Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry

Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit

May 15, 2026Updated: May 15, 2026

By JOSH FUNK

Regional

Sutherland man sentenced for sexually assaulting minor

Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population

Sign up today for May 23 Niobrara cleanup & celebration

Chadron, O’Neill police, Brown County Sheriff receive funding for seat belt enforcement campaign

State

STATE SENATE: Schoenrock leads Smith, Ideus leads Bock with primaries complete

Sutherland man sentenced for sexually assaulting minor

Banzhaf advises graduates to Love, listen, learn, lessen, and lead

Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry

Regional

Sutherland man sentenced for sexually assaulting minor

Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population

Sign up today for May 23 Niobrara cleanup & celebration

Chadron, O’Neill police, Brown County Sheriff receive funding for seat belt enforcement campaign

State

STATE SENATE: Schoenrock leads Smith, Ideus leads Bock with primaries complete

Sutherland man sentenced for sexually assaulting minor

Banzhaf advises graduates to Love, listen, learn, lessen, and lead

United Way Color Dash comes to Sidney for first time

Chadron officials explain emergency siren tones after wildfire response prompts confusion

Fairbury under water emergency; residents asked to conserve water usage

Sports

Deep, star-studded Avalanche reach the conference finals for 8th time since arriving in Denver

West Nebraska All-Star Games announce 2026 football, volleyball coaching staffs

Bridgeport, Kimball punch state tickets at Class C-9 district meet

Scottsbluff edges Sidney for team title at Ogallala Invitational

Bayard sweeps team titles at Class D-9 district meet

Destination Lewiston: Doane baseball books program's first trip to NAIA World Series

Ag & Outdoor

Powell wins 56th Cornhusker Trap Shoot

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires