Drought continues to retreat; Railyard getting a Cube upgrade; former UNL admin named president of Omaha pro volleyball team.
Authorities say Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago. The details were revealed in an autopsy report released by coroner's officials on Thursday.
New discoveries including gold ornaments and fine pottery at an ancient port city in Cyprus dating back more than 3,000 years indicate that the settlement was one of the Mediterranean’s most important trading posts in the late Bronze Age.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he offered mercenaries from the Wagner private military company the chance to keep serving as single unit under the same commander. Putin met with them after the group’s abortive revolt last month that posed the most serious threat to his 23-year rule amid the war in Ukraine. Putin made his remarks to the business daily Kommersant which published the story Friday. Putin was describing a Kremlin event attended by 35 Wagner commanders, including company head Yevgeny Prigozhin, on June 29. He said he talked to them about their actions in Ukraine, their June 23-24 mutiny, and he offered them various options for future service.
We are counting down the top 50 Nebraska football players you need to know heading into the season. Today we highlight No. 27, Ethan Piper.