Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 5th of August.
Good morning, Lincoln.
Sandhills Global Event Center closed the Lancaster County Super Fair early last night after unsupervised minors led to a fight that left one 13-year-old girl hospitalized with a laceration above her eye and other injuries from being stomped on and punched.
Seven I-80 sculptures have earned National Register designation, marking a milestone for Nebraska’s landmark interstate art project.
The designation highlights the cultural value of these public artworks and their role in enriching our local community.
Buffett Early Childhood Institute, with partners from UNK and UNL, was awarded a $98,850 grant to study how conversational coaching in Head Start classrooms boosts early literacy.
The pilot will engage 40 teachers and about 320 children, building on a prior project (reaching 100 children in 15 classrooms).
The Nebraska State Fair will host a U.S. Senate debate on Sept.
1 at the Big Iron Events Center with nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn and incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts, moderated by News Channel Nebraska and local news partners (The Examiner, Flatwater Free Press, and the Omaha World-Herald).
LTU announced that northbound South 27th Street between Franklin Street and Arlington Avenue is closed for emergency water main repairs.
Drivers should use the detour via South Street to 17th Street to A Street until repairs are complete.
Nurse Raelynn Burkinshaw of CHI Health St. Elizabeth helped deliver baby Raelynn on June 20, after caring for Dulce Jimenez during all three of her hospital deliveries over her three-year tenure.
Jimenez named her baby after Burkinshaw to honor her consistent kindness.
Today during Brain Cancer Awareness Month, Nebraska Community Blood Bank pledged $1 per blood donation and donated nearly $4,000 to Team Jack to support pediatric brain cancer research.
The nonprofit campaign honors efforts to advance childhood cancer research locally.
KLKN Channel 8 in Lincoln has partnered with the Kansas City Chiefs to exclusively air three preseason games starting Aug.
15 at 3 p.m. CT, with additional games on Aug. 22 at 5:30 p.m. CT and Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. CT for local fans.
The Nebraska football team held its preseason press conference Tuesday at Hawks Championship Center and will open Fall Camp today with its first practice for the upcoming season.
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