Stories from Wednesday, August 5, 2020

The Big Ten Conference announced today that the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors has approved plans for the 2020 football season, including a 10-game Conference only schedule, beginning as early as the weekend of Sept. 5. Nebraska's 10-game schedule will consist of games against each of the other six schools in the Big Ten West Division, as well as four cross-division games against schools in the East Division. ...

It was a busy week in the Legislature the previous week. We made some headway, covered a lot of territory and subject matter, but we also spun our wheels quite a bit. The only thing we are dealing with is priority bills, both personal and committee. ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Nebraska State Fair is inviting the entire state to a participate in a new contest this year. State residents are asked to follow the lead of nearly 40 central Nebraska non-profits, and “bomb a tree” across the state. Trees being...

CULBERTSON, Neb. -- A Mitchell, Neb., man was killed and two women were seriously injured in a collision 5:12 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 6 west of Culbertson. Killed was James Cannia of Mitchell, 61, who was the driver of one pickup and was pronounced dead at the scene...