Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died.

January 8, 2022Updated: January 8, 2022

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Regional

Norfolk to host 33rd annual Tour Nebraska

Norfolk to host 33rd annual Tour Nebraska

Man arrested after pulling gun on kids at library

Man arrested after pulling gun on kids at library

Counting on confidence: inside the final push to secure Madison County’s primary ballots

Counting on confidence: inside the final push to secure Madison County’s primary ballots

Grand jury finds no criminal conduct in Madison County death

Grand jury finds no criminal conduct in Madison County death

State

Doane hosting seminar exploring evolving role of higher education

NWS: Kearney logs record-low snowfall season

Nebraska to receive nearly $20M as $7.4B opioid settlement takes effect

DHHS head pledges to be ‘thoughtful and careful’ after lawmakers balk at plan to move in-custody teens

Elementary students learn from nature

VFW announces scholarship winner

Sports

Multiple records broken at Norfolk Track Classic

Ferguson signs with Peru State baseball

Lincoln East finishes under-par to win Beatrice Invitational

WNCC softball sweeps Trinidad on Friday

Haarberg Reflects on Time as a Husker, Hungry for NFL Opportunity

APRIL 24 (6:45 PM CT) - Columbus Fury vs Omaha Supernovas (NCN TV)

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

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

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

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

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety