Stories from Monday, November 27, 2023

CASPER, Wyo. – The McCook Community College men dropped their third straight game Saturday night, falling to Casper College in the Casper Classic 86-77. “Our guys battled, we played hard, but we just couldn’t make a shot and that was the story of this game,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl...

Reink Mast’s 19 points and nine rebounds led five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska improved to 7-0 with an 85-72 victory over Cal State Fullerton Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mast led a balanced attack with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, as Nebraska improved to 7-0 for the first time since 1992-93 and the fifth time in school history...

The Nebraska volleyball team was selected as the No. 1 overall seed for the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship on Sunday night and will host the first and second rounds at the Bob Devaney Sports Center this Friday and Saturday. The Huskers, making their 42nd straight NCAA Tournament appearance and hosting the first round for the 38th time, will open the tournament on Friday, Dec. ...

NORFOLK, Neb — The Nebraska State Patrol apprehended a Plainview woman on Thursday following a pursuit in Madison County. At around 1:15 p.m., a trooper spotted a speeding Infiniti G35 on Highway 81 near Norfolk. When the trooper attempted a traffic stop, the driver refused to yield, accelerating northbound on Highway 81, prompting the trooper to initiate a pursuit...

ARVADA, Colo. — Jim Salestrom, a renowned entertainer, singer-songwriter, and Emmy Award-winning artist, passed away on November 22, 2023, at his home in Arvada, Colorado, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Salestrom performed in McCook several times, most recently in a charity performance by his band Timberline, with his brother, Chuck, a former marketing and public relations director with Mid-Plains Community College...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Two teenagers are in custody after a stolen vehicle pursuit in Lincoln on Sunday night. At around 9:30 p.m., the Lincoln Police Department received a report of a stolen Hyundai Elantra from the vicinity of 17th and South Streets. Thirty minutes later, a trooper spotted the vehicle heading westbound on Superior Street...