OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Behind a complete game from Jordy Bahl and power hitting from Hannah Camenzind, Nebraska softball topped Tennessee, 5-2 in Game One of the Knoxville Super Regional.

With a win in Saturday’s Game Two, the Huskers would clinch a berth in the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2013.

In a game featuring two of the best pitchers in the sport, Nebraska wasted no time getting to Karlyn Pickens. Facing the SEC Pitcher of the Year, Olivia DiNardo struck a base hit up the middle to score Bahl with the first run of the game.

Tennessee countered in the bottom of the second. Sophia Nugent took Bahl deep to knot it up, 1-1. The solo shot ended the Papillion native’s streak of 10 consecutive scoreless innings.

Nebraska went back on top in the third thanks to a Samantha Bland double that scored Bahl from first. Camenzind added insurance in the fourth with a mammoth solo homer. The Skutt Catholic alum started a Big Red rally. With two on and two out, Jordy Bahl skied a fly ball to shallow left center that fell between to Vols. Pickens exacerbated the error with a throw home that went to the backstop, allowing two Huskers to score to make it a 5-1 game.

In the circle, Bahl went the distance, hurling seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out six.

Nebraska and Tennessee square off Saturday at 4:00pm. The Vols need a win to force a winner-take-all Game Three on Sunday.

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Nebraska State Patrol

Today, members of the Nebraska Legislature voted to confirm the appointment of Colonel Bryan D. Waugh as Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety for the state of Nebraska.

Colonel Waugh was appointed by Governor Jim Pillen to serve as the 19^th Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. He will begin his service with NSP on June 2, 2025.

“I’d like thank the members of the Nebraska Legislature for their confirmation vote today,” said Colonel Waugh. “I believe that the future is bright for the Nebraska State Patrol and I’m eager to join this talented team of men and women serving our state. Together, we will serve with integrity, dedication, and a shared mission to keep Nebraska safe.”

Colonel Waugh has most recently served as Chief of the Kearney Police Department. He has 32 years of experience in law enforcement, including service within Kearney PD, La Vista PD, and the United States Air Force.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A mix-up in the Nebraska governor’s office has likely cost Gov. Jim Pillen his veto power for the state’s biennium budget.

Gov. Pillen signed LB 261 and LB 264 with line-item vetoes on Wednesday. They made it to his desk on May 15. He made multiple modifications to the 2025-2027 biennial budget, which included:

• Reducing the Supreme Court’s budget increase to mirror the rate of increase provided to the University of Nebraska
• Using existing agency funds to cover Fire Marshal salary and health insurance premium increases
• Reducing the additional appropriation provided to public health departments, thereby, bringing funding back to a pre-pandemic level
• Cutting an $18 million cash fund reappropriation for recreational upgrades at Lake McConaughy

Gov. Pillen’s office was supposed to deliver the line item vetoes to the Clerk of the Legislature by midnight Thursday. However, 10/11 learned that the vetoes got there after 9 a.m. this morning.

Per State Statute lV-15, the Governor has five days – excluding Sundays – to get his vetoes to the Clerk’s office after a bill is passed, or it becomes law.

Communications Director for Gov. Pillen’s office, Laura Strimple, said the bills were properly signed into law and given to the Secretary of State on May 21.

“As has been past practice, copies of the actions and the bill were made and delivered and received by the Clerk’s Office on the evening of the 21st,” Strimple said. “The timely transmittal of line-item veto items to the Legislature and the Secretary of State’s office yesterday was not only consistent with past procedural practice for such actions, but also with the express and specific logistical requests of those offices.”

She said that through the process, Gov. Pillen “took the legally required steps to exercise his veto authority by surrendering physical possession and the power to approve or reject the bills.”

The governor’s office will consult with the Attorney General’s Office and other council on next steps.

It’s unclear where the Nebraska Legislature goes from here, but per state constitution, LB 261 and LB 264 without the vetoes are now law.

Read the budget veto letter below.

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