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Top headlines: Huskers look to make history; Nebraska wildfire updates

Men's Husker Basketball looks to win first NCAA tournament game ever; Women's Husker Basketball beats Richmond; Updates on Nebraska wildfires

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What to know to start your day March 19th: Huskers look to make history; Progress containing Nebraska wildfires; and more

Top headlines to start your day in under 60 seconds. It’s *** big day. The NCAA tournament’s here, and Nebraska looks to make history by winning their first tournament game ever. Nebraska is the only Power Five school to never win when it matters most in March, but after *** historic regular season, tying their single-season school record of 26 wins and reaching new. Heights with their highest rank in the AP poll ever, they have as good of *** shot as ever. Game tips off against Troy at 11:45 in Oklahoma City. Well, the women’s Husker basketball team made it known that they deserve to be in the women’s tournament, beating up on Richmond yesterday with their win in the play-in round, they’ve claimed the 11th seed. They play number 6 Baylor tomorrow in Durham, North Carolina. At 1 o’clock. Well, more good news across the state, fire crews in rural Nebraska start to make progress on two of the larger wildfires that have consumed acres of land. Now, the More Fire, the biggest one, is now 67% contained. That’s over *** 50% jump from yesterday. The Cottonwood fire, which is the next biggest, is three quarters of the way being handled.

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What to know to start your day March 19th: Huskers look to make history; Progress containing Nebraska wildfires; and more

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Updated: 8:16 AM CDT Mar 19, 2026

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