Local Boys Nebraska State Wrestling Day One Results

OMAHA, Neb. (KNOP) - Local First Round Winners Class A First Round Winners North Platte: (For Complete Results Click Here) Brody Pitner 120, Tyler Haneborg 126, Kirk Wilson 138, Keeghan Clouse 150, Lathen Huntsman 165, Reece Perry 175 Will Rathjen 215 …

Customers line up at Chinese restaurant raising money for fallen Nebraska State Patrol Trooper

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - As the state continues to mourn the death of Trooper Kyle McAcy, a Lincoln restaurant showed its support on Thursday. The owners of Chopsticks Chinese Cuisine, located near 70th and A streets, are donating 30% of the money earned …

Proposal to ban lab-grown meat in Nebraska gets pushback from ranchers and farm groups

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The prospect of banning the sale of so-called lab-grown meat might seem like a no-brainer in Nebraska, where beef is king, but some of the proposal’s staunchest opposition has come from ranchers and farming groups who say they can …

The journey of making Nebraska's Vietnam Veterans Memorial a reality captured in new short film

PAPILLION, Neb. (KMTV) – Nebraska's 400, a documentary about the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the 400 Nebraskans killed in action, is set to debut next month at the Omaha Film Festival. The new short film is about the creation of the Nebraska …

FOR THE LOVE OF COMPETITION: Nebraska state senator McKinney gives back on wrestling mat

OMAHA (KMTV) — You may know Terrell McKinney as the Nebraska state senator representing District 11. But he’s also an assistant wrestling coach at Omaha North High School (where he won two state championships). He loves competition, but he also loves the …

Nebraska football mailbag: Do the Runzas taste better at Memorial Stadium?

Former Nebraska high school wrestling coach held on bond for child sex crime charges

A former Nebraska high school wrestling coach is charged with child sex crimes.Jeremy Andel, who is charged with child enticement and sexual abuse by a school employee, appeared in Butler County court Thursday. According to court documents, Andel sent …

Grand Island man sentenced after moving 25 pounds of meth through Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (KOLN) - A Grand Island man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for transporting 25 pounds of meth through Nebraska. Robert Burkhardt, 56, was sentenced to four years and nine months imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. …

Nebraska Attorney General and Lancaster County sheriff warn of extortion scam

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner are issuing an alert to consumers regarding a scam circulating in the county. The scammers have reportedly been using specific personal details and scare tactics …

Nebraska’s first da Vinci 5 robotic surgery performed at Bryan Medical Center

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Bryan Medical center has been using da Vinci robotic surgical systems since 2003, and they’ve now used the newest one called the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system in a procedure. Bryan is the first hospital in Nebraska to use the …