"If someone emerges as a rival to Joey Chestnut it transforms the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest into an event," Moore said.

Plans for the eventual relocation of North Platte’s police station — but not its main fire station — will return to the City ...

Some concerts end the second the house lights come up. This performance followed my wife and me out of the Lobero Theatre in ...

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced Monday that he is battling ALS. Two days later, he requested that supporters revive a trend that has been on ice since 2014.

"It was a good run, but as 'Best and Last' reminds us, all good things come to an end," Bruce Miller writes in his review.

Ashlyn Koupal's journey from self-described "twig" to towering talent included a long, winding road of recruitment that, after tons of calls and visits, landed at Nebraska women's basketball.

A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.

Here’s what you should know about consumer fireworks and how to safely celebrate this Fourth of July. Every year around Independence Day, 10,000 to 15,000 people go to the emergency room with ...

If you spend enough time watching cable news, scrolling social media or listening to political consultants, you could be forgiven for believing Americans agree on almost nothing. Every debate seems ...

For 250 years, we Americans have creatively celebrated our country’s birthday with bonfires, fireworks, parades, picnics and more. In Brooklyn, New York, for example, Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July ...

The next thing I knew, 20 minutes sailed past and I didn’t get any work done while revisiting my favorite small town in North Carolina. I laughed again, this time at myself. Nostalgia can be ...

Just days after law enforcement arrested former Husker wrestler A.J. Ferrari following a pursuit in North Platte, Lancaster ...