US will release 172M barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of IEA effort to combat prices

US will release 172M barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of IEA effort to combat prices

March 11, 2026Updated: March 11, 2026

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NEW YORK (AP) — US will release 172M barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of IEA effort to combat prices.

Fundraising effort launched for Norfolk Freedom Point Memorial

Fundraising effort launched for Norfolk Freedom Point Memorial

Fred Hoiberg extended through 2031-32

Fred Hoiberg extended through 2031-32

Platte county considers shift to all-commissioner governance

Platte county considers shift to all-commissioner governance

Norfolk woman injured in rollover crash near Pilger

Norfolk woman injured in rollover crash near Pilger

Mix of storms and snow possible across Nebraska

Mix of storms and snow possible across Nebraska

MOVING UP: Nebraska re-enters top 10 after wins over Maryland, USC

MOVING UP: Nebraska re-enters top 10 after wins over Maryland, USC

State

Cherry County commissioners keep churches tax-exempt despite for-profit daycares

Savor & Grace continues under new ownership

O’Neill celebrates local legacy with new Irish Walk of Fame inductees

Sentinel Task Force holds ribbon cutting for new facility

Nebraska lawmakers advance first of two budget bills with no dent in deficit

The Well celebrates 35 years of service with new crisis response location

Sports

WNCC baseball wins second straight on Spring Break trip in Arizona

UNLV earns 73-70 win in Mountain West Conference Tournament against Wyoming

Wednesday's local scoreboard, March 11

Archangels shuts down Sacred Heart in second half to secure spot in D2 semis

Freeman survives wild overtime thriller in C2

Bergan buttons up Pender in second half, books return trip to state semifinals

Ag & Outdoor

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks releasing rainbow trout this spring