared her plan for the gov...
Jan 21, 2026 Lynne Walz, (Courtesy)
Grand Island man charged with sexual assault of a child sentenced to three years in prison
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man charged with sexual assault of a child has been sentenced to three years in prison and must register as a sex offender. Jonathan Cruz-Lopez, 34, had been charged with...
Jan 21, 2026 Jonathan Cruz-Lopez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Gallery: Holdrege boys claim win over Kearney Catholic, 64-56
HOLDREGE - The Holdrege boys basketball team won their game against Kearney Catholic High School, 64-56, during the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 20. Photos by Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today
Jan 21, 2026 Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today
Gallery: Holdrege girls defeat Kearney Catholic Stars, 44-28
HOLDREGE - The Holdrege girls defeated Kearney Catholic, 44-28, in Holdrege on Tuesday, Jan. 20 during the Hoops for Hope. Photos by Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today
Jan 21, 2026 Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today
Bill would allow change to nominate Coach Osborne to Nebraska Hall of Fame
LINCOLN - A bill brought on Governor Jim Pillen's behalf would honor a Nebraskan considered by many to exemplify state public service, by his commitment to youth athletics, politics and volunteerism. ...
Jan 21, 2026 Memorial Stadium on game day, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Nebraska Big Game Society to auction elk permit Feb. 26
NEBRASKA - A bull elk permit will be auctioned by the Nebraska Big Game Society on Feb. 26 in Lincoln. The 15th annual meeting and auction will be at Wilderness Ridge Country Club, 1800 Wilderness Woo...
Jan 21, 2026 Mathew Schwartz / Unsplash
UNK hosting more than 600 students for annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic
KEARNEY - More than 600 students from 100 high schools across the state will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Presented by the UNK Depar...
Jan 21, 2026 Presented by the UNK Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, the event provides advanced musical instruction and performance opportunities for outstanding band and choir students, (UNK Communications, Courtesy)
Loren Lippincott files for reelection to the Nebraska Legislature
CENTRAL CITY - State Senator Loren Lippincott, a conservative Republican representing District 34, has filed the necessary paperwork with the Secretary of State to seek a second term in the Nebraska L...
Jan 21, 2026 Senator Loren Lippincott, (Nebraska Legislature, Courtesy)
UNL conservation biologist to discuss how human choices shape Great Plains landscapes
KEARNEY - UNL conservation biologist to discuss how human choices shape Great Plains landscapes. WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Caf HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor ...
Jan 21, 2026 Larkin Powell is a professor of conservation biology and animal ecology and director of the UNL School of Natural Resources, (Courtesy)