The Latest Breaking News from Nebraska

On July 7, Raise the Wage Nebraska, the campaign behind a ballot initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026, submitted over 152,00 signatures to the secretary of state. Currently, the minimum wage is $9 per hour.

(Warning: The author of this column is 57 years old and truly believes just about everything was better in “the old days,” including sports. For those young whippersnappers who disagree, beware of your eyes rolling too far back in your heads while reading this column, as they could get stuck…

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana have only until July 7th to collect enough signatures to place a medical cannabis proposal on the Nebraska ballot later this year but unfortunately, they still need a lot.

WASHINGTON — Some voters in last month’s special election to replace former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry in Nebraska’s 1st District won’t be represented by the Republican who won, Mike Flood, until January — and only if Flood wins again in November.

Mike Flood won't be able to represent some of his voters until next year because of the district map Nebraska used in his special election.

This upcoming college football season can be a make-or-break year for several coaches who face tremendous pressure to succeed on the gridiron.

MINNEAPOLIS — With the imminent arrival of USC and UCLA, the Big Ten's overdue name change has become obvious.

Top 5 schools the Big Ten might go after now that it grabbed USC and UCLA?

The move, planned for 2024, would make the Big Ten the first college athletics conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

The miles really add up if USC and UCLA were to join the Big Ten -- including a pair of cross-country trips.

This is the moment Nebraska police officers free a thirsty skunk with its head stuck in a Miller Lite beer can.