Stories from Wednesday, January 17, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. – InternNE, Powered by Aksarben, a collaboration between the Aksarben Foundation and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, launched in October 2023 to address Nebraska's "brain drain" issue. The initiative seeks to provide opportunities for college graduates, high school students, and nontraditional learners to bolster the state's workforce and retain young talent...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraskans who would like to vote early for the May 14, 2024, statewide primary can now submit early voting applications to their county election office. Voters can either download the early voting applications from the Nebraska Secretary of State’s website here, or they can request an application from their county election office. Voters can find their county election office’s contact information here...

Despite a sloppy second half, the McCook Community College men had chance to pull out a win late Tuesday but fell to Southeast Community College 88-87. MCC was up 87-85 and at the free-throw line with 14.6 seconds left in the game, but a missed free throw that led to an easy bucket at the other end of the floor by the Bobcat’s Radek Pulsipher, who was fouled and hit his free throw with 3.9 seconds left...

TRENTON, Neb. — Senior Byanka Tyan and sophomore Raegan Hagan were equally hot during the first two quarters as Hitchcock County scored a 37-35 win over Paxton Tuesday night. Tyan lit up the home scoreboard with eight first-quarter points, then Hagan hit for another eight in that second period...

BIRD CITY, Kan. — The Southwest boys shut out 7-3 Cheylin (Kan.), 5-0 in overtime of a 53-48 road victory Tuesday evening. Coach Christian Arterburn’s Roughriders (5-10 record) had already rallied from eight points down three quarters. They trailed 40-32 until a 16-8 final period, then had enough energy to blank their hosts through that extra four-minute stanza...

McCOOK, Neb. — Nebraskans can’t be expected to agree about everything, but need to be able to work together to make things better for everyone, Gov. Jim Pillen told a crowded McCook restaurant this morning in a preview of Thursday’s State of the State address...