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Mavericks Announce Addition of Former Minnesota Forward Garrett Pinoniemi Omaha Hockey adds former Minnesota center, Garrett Pinoniemi to the 2024-25 roster. Pinoniemi appeared in 64 games for the Gophers recording three goals and three assists. Playing in 29 games his freshman year, the Mound, Min...

Is Tony White the Big Ten's best Defensive Coordinator? https://youtu.be/tuyvmPqqZxQ?si=gePwYjk6PjaV1_6X Tony White has already earned a strong reputation among the best defensive coordinators nationally after one season at Nebraska. Connor and Mitch discuss his plan in Year 2 at Nebraska to improv...

Where does Nebraska's Memorial Stadium renovation project stand? https://youtu.be/ujAzssxrWYc?si=j1V2kVqlfFZCDpJv LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska's Memorial Stadium renovation project is supposed to start next January, but there have been funding questions from the start. Regents unanimously approved the ...

Restaurant Hoppen From Durango to Omaha: Inside La Sierra's Authentic Mexican Experience https://youtu.be/5LtikGcok0g?si=C4us2C8tP5dU7usm Join host Dan Hoppen as he sits down with Brenda Cazares, the proud owner of La Sierra. Discover the unique flavors of Durango brought to Omaha through La Sierra...

Inland Port Authority bill passes: Neighbors just want to know what's next for their homes https://youtu.be/nEJ0kSxZLiM?si=uFGCrjOkQvlccJO0 The bill focused on the Inland Port Authority is on the Governor's desk but what is next for the East Omaha neighborhood in the mapped-out area of the Airport ...

MECA holds job fair in search of workers for College World Series

MECA held a job fair Wednesday in search of more workers for the CWS.

Omaha Public Schools reveal plans for new athletic facility https://youtu.be/Wk0v_bX2298?si=OokXyEtXhay8l5po OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An empty lot of grass sits right next to Nathan Hale Middle School. There are a couple of soccer goals, but nothing really new. “It is an unbelievable large piece of lan...

Maps show where trillions of cicadas will arrive this spring https://youtu.be/MHgwrjCc55o?si=7y-sg9599IHhzkat This spring, trillions of cicadas — both 13-year and 17-year cicadas — will emerge from underground and try to mate, which means you can expect to hear a lot of loud buzzing. Here's where a...

50+ acres of DeSoto Wildlife Refuge burned, fire started by lightning strike https://youtu.be/a10qmvrj9Pc?si=ggqjmvbGkbwYgsyv MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa — If you were in Fort Calhoun or Blair on Wednesday, you probably saw a giant plume of smoke in the sky. Officials said a brush fire burned more than 5...

Men's Soccer Additions for 2024 Grows to Ten The incoming class for the 2024 Creighton Men's Soccer season grew to ten as the Bluejays added Amos Boum (Quebec, Canada), Gavrilo Civric (Belgrade, Serbia), Brandon Keniston (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Ryusei Shimonishi (Osaka, Japan), Ramon Torres (Dallas, T...

Tornado Footage & Fallout
Headline NEWS Nebraska April 17th, 2024

Railside District keeps downtown Grand Island hopping https://youtu.be/UoLOPx6Qrcs?si=Wj5EpQ8oEpIl7MK5 The Railside Business Improvement District is a public/private partnership in which property owners elect to make a collective contribution to the maintenance, development and promotion of their c...

Renovation plans for Ryder Park

Plans are in motion on a $5.1 million renovation to the baseball field at Ryder Park in Grand Island.

Mavericks Add Former Badger Stange to 2024-25 Roster The Omaha Mavericks have added former Wisconsin Badger forward Sam Stange to the 2024-25 roster. Stange, a 2020 fourth round NHL draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings, joins the Mavericks after 106 career games with the Badgers. The Eau Claire, Wis...

Around the Track
Previewing the wildcard nature of Talladega Superspeedway

Kim Coon and Skip Flores give you all the information you need to prepare for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Quiet at Nebraska as the transfer portal re-opens https://youtu.be/wKGxy_XRsxU?si=z0Ui11CkKzKL5DNQ As the transfer portal opened on Tuesday around college football, all was quiet at Nebraska. Connor and Mitch discuss the stability that coach Matt Rhule has already brought to Lincoln -- and how it's...

Historic Grand Theatre keeps movie magic alive in Grand Island https://youtu.be/5dyt85R-Xj4?si=BOEB8YvurGf_bDOZ GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - Since 1937, people have been experiencing classic films like Psycho, Pete’s Dragon and Star Wars at the Historic Grand Theatre. “What we love bout the grand is...

New UNMC student housing may replace multiple apartment buildings in Blackstone https://youtu.be/UMwAgYZ6Wio?si=rJmV11uz2UQAirTe The University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Jeff Gold is proposing the development of student housing at a Regents meeting on Friday. The project is estimated to...

Omaha couple wonders about the fate of their home as UNMC expands https://youtu.be/9XkdsBSxVuo?si=fW8uNZjFnyD2J8ll George and Cathie Baker have been neighbors with UNMC for the past 38 years. “We watched the transplant center go up when they built it,” said George Baker. “In fact, Cathie would go o...

Mural artist brings color and beauty to Nebraska communities https://youtu.be/osAfS6IbdYE?si=okiq0roXD5x9y4Y9 BRIDGEPORT, Neb. (KOLN) - During a visit to Bridgeport, we discovered a beautiful mural that tells the story of the town. It turns out, Lauren Olson is the artist behind the project. We cau...

DeSoto Brush fire

A brush fire erupts near the DeSoto national wildlife refuge.

Deters Provides Late Game Heroics as Bluejays Best Nebraska 6-4 Lincoln, Neb. -- Teddy Deters delivered a historic moment in his first season as a Bluejay, blasting a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to lift Creighton to a 6-4 win over Nebraska on Tuesday, April 16. The win pushed Creighto...

NEBRASKA'S TOP 5 NEW IMPACT PLAYERS https://youtu.be/LlSEGOxSor0?si=mae11CUdWJevkRcF Adam believes there'll be at least 5 new impact players for the Huskers this fall! It was tough for him to narrow the list to just 5 players, but Adam did that, explains why and also gives some honorable mentions. ...

Nebraska lands Rutgers transfer guard Gavin Griffiths Just days after officially visiting Lincoln this weekend, Gavin Griffiths knew he wanted to be a Husker. The 6-foot-8 Rutgers transfer guard and former top-50 recruit announced his commitment to Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon. He...

Husker Women’s Basketball
Jaz Shelley WNBA Draft Night

Nebraska's Jaz Shelley selected 29th overall in WNBA Draft https://youtu.be/Ut39lQcAgII?si=TpnfnKnAnke4Qws0 KINGS COUNTY, N.Y. — Nebraska women's basketball guard Jaz Shelley was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in Monday night's WNBA Draft. The Mercury picked Shelley in the second round with the 29...

'Geese are very opportunistic nesters': What to know before shooing them away during nesting season https://youtu.be/yVqIm_PxsH8?si=pKMIZO718CNEi4OE Geese have been known to sometimes pick odd spots to nest, but under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, geese are federally protected no matter where they...

USA Volleyball captain, Husker All-American Jordan Larson joins LOVB pro league’s Omaha team OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - After 16 years of playing internationally, former Husker All-American outside hitter Jordan Larson returns to her home state to continue her professional career. Larson is joining Leagu...

Tom Shatel's Press Box:
Evan Bland joins for a breakdown of Nebraska spring football

Hail hits Columbus as part of thunderstorms

Hail hits Columbus as part of thunderstorms

Bellevue cybersecurity campus ‘full speed ahead’ despite falling short of state funds sought BELLEVUE — Despite not getting all the state funding hoped for this year, a cybersecurity-centric campus that proponents believe will thrust Nebraska into the forefront of national security efforts is movin...

Nebraska wide receivers: A strength or still a liability? https://youtu.be/VFNmPb5uPsw?si=RLJ2wARSVq-Fwqzu Connor and Mitch are here on a Tuesday to discuss Garret McGuire's group of Nebraska wide receivers. There's a case to be made that the wideouts rate among the deepest groups on this team afte...

Lightning strikes caught on camera as storms move through Nebraska

You probably heard and saw the lightning and thunder as storms moved through the Omaha area.

Major Omaha detour on 168th Street in effect

A new long-term construction project will impact Sarpy County drivers for several months

Rollie Worster commits to Nebraska

The Utah Transfer is a 6-foot 4-inch guard who averaged 9.9 points a game last season.

Jaz Shelley drafted by Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Draft

Shelley is the first Husker to be drafted straight from Nebraska since Jordan Hooper in 2014.

Kansas City Royals Shutting out the Sox https://youtu.be/XFk6VwjuE4w?si=9TVYDRUIzdrEsKOY We recap the Royals' 2-0 win over Chicago -- marking their fifth-straight against the White Sox. Next, we discuss the great news of Salvador Perez avoiding the injured list. Lastly, the path for James McArthur ...

Hurrdat Sports Radio It’s a Great Environment if It’s For You - Steve Sipple https://youtu.be/VK5Jv8HObq0?si=oAn1ltDbAQoZ2gMm Ravi Lulla and Damon Benning are joined by Steve Sipple of On3.com. They discuss the competitive environment that can be found at Nebraska spring football practices and the ...

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