Andrew Higgins honored for his pivotal engineering of the Higgins boat

Higgins, a hometown hero from Columbus, engineered the LCVP, better known as the Higgins boat, a game changer in the Allied forces' Normandy Beach invasion on D-Day

August 21, 2025Updated: August 21, 2025

By News Channel Nebraska

Regional

Husker and Bluejay, Jacobsen and Traudt put in-state rivalry on hold for the next generation

Creighton Boys Golf makes history with second consecutive Class D State Title

NCN EXCLUSIVE: Humphrey native, SDSU Jackrabbit Jacob Sjuts

CO2 Pipeline discussion packs Boone County meeting

State

Multi-vehicle crash closes Interstate 80 near Ogallala

Husker and Bluejay, Jacobsen and Traudt put in-state rivalry on hold for the next generation

Tour Nebraska Car Show rolls through Verdigre

Andrew Higgins honored for his pivotal engineering of the Higgins boat

Regional

Husker and Bluejay, Jacobsen and Traudt put in-state rivalry on hold for the next generation

Creighton Boys Golf makes history with second consecutive Class D State Title

NCN EXCLUSIVE: Humphrey native, SDSU Jackrabbit Jacob Sjuts

CO2 Pipeline discussion packs Boone County meeting

State

Multi-vehicle crash closes Interstate 80 near Ogallala

Husker and Bluejay, Jacobsen and Traudt put in-state rivalry on hold for the next generation

Tour Nebraska Car Show rolls through Verdigre

Jimmy Johns notes Nebraska City's high traffic counts

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for western Nebraska, northeast Colorado and southeast Wyoming

Art, music and poetry create connection in downtown Valentine

Sports

Bynes Named RMAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year

Panhandle Storm teams sweep Holyoke

Sidney Vipers roll past Grant; Sidney Stealers rally for win

State golf roundup: Sidney finishes 10th at Class B state golf tournament

Lincoln East repeats as Class A boys golf champion behind strong team effort

2026 Nebraska, Kansas Boys Golf State Championships underway this week

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Low water affecting Nebraska boaters this summer

Ag notes: Cattle placements rise 6% during April

NGPC still offers grazing, haying opportunities

Outdoor notes: Campers invited to take state park survey

Feed supplies tighten for Nebraska producers as drought persists

Outdoor notes: Invasive Species Awareness Week is May 24-30