Creighton softball defeats UConn to push Big East Tournament Championship into second game

Creighton softball keeps Big East Tournament title dreams alive after defeating UConn on Saturday afternoon.
Omaha softball dominates South Dakota, will play for Summit League Tournament title Saturday evening

Omaha took down South Dakota in six innings to push things into a second title matchup on Saturday.
Long haul: Monarch butterfly tagged in Kentucky completes 1,600-mile migration to Mexico

A monarch butterfly tagged in Northern Kentucky has completed a 1,600-mile migration to a sanctuary in Mexico.
‘The B1G runs red’: Husker softball takes down UCLA, claiming Big Ten Tournament title

Nebraska softball dominated UCLA to become the 2026 Big Ten Tournament champions.
‘A real hell’: Palestinian journalist held in Israeli prison for a year, never charged with a crime

Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi was released last week from Israeli prison, where he was held for a year. He was never charged with a crime.
Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as hantavirus outbreak unfolds on cruise ship

In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak, the CDC has been uncharacteristically missing in action, according to experts.
Person hospitalized and five others displaced after house fire

A house fire hospitalized one person for smoke inhalation and five people displaced
Fifth annual Garden Party Omaha music festival

Free Mother’s Day weekend live music celebrating women and nonbinary songwriters
Frontier plane strikes, kills pedestrian during takeoff on Denver airport runway

A Frontier Airlines plane aborted takeoff after it struck a person on a runway at Denver International Airport late Friday.
Short-term ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine starts Saturday

President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and expressed hope for an extension.