Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 11th of October.
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Wynton Marsalis, the nine-time Grammy-winning trumpeter, concluded his final residency at Lied Center in Lincoln today — marking his retirement from leading New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center.
At UNL, 535 alcohol-related disciplinary referrals were recorded last year — a return to levels seen before the pandemic.
This count is the highest since 2019’s 520 referrals, raising concerns over student alcohol use.
Nebraska officials hosted a news conference Saturday at the State Capitol with Dr. Mehmet Oz to announce updates to Medicaid and the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Officials said $177M of a $218.5M grant is now in use to boost rural healthcare access.
Lincoln Southwest beat Lincoln East 27-7 on Friday, Oct.
9 with key touchdowns from Christian Fitzgerald and Jase Coke. The Silver Hawks improved to 5-2 and will play Elkhorn South next Thursday at Seacrest Field (to be broadcast on KFOR).
Hundreds of Husker fans gathered early outside the UNL Student Union Saturday for the Big Noon Kickoff, cheering on Nebraska football as notable broadcast hosts Brady Quinn and Urban Meyer led the event, which also featured an appearance by Nebraska volleyball players.
No. 1 Nebraska swept No. 7 Wisconsin by scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-20 at the Devaney Center on Saturday.
Harper Murray led with a season-high 20 kills as the Huskers secured their seventh-straight sweep — they will next face Northwestern Thursday night.
True freshman Jacob Lanier scored 15 points in the exhibition opener as Nebraska held a 39-37 halftime lead before Saint Louis rallied for a 79-74 win on Friday night in Lincoln.
Nebraska will continue exhibition play next Friday when they travel to BYU with tipoff set for 8 p.m.
No. 7 Indiana overcame Nebraska’s 10-6 lead by scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns to win 20-17 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium — the home turf for Nebraska's team.
Nebraska will host No. 13 Oregon next Saturday.
Husker fans filled campus for FOX's Big Noon Kickoff as excitement built ahead of the Indiana game.
The event brought local football supporters together and marked the broadcast's welcome return today.
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