Madelyn Christiansen - Multimedia Journalist

OMAHA, Neb. — A new sports bar in Omaha is reimagining what it means to be a fan. Set the Bar, which opened in March, touts being Nebraska’s first and only women’s sports-focused bar, offering a space where athletes and fans alike can celebrate women’s sports front and center. The idea came to life through founder Molly Huyck, who was inspired by similar ventures in other cities, like The Sports Bra in Portland, Oregon, and Rough & Tumble in Seattle. “I kept thinking, someone really needs to do...

Less than a month into the Trump administration and there has been loads of news about federal funding cuts and spending freezes. The consistent announcements from the Trump administration have caused confusion in and outside of the nation's capital; that includes the University of Nebraska. In January, the Trump administration initially announced a freeze on all federal grants, which would have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars of missed funding to the state, affecting everything from...