Nebraska ready for physical battle with No. 9 Illinois, Hoiberg provides Frager, Mast updates

As No. 5 Nebraska gets set to host No. 9 Illinois, Head Coach Fred Hoiberg provided injury/illness updates on Rienk Mast and Braden Frager

January 30, 2026Updated: January 30, 2026

By News Channel Nebraska

Volunteers transform trail with 100+ trees

Volunteers transform trail with 100+ trees

Beatrice upsets Wahoo/Bishop Neumann, advances in Trailblazer Conference tournament

Beatrice upsets Wahoo/Bishop Neumann, advances in Trailblazer Conference tournament

Hoiberg Named First-Team Academic All-American

Hoiberg Named First-Team Academic All-American

Gain free entry to five historic sites with Marshall County's Museum Day Saturday

Gain free entry to five historic sites with Marshall County's Museum Day Saturday

State

Family business in Norfolk breaks ground on new expansion

1 hr 52 mins ago

No capacity: State’s Public Guardian Office rejects nearly all requests to represent vulnerable Nebraskans

1 hr 56 mins ago

Omaha man arrested in Scottsbluff on sex assault charges

3 hrs 2 mins ago

Man pleads no contest in 2023 Chadron bank robbery case

3 hrs 49 mins ago

Box Butte County man arrested in child sexual assault investigation

3 hrs 51 mins ago

Nebraska reports 16 traffic fatalities in March

4 hrs 9 mins ago

Sports

100-Meter Sprinters, 4x400 Relay Among Bauer Open Standouts

3 hrs 47 mins ago

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar returns to the bench after taking a puck to the face last weekend

3 hrs 57 mins ago

Cougar notes: WNCC's Travers earns Region IX softball player of the week

14 hrs 43 mins ago

Johnson-Brock earns eight top medals

April 15th 2026, 5:45 PM UTC

Scottsbluff, Hemingford highlight strong day at Mitchell golf invites

April 15th 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

Potter-Dix boys, Ogallala girls claim titles at Leyton Invite

April 14th 2026, 10:28 PM UTC

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

April 11th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

April 4th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

March 28th 2026, 6:34 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

March 22nd 2026, 3:26 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

March 15th 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

March 11th 2026, 2:53 AM UTC