US defense secretary says Iran's new supreme leader 'is wounded and likely disfigured'

US defense secretary says Iran's new supreme leader 'is wounded and likely disfigured'

March 13, 2026Updated: March 13, 2026

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US defense secretary says Iran's new supreme leader 'is wounded and likely disfigured.'

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

The Prairie Club escapes building damage from nearby wildfire

Massive Morrill Fire burns 330,000 acres across Nebraska Panhandle, remains 0% contained

Fire nearly Halsey burns 36,000 acres

Fire south of Valentine, Kilgore burns thousands of acres, damages buildings

Pillen declares emergency, mobilizes National Guard as wildfires burn across Nebraska

All 6 airmen on a US refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, US military says

Sports

#4 DC West upsets #1 Ogallala 43-39 in C-1 semifinals

McCool Junction wins rubber match with East Butler in D1 quarters

Auburn survives last-second shot by upset-minded Gothenburg

DC West hangs on against GICC to advance to state semifinals for the first time

Freeman edges Valentine in overtime thriller at state tournament

WNCC baseball wins second straight on Spring Break trip in Arizona

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