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A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that in 2020, the opioid-related death rate among Black Americans exceeded that of their white counterparts for the first time since the opioid crisis was declared in the United States some two decades ago. In fact, during 2020 alone, deaths among Black Americans due to opioids increased by 44%, according to the CDC.

LINCOLN – A USC transfer cornerback is on Nebraska’s campus starting Friday considering a potential transfer to the Husker football program. Ceyair Wright, a former Top 100 recruit who started 11 games for the Trojans in 2022, entered the transfer portal April 26. He’s looking at NU, according to a source with knowledge of his interest, as a spot where he could immediately vie for playing time

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of the announcement beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the player above. Charges are expected to be announced Friday in in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. The Chicago Police Department is scheduled to hold a press conference announcing charges in the young boy's murder at 5:30 p.m. The charges come nearly 24 hours

The Lincoln High School class of 1958 held a two-day reunion recently in Webster City, starting with an informal meet, greet and remember picnic at the new shelter in West Twin Park. The second day featured a tour of the Wilson Brewer Historic Park Depot Museum and caboose. Bob Oliver, a volunteer docent, then gave an interesting history of the caboose and a tour for those wishing to view it.