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Lincoln's streets are described as safer. Mayor Chris Beutler says the decrease in traffic accidents in recent years come...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to the seven budget bills that make the state's two-yea...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns is calling for a hearing on recently revealed Internal Revenue Service practices of target...
The disturbing increase of sexual assaults in the military was the subject of a White House briefingThursday attended by Nebr...
The Lincoln City Council will have three new members after Tuesday's General Election. Roy Christensen, Leirion Gaylor Ba...
7-year-old Jack Hoffman, from Atkinson, Nebraska, met President ObamaMonday at the White House.Jack's father, Andy Hoffma...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska state senator is recovering at home this week after suffering a mild heart attack.An aide say...
(AP) The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oi...
With the days winding down until the general election on May 7th, the deadline to register to vote is fast approaching. Lanca...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A group that supports the Keystone XL pipeline says it has collected more than 33,000 signatures from Nebr...
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - Opponents and supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are converging on a Nebraska town for what...
(AP) The FBI says preliminary tests on a letter sent to President Barack Obama indicate the presence of poisonous ricin.The l...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler tells KLIN's Jack and Dave that expanding medicaid in Nebraska is the sensible thing to do.&q...
(AP) Four former U.S. ambassadors who worked in the Middle East are scheduled to visit the University of Nebraska at Omaha. T...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Deb Fischer complains that the president's budget blueprint offers more of the same...more taxes, m...
Nebraskans will get another chance to comment on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline after the latest State Department environm...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning says he's planning to seek re-election to his current job, and...
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department says Canadian tar sands are likely to be developed, re...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly minted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is vowing to continue to build strong relations around world and...
Nebraska US Senator Mike Johanns expects an effort to block the vote on former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of ...
Nebraska US Senator Deb Fischer is sticking to her earlier decision to vote against the confirmation of former Nebraska Senat...
Nebraska U. S. Senator Mike Johanns tells KLIN's Kevin Thomas that health has nothing to do with his decision to not seek...
As a winter snow storm approaches, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler has declared a snow emergency for the City of Lincoln, effecti...
Fremont State Senator Charlie Janssen has thrown his hat into the ring as a candidate for Governor in the 2014 race. Janssen ...
Nebraska US Senator Mike Johanns has announced that he will not seek re-election and will instead retire following his curren...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman has asked the Legislature's tax-policy committee to kill both of his tax-reform p...
Former Nebraska US Senator Chuck Hagel will have to wait a while longer for a final vote on his confirmation as Secretary of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bitterly divided Senate panel has voted to approve the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's d...
Mayor Chris Beutler announced Thursday that Hoppe Brothers have been chosen to develop 6.5 acres of property in the area of 2...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer says she will vote against Chuck Hagel to be the next defense secretar...
Republican Sen. John McCain, a sharp critic of Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, says he will not support a ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain is tangling with Chuck Hagel over his past statements about the Iraq war. The A...
One city council candidate is taking a proposed ban on city council members and the mayor from having contracts with the city...
(AP) Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon as a public advocate for sha...
A group of Lincoln residents and local organizations are seeking a City Charter amendment to prevent Lincoln's mayor and ...
Governor Dave Heineman approves the TransCanada Oil Pipeline thru Nebraska. He sent a letter to President Obama and Secretary...
By GRANT SCHULTEAssociated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman is calling for an overhaul of Nebraska's tax sy...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning unveils his 2013 legislative package. One of the proposals would separate volunatry and...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers have elected York Sen. Greg Adams as the new speaker of the Nebraska Legislature. Lawmakers vo...
Lincoln State Senator Bill Avery plans on offering a proposal this legislative session focusing on accountability, transparen...
President Barack Obama has nominated former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as his next US Secretary of Defense. The 66-year-old...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A state evaluation of TransCanada's route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline through Nebraska has been...
Nebraska has it's first female Senator since 1954, as Deb Fischer took the oath of office today in Washington D.C. Fische...
Auditor Mike Foley tells KLIN's Drive Time Lincoln that he's received push back when he tried to audit some state dep...
The Lincoln City Council will vote Monday on the nomination of former City Council member Lloyd Hinkley to fill the vacant co...
Members of the Lincoln City Council and Mayor Chris Beutler have chosen four finalists to fill a vacant city council seat.Cou...
The Nebraska American Civil Liberties Union accuses Governor Dave Heineman of "complete rogue action."Legal directo...
In what could be a crowded race for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2014, Speaker Mike Flood is ready to distinguis...
Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood says he's running for Nebraska governor and plans to emphasize for voters that he&#...
Several races for the Nebraska Unicameral came down to the wire with at least one requiring a recount.State Senator Ken Haar ...
President Barack Obama has been re-elected after passing the 270 vote threshold in the Electoral College, defeating challenge...
President Barack Obama has been re-elected after passing the 270 vote threshold in the Electoral College, defeating challenge...
Saying that it has been a long, exciting, and engaging process, Secretary of State John Gale predictes that 71 percent of reg...
Voters have the opportunity to close a potential loophole within the language of the state's constitution this November.&...
With under a month to go before the general election, things are heating up... and getting personal... in the race for Nebras...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Some buildings are being evacuated at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha because of a suspicious package.The...
Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale is reminding state residents that the deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 6 gener...
It's back to the campaign trail for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, following the first presidential debate in De...
Early/absentee voting for the November 6th Presidential election is underway in Lancaster County. Election Commissioner Dave ...
Governor Dave Heineman is submitting a "Nebraska Option" for the "Essential Health Benefit"package under ...
Parents and students are complaining about smaller portions of public school lunches across the country and the state.Nebrask...
Mayor Chris Beutler lifted mandatory outdoor watering restrictions, but is urging Lincolnites to comply with voluntary water ...
For the first time, the national debt surpassed $16-trillion yesterday.Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns released a stat...
Nebraska two U.S. Senate Candidates will face-off in their first debate at the State fair on Saturday.Republican candidate De...
City Council members voted on changes to the mayor's budget proposal yesterday afternoon.Chairman Adam Hornung told counc...
(AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has declared the state's embattled campaign finance law unconstitutional.The 1992 law p...
The U.S. House passed a $383 million emergency drought relief bill yesterday evening, foregoing the farm bill before the ...
One group is hoping to bring the mounting, $16-trillion national debt back into the spotlight this election year.Presiden...
The Nebraska Farm Bureau announced this morning they are endorsing Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Deb Fischer because she i...
The director of Nebraska's insurance department is trying to assure lawmakers that the state has made progress in its eff...
Mayor Beutler has come up with a way to save the jobs of two police officers targeted for elimination in his proposed budget....
TransCanada is being told that it's proposed route in Nebraska meets the state's goal of not passing over the Ogallal...
Nothing is finalized...but the Mayor may have come up with a way to save the jobs of two police officers targeted for elimina...
A political watchdog group has filed a complaint, alleging that Governor Dave Heineman violated state law with a press releas...
Former Legislative Speaker Mike Flood is giving serious thought to running for governor.Flood doesn't appear deterred tha...
Governor Dave Heineman, the chairman of an association of American governors, is heading to the group's annual meeting in...
Gov. Dave Heineman is warning Nebraska lawmakers that he will oppose any efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in the wake of t...
As the general election of 2012 approaches, it is becoming more and more important that the Supreme Court’s political d...
Nebraska is preparing in the event the U.S. Supreme Court upholds President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.Officials...
The Senate passes a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that cuts farm subsidies and land conservation spending by abou...
Nebraskans who are on unemployment are expected to lose some extended benefits starting this week.The federal government is p...
Mayor Beutler is delaying one of the contracts associated with the Pinnacle Bank arena project.The Mayor says the contract wi...
A new poll released by the Deb Fischer campaign shows the GOP candidate with a 25% lead over Democrat Bob Kerrey.National pol...
A new poll released by the Deb Fischer campaign shows the GOP candidate with a 25 percent lead over Democrat Bob Kerrey. Nati...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns defends the current criteria for providing ranchers with grazing rights on public lands.Th...
Debate began in the U.S. Senate yesterday on the new Agriculture Reform Bill.Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns said on the floor ...
Agriculture policy will be debated in the Senate in Washington for the next couple weeks.Senator Mike Johanns says he is plea...
Nebraska U.S. Senate hopefuls Deb Fischer and Bob Kerrey have agreed to a campaign debate at the State Fair in Grand Island.T...
An NAACP leader in Nebraska and Iowa is quitting over the national organization's move to support same-sex marriage.Rever...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler tells KLIN's Jack and John the people have spoken on the city council passed Fairness Ordinan...
Nebraska U.S. Senate Candidate Deb Fischer has declined a youth group invitation to debate Democrat nominee Bob Kerrey.Fische...
Nebraska's unemployment rate dropped in April to its lowest point since December of 2008. The state Department of Labor s...
Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, who announced his support for Deb Fischer last week, says she deserved her primary vic...
A 23 percent voter turnout is being predicted in Lancaster County for today's primary election.Election Commissioner Dave...
A 23 percent voter turnout is being predicted in Lancaster County for tomorrow's primary eleciton. Election Commissioner ...
Governor Dave Heineman is reminding Nebraska residents to fly their flags at half-staff on Peace Officers' Memorial Day o...
The Republican candidates in tomorrow's primary election are vying for the title of most conservative, with the top three...
The Republican candidates in tomorrow's primary election are vying for the title of most conservative, with the top three...
Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney described President Obama as an "old Democrat" during an Omaha stop thi...
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney comes to Nebraska today, both to raise money and to meet with the public.Romney...
Hopefully, the Occupy Lincoln group has decided to stop their protest occupation of the Nebraska Centennial Mall for good.I b...
Nebraska residents are being reminded that the final voter registration deadline for the May 15 primary election is today.Sec...
Nebraska residents are being reminded that the final voter registration deadline for the May 15 primary election is this week...
Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith is welcoming the U.S. Labor Department's decision to withdraw a proposed rule designed ...
As politicians debate the proper way to avoid a hike in student loan interest rates, Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie...
The Republican governors of Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan say the federal government cramps the states' ability to create n...
Lincoln residents may soon get to vote on a sales tax option, recently passed by State Lawmakers.Lincoln Chamber of Commerce ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Republican governors of Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan say the federal government cramps the states' ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will not immediately turn over to federal authorities its supply of a drug used during leth...
Nebraska lawmakers are convening for the final day of this year's session and will try to over Governor Dave Heineman'...
Governor Dave Heineman has vetoed a bill that would let Nebraska cities increase local sales taxes with voter approval.The Re...
A bill that would extend prenatal care to undocumented residents in Nebraska received final passage in the legislature.It pas...
Governor Dave Heineman has vetoed a bill that would allow machine bets on previously run horse races, sayingit would create t...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would allow Nebraska to restartits review of the Keystone XL pipeline proposal is inching cl...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would allow Nebraska to resumeits environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline has wonfi...
The latest Nebraska Republican Party effort to remove Democrat Senate candidate Bob Kerrey's name from the ballot fails. ...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns applauds President Obama's urging federal agencies to speed-up approval of the sourthe...
Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey will appear on May 15's primary ballot in Nebraska.Lancaster County District Judge Steven ...
Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey will appear on May 15's primary ballot in Nebraska.Lancaster County District Judge Steven ...
The question of Bob Kerrey's residency is headed to court. Nebraska Republican Party Chairman Mark Fahleson says Kerrey v...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerreyobjects to the way Nebraska's Republican Secretary of State...
March 19, 2012Secretary of State John GaleP.O. Box 94608Lincoln, NE 68509-4608Dear Mr. Gale,Your decision that my name will a...
Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale says Bob Kerrey was not a resident of Nebraska when he filed to run for US Senate, but ...
(AP) - The Democratic-controlled Senate has rejecteda Republican bid to speed approval of the Keystone XL pipeline thatwould ...
A joint statement from former Nebraska US Senator Bob Kerrey and NU regent Chuck Hassebrook announced Hassebrook's plan t...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman is acknowledging thathis full tax cut package for Nebraskans probably won't becom...
HOUSTON (AP) - An executive with the Canadian company seeking tobuild an oil pipeline across the United States to the Texas G...
State and local leaders today celebrated Statehood Day today by kickinG off the public fundraising campaign for renovation of...
Washington Post reported today that former DemocraticNebraska Governor and US Senator Bob Kerrey has decided to run for the s...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Members of more than 20 organizations are rallying against a bill that would require Nebraska voters to ...
Gov. Dave Heineman responded to what her refers to as a liberal coalition that is against tax relief for hard-working, middle...
Mayor Chris Beutler says the city is looking to take a technological step in the downtown area.The Mayorwants to set up agrid...
Even though Democrat Bob Kerrey dropped out of the Nebraska Senate race, a prominent national pollster says the Nebraska sena...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning tells KLIN News thathis office will coordinate a legal challenge against a requirementi...
Mayor Beutler has declared a snow emergency for Lincoln beginning at 6 A.M. Saturday. A snow emergency means parking is banne...
During this political campaign...our political stereotypes are on full display...Conservatives paint liberals as insufferably...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The city of Omaha and Douglas County mayhave to supply a government merger plan to state lawmakers by Ju...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns is sponsoring legislation allowing Congress to vote on granting TransCanada the required p...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A proposal that could place hunting,fishing and trapping rights in the Nebraska constitution hasadvanced...
The Lincoln Catholic Diocese will not be complying with an Obama Administration ruling requiring all hopsitals and schools, i...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Former 1992 Democratic presidential candidateBob Kerrey says he will not make a decision this week on whet...
Nebraska Democrat U.S. Senator Ben Nelson took aim at Republican Governor Dave Heineman during his conference call with repor...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department says a Republican billthat would strip President Barack Obama of his authority to deci...
Two Nebraska Senators are responding to President Barak Obama's State of the Union address last night.Senator Mike Johann...
The recent announcement by the Obama administration that there had not been enough time to properly assess the merits of the ...
(AP) - Polls show that Americans are preoccupied withthe economy, and that's where President Barack Obama will focuswhen ...
An assistant Secretary of State says Congress didn't give the State Department enough time to fully evaluate the Keystone XL ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have failed to reach a vote on a measure that would reduce the number of governmentag...
Multiple media outlets, including Fox News, are reporting that the State Department will announce the rejection of the Keysto...
Another example of the games being played in Washington, by both parties, wherein the goal is not the good of the country, bu...
Governor Dave Heineman plans to take his State of the State message to Nebraskans. He'll travel the state after he delivers h...
(AP) - Harassment through Facebook, instantmessaging and other online services would be outlawed under a newbill in the Nebra...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett says he's willingto match any contributions to reduce the national debt thatRep...
Nebraska 1st District Congressman Jeff Fortenberry will not run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Ben Nelson....
Nebraska lawmakers are preparing for what could be a lengthy debate on requiring a photo-ID in order to vote. The bill (LB239...
U.S. Senator Mike Johanns is condemning President Obama's use of executive power to fill vacancies on the National Labor Rela...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Mitt Romney is the winner of the IowaRepublican presidential caucuses, but he eked past Rick Santorum...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says he plansto focus on job creation and education during the legislativese...
Governor Dave Heineman has granted arequest to lower state and U.S. flags to half-staff in honor ofstate Senator Dennis Utter...
Lincoln political consultant Phil Young tells KLIN's Drive Time Lincoln that Nelson's announcement is seen by some as a late ...
Jane Kleeb with Bold Nebraska tells KLIN's Jack and John this morning, she is not interested in joining the U-S Senate race a...
"It's time to move on."With those words, Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Nelson announced via press release that he would...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says he's concernedabout the potential cost of new recommendations that seek tooverha...
Nebraska Democrat U.S. Senator Ben Nelson adamantly disagrees with Nebraska's Republican delegation that contends extending t...
The U.S. House of Represenatives passed the extension of payroll tax cuts last night. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry tells KLIN...
Lincoln residents will get the chance to voice their opinions of city services and city government. The 2nd "Taking Char...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy has filed paperwork to run for governor in the May 2014 Republican primary...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State money that went to a Nebraska farmcoalition that fights animal welfare groups is drawing scrutinyf...
Nebraska U.S. Democrat Senator Ben Nelson says his decision to seek re-election would not be influenced by Republican Governo...
We applaud Senator Johanns’ recent move to compel the Administration’s decision on the oil pipeline through Nebra...
The Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor and the thousands who lost their lives that day are being remembered in Lincoln tod...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Governor Dave Heineman wants to combine thestate departments of economic development and labor to improv...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says he alreadyhas the best job in America, but the Republican is evadingque...
Mayor Chris Beutler will be announcing naming rights for the West Haymarket arena this morning. A new scale model of the aren...
Mayor Chris Beutler will be announcing naming rights for the West Haymarket arena this morning. A new scale model of the aren...
Mayor Chris Beutler will be announcing naming rights for the West Haymarket arena this morning. A new scale model of the aren...
Senator Johanns says efforts to reduce the national debt continue in Washington despite the failure of the Congressional supe...
The bell ringers and red kettles are out in force around Lincoln. Salvation Army Captain Jamie Pennington tells KLIN News, th...
As a lifelong member of the Republican Party who is now ashamed of it, but holding on with the hope that it will resurrect it...
A new national ad targeting the Humane Society of the U-S has angered the group. The ad from the Humane Society for Sheltered...
A new national ad targeting the Humane Society of the U-S has angered the group. The ad from the Humane Society for Sheltered...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Health care providers that serve Nebraska are urging lawmakers to enact a state-based insurance exchange...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska says this year's flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers caused about $20 million dam...
For thousands of years, in the Middle East as well as other parts of the world, governance has been based on tribes, and trib...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A measure that would trigger anenvironmental review of proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline routeswithin Ne...
A surprising turn in the continuing saga over the TransCanada pipeline's proposed route in Nebraska. Speaker Mike Flood inter...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has ordered the developer of a pipeline that would carry oil from western Canada to Te...
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - TransCanada Corp. says its pipeline thattransports crude oil from Canada through seven states wastempor...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. official says the State Department isconsidering a plan that would reroute the proposed Keystone XL ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department's inspector general sayshe will review the Obama administration's handling of a Canadi...
TransCanada is disappointed with the Governor's call for a special session, but will not take back considerations offered to ...
Governor Dave Heineman has called for a special session of the Nebraska Legislature to discuss the issues surrounding the Key...
One of the issues surrounding the tent community set up by Occupy Lincoln is over the designation of Centennial Mall. Before ...
Both of Nebraska's U.S. Senators voted to prevent passage of President Barack Obama's proposed jobs bill. Senator Ben Nelson ...
Both of Nebraska's U.S. Senators voted to prevent passage of President Barack Obama's proposed jobs bill. Senator Ben Nelson ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says the statewill not enact a health care exchange mandated by the Obamaadm...
(AP) Opponents of a Canadian oil pipeline through Nebraska are arguing that the proposal will eventually contaminate the stat...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says he's concerned theproposed Keystone XL pipeline route through Nebraska is a &quo...
(AP) Environmentalists hoping to block a proposed underground pipeline that would funnel oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexic...
It is distressing to see that Social Security, possibly the best piece of new legislation to come out of Roosevelt’s &l...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says he hasurged a Canadian energy company to reroute a proposed oil pipelin...
Bold Nebraska spokeswoman Jane Kleeb says they are ready to move forward on a ballot initiative. She threatens that action if...
Bold Nebraska is out with a threat in connection with the proposedTransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline's route thru the Nebraska ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning hasfiled a challenge to the state's beleaguered campaign finance l...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Democratic Party alleges in acomplaint that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Bruning fa...
The proposition to run an oil pipeline through Nebraska has been active for some time, at least a year or more. During that t...
Mayor Chris Beutler has announced a shakeup at the top of the Lincoln public works department. The Mayor says Director Greg M...
The State Department says a Canadian company'splan to pipe oil from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast wouldn't causesignificant ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Medicaid has refunded nearly$169,000 to the federal government after an audit found imprope...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Attorney General's office saysthe state's 15-year-old campaign finance law would not likely...
Every year, the President delivers his “State of the Union “ speech in front of Congress. It’s generally a ...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns that the United States must remain diligent in protecting itself from terrorist attacks,...
We know Senator Ben Nelson doesn't want to be on the super committee, but what about Senator Mike Johanns? The Nebraska Repub...
I imagine that many Americans are asking themselves what happened” as they try to make some sense of the recent action ...
U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson has voted against the debt ceiling deal in the Senate, making him the only member ofNebraska's congressi...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's Rick Sheehy has been elected to lead a national association of lieutenant governors.A news re...
Senator Johanns says he will NOT support a debt ceiling proposal sponsored by the Senate leader, Democrat Harry Reid of Nevad...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted to speed up a decision by the Obama administration on a plan to pipe oil from western C...
Last week Senator Mike Johanns was one of a few senators proposing a constitutional amendment which would prohibit deficit sp...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The U.S. State Department still plans todecide sometime this year whether to allow a Canadian firm to buil...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says Rick Sheehy has his full support when the lieutenant governor runs forg...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson raised morethan $910,000 for the second quarter that ended June 30 and...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - U.S. Sen. John Thune says a bipartisan group of 14 senators, including Nebraska Senators Mike Johann...
Mayor Chris Beutler says the city cannot just cut its way out of a looming $9.3 million dollar budget gap.Mayor Beutler s...
Here is an update from the Lincoln Journal Star story from last week regarding my wages and involvement with LIBA. As you may...
Here is an update from the Lincoln Journal Star story from last week regarding my wages and involvement with LIBA. As you may...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - State Sen. Deb Fischer says she decided toseek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate at the urging ofs...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - State Sen. Deb Fischer says she decided to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate at the urging of...
Lincoln City Budget Officer Steve Hubka will begin wearing two hats. He will also serve as Interim Finance Director. This fol...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska Republican Party official says former President George W. Bush will attend the opening game of ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is raising new concerns about a proposed Canadian oil pipeline that would run thru Nebras...
Mayor Beutler appoints Chief Tom Casady to be the city's new Public Safety Director. He will oversee the Police Department......
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have approved newcongressional and legislative boundary maps to adjust forpopulation ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Five of Nebraska's 49 state senators have jumped into the political debate over how quickly federal offi...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Nelson disagrees with calls for the Federal government to expedite action on the Keystone XL pipeli...
Virtually the entire nation, as well as many outside our country applauded the action of the Navy Seals in eliminating the he...
An eleventh hour agreement is apparently reached on reforming the Commission of Industrial Relations. Lincoln State Senator T...
As stated by Nick Cusick, a highly respected Lincoln citizen, in last weeks letter to the editor of the Lincoln Journal Star,...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraskans who are active in the DemocraticParty say they're opposed to a congressional map proposal tha...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Residents who live along the route of aproposed oil pipeline in Nebraska convened at the Capitol Thursda...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska collected 21 percent more taxrevenue than it expected in April, offering an encouraging signala...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson says computers and data gathered from the compound where al-Qaida leader Osama bin La...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A spokeswoman for the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says state authorities have not received thre...
Lincoln has a new Fire Chief...at least in the interim. Mayor Chris Beutler named Assistant Fire Chief John Huff as Interim C...
The U.S. Treasury Department projects the country will meet the debt ceiling on May 16th if it's not raised before then. Nebr...
(AP) Nebraska's unemployment rate hit 4.2 percent in March, down a tenth of a point from the February figure of 4.3 percent. ...
(AP) A proposal that could place hunting, fishing and wildlife harvesting rights into the Nebraska constitution has won a fir...
(AP) Gov. Dave Heineman says proposed reforms to a Nebraska commission that resolves public labor disputes don't go far enoug...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson and his Republicanchallengers have released their campaign contribution totals in the...
Final results are in and fewer than 14 percent of registered Lincoln voters (21,259 out of 155,269) cast a ballot in Tuesday'...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have granted first-round approval to create a state meat and poultry inspection progr...
(AP) A Nebraska commission that resolves disputes between public workers and employers will have stricter rules to follow und...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's unemployment rate remained the second-lowest in the nation in February when it registered 4.3...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a measureto close a state loophole that allows certain groups to attack...
Duncan Aviation announces ten million dollar paint expansion plans for its Lincoln facility. Chair Todd Duncan says they are ...
Lincoln City Councilman Jon Camp tells KLIN News he will introduce a one-to-one retirement match for the Mayor, mayoral aides...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A special legislative committee isconsidering guidelines for the process of redrawing politicalboundarie...
(AP) A proposed pipeline designed to carry Canadian tar sands oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast will be delayed further ...
The Woods Park Post office at 35th and "O" Street is set close permanently. Lincoln Postmaster Kerry Kowalski says ...
He's been State Treasurer for less than two months, but Don Stenberg has his eyes set on another position. Stenberg is now of...
Nebraska's newly sworn-in State Treasurer is jumping into the race for Senate. Don Stenberg is set to make his announcement o...
Lincoln City Council members will discuss a proposed change in the retirement benefits for city department heads and mayoral ...
(AP) At a Lincoln lecture later this month, foreign-affairs writer Mark Danner will discuss U.S. foreign-policy decisions in ...
Protests have turned to celebration in Cairo, Egypt, but Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry says the situation is still fl...
A group of Republican Governors have sent a letter to President Obama demanding he speed up review of the 2 lawsuits challeng...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's tax revenue came in slightlybetter than expected in January, but that's not likely to improve...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Nelson told KLIN's Jack and John that he isn't putting much stock in a recent poll that shows him t...
Mayor Chris Beutler told a Lincoln Chamber of Commerce gathering that he is unsure what the city's reaction will be to the an...
The matter of Health Care Reform is sure to occupy a great deal of Congressional time this year.The Republicans seem set on o...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Legislature has advanced a measure thatwould give lawmakers more oversight of the state Department o...
The situation in Egypt is described as very complex,fluid and dangerous by Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Hetells KLI...
Lincoln State Senator Kathy Campbell has introduced a bill that would cut food and medical care provided to legal immigrants ...
Mayor Chris Beutler is speaking out against legislative actions and incations that could significantly impact Lincoln. He poi...
Mayor Chris Beutler announces that the residential parking ban will change at 8 a.m. Thursday morning. At that time, parking ...
(AP) City workers in Lincoln can longer accept most gifts under a new executive order by Mayor Christ Beutler. Yesterday, May...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers have been selected to serve on the Nebraska Legislature's Redistricting Committee.State lawmak...
Nebraska U.S.Senator Mike Johanns says that he followed the rules on campaign appearances when he was Ag Secretary under the ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A legislative committee is consideringthree measures designed to give the Legislature more oversight oft...
(AP) Nearly two dozen state lawmakers signed a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton citing their con...
All 5 members of Nebraska's congressional delegation sat together at last night's State of the Union address, but reaction wa...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has declared himself the winner of a special election seeking his recall over tax increases and contra...
The recent events in our government surely raise the issue of whether our democracy which has served us so well for so long, ...
Nebraska 1st District Congressman Jeff Fortenberry voted in favor of repealing the health care reform law yesterday. The Cong...
Republican business owner Tammy Buffington has officially announced her campaign to be Lincoln's next Mayor.Buffington says s...
The race to be Lincoln's next Mayorwill have another participant Tuesday.A news release issuedMonday says Republican Tammy Bu...
(AP) A member of Nebraska's 1994 national champion football team will speak at a celebration in Omaha honoring slain civil ri...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says his budget proposalfor the next two years does not reduce state funding for K-12...
(AP) Nebraska tax revenue beat expectations again in December, but the overall outlook for the next state budget remains blea...
Mayor Chris Beutler has several things high on his legislative wish list. For one thing he says they want to be sure that law...
Former Mayor Bill Harris died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at age 71. He is being remembered fondly today by his former Mayor...
Former Mayor Bill Harris, who died unexpectedly this morning, is being remembered fondly today by his former Mayoral Aide Dea...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler recognized 3 Lincoln Electic System technicians for their heroism that saved the lives of 5 peopl...
Nebraska's Democratic US Senator Ben Nelson came under scrutiny for being one of the deciding vote on the Federal Health Care...
(AP) Abortion opponents fueled by success restricting the procedure in Nebraska during the last legislative session don't exp...
(AP) Nebraska will begin issuing new license plates featuring the state bird and flower. The state Department of Motor Vehicl...
(AP) One state lawmaker could divert attention from a massive budget gap - at least temporarily - when he introduces an Arizo...
(AP) A key senator overseeing American Indian issues says the Aberdeen Area of the Indian Health Service is in a "chroni...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska judge has ruled that a recall election of Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle can take place next month as s...
Nebraska's two U.S.Senators voted with the majority Wednesday as the Senate ratified an arms control treaty with Russia. It r...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A judge says he'll rule Thursday on the validity of a recall effort against Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle.A recal...
Two State Senators are looking into an extension of terms limits. Scottsbluff Senator John Harms told KLIN's Drive Time Linco...
Mayor Chris Beutler says Lincoln is joining in a effort to change the Commision of Industrial Relations.Some City Councilmemb...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 2010 Census shows that Nebraska's population grew enough over the last decade for the state to keepall...
(AP) Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln say the reason liberals and conservatives don't see eye-to-eye may be ...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler made it official yesterday; he will run for re-election. Mayor Beutler points to a number or acco...
(AP) Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law say it will expand the government's powers in dangerous...
The final days of the Congressional lame-duck session have gotten more complicated with the introduction of a $1.2 Trillion s...
PERU, Neb. (AP) - Peru State College has suspended its security director amid the search for a missing student.Steve Mercure,...
The final days of the Congressional lame-duck session have gotten more complicated with the introduction of a $1.1-Trillion s...
The final days of the Congressional lame-duck session have gotten more complicated with the introduction of a $1.1-Trillion s...
(AP) Education, government and business leaders will gather next spring for a summit aimed at helping improve the state's hig...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonsays no decision has been made on a proposed $7 billion pipeline ...
(AP) Abortion rights opponents emboldened by a new Nebraska law that restricts late-term procedures based on the disputed not...
One state senator is proposing to join more than 30 other states opting out of an abortion clause in the federal health care ...
While the President and members of congress appear to have brokered a deal on Bush-Era tax cuts and unemployment, but the fat...
Donations are down 20 percent so far in the Salvation Army's Tree of Lights campaign. Salvation Army Captain Jamie Pennington...
(AP) A committee opposing Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has collected enough signatures to force a recall election. Douglas County e...
The Lincoln Mayor's Office is welcoming a group of 5 journalists from India as part of a 3-week International Visitor Leaders...
Brass knuckles were confiscated out of the backpack of a Lincoln High 14-year-old. The student claims that they fell into his...
Nebraska U.S. Republican Senator Mike Johanns says that he will support extending unemployment benefits in the short term. He...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman has named a northeast Nebraska farmer and retired truck driver to fill a vacant seat ...
(AP) The state plans to unveil a new campaign Thursday to reduce underage drinking among Nebraska teens. First lady Sally Gan...
(AP) U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson has put job creation, extension of tax cuts and reduction of the federal deficit at the top of his ...
A Lincoln High School student was caught with a loaded gun at school Tuesday afternoon. Lincoln Police report that the the Sc...
State lawmakers will have a difficult task before them when they attempt to fill a roughly $1 Billion budget gap. Governor Da...
US Senator Mike Johanns assured KLIN's Drive Time Lincoln last night the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Innovation Campus c...
A Lincoln High School student was caught with a loaded gun at school Tuesday afternoon. Lincoln Police report that the the Sc...
(AP) Nebraska's Jeff Fortenberry is scheduled to join a congressional delegation that aims to help Haitian voters have fair, ...
(AP) The mayor of Fremont is citing health concerns as he steps down from the post he's held since 1988. In 2008 Mayor Donald...
One of the many reasons Congress has such a low confidence rating among Americans is the tendency for some of the members, pa...
(AP) Pat Flynn has launched another Republican campaign for U.S. Senate. The 51-year-old from Schuyler joins Nebraska Attorne...
(AP) A group intent on recalling Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle says it has gathered enough signatures to force a special recall elec...
The report last week by the bipartisan commission to reduce the deficit was the best news to come out of Washington in years....
(AP) - Nebraska's outgoing state treasurer says he has agreed to chair fellow Republican Jon Bruning's 2012 campaign for the ...
(AP) Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska says he'll support a proposed ban on federal spending earmarks. Johanns sa...
Two State Senators told KLIN's Drive Time Lincoln last night they will look into potential legislation to discourage funeral ...
Mayor Chris Beutler's selection of Mortenson Construction to be in charge of building the new Haymarket Arena receives the en...
Nebraska US Senator Ben Nelson has little doubt that extending the Bush Tax Cuts will be at the forefront of discussion when ...
(AP) U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, the lone Democrat in Nebraska's congressional delegation, says he plans to seek re-election in 201...
(AP) U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson says Nebraska educators don't have to choose between education funding and health care, as the stat...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Newly re-elected Attorney General Jon Bruning has announced he's considering running for a U.S. Senate s...
Just two days after his landslide re-election, Governor Dave Heineman announced that he will not be seeking the U.S. Senate s...
Lancaster CountyState of NebraskaFOXNews National Election MapRepublicans continue to rule the day in Nebraska.Governor Dave ...
(AP) The native Nebraskan whose skilled speechwriting helped immortalize President John F. Kennedy has died. Wife, Gillian So...
A 43 percent voter turnout in Tuesday's general election is being predicted by Lancaster County's Election Commissioner. Dave...
(AP) More Democrats than Republicans have turned out to vote early in Nebraska's 2nd House District race - but not many more....
(AP) If money wins elections, Nebraska's latecomer gubernatorial candidate, Mike Meister, is in trouble. Reports filed Monday...
A drug raid at an apartment near 8th and G results in the confiscation of 33 grams of meth...several hydrocodone and esctasy ...
Mayor Chris Beutler delivered his State of the City address Thursday, proclaiming that Lincoln is making a new for itself on ...
Mayor Chris Beutler delivered his State of the City address Thursday, proclaiming that Lincoln is making a new for itself on ...
(AP) Gov. Dave Heineman and three other former Nebraska governors have signed a statement opposing a measure that would elimi...
The Nebraska Democratic Party has officially filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against both Governor Dave Heinema...
Fremont State Senator Charlie Janssen is joining lawmakers from a number of other other states in an effort concerning the 14...
(AP) Former state Sen. Ernie Chambers has filed a complaint against a Lincoln County district judge over the judge's refusal ...
UNOChancellor John Christensen is refuting claims by Democratic Congressional Candidate Ivy Harper that she is no longer bann...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns is asking the U.S.State Department whether it has adequately addressed alternate...
Former Nebraska Governor and US Senator Bob Kerrey is taking a look back at politics as well as forward. He says things have ...
(AP) The Nebraska Democratic Party will hold a presidential caucus in 2012. Party chairman Vic Covalt announced Monday that t...
All across the nation, small government entities are in financial trouble, some so far as to the point of declaring bankruptc...
(AP) Secretary of State John Gale is urging Nebraskans to report suspected illegal election activity. Gale's office has an el...
Thought Princess Leia in the sexy slave girl outfit in "Return of the Jedi" was hot? Well here's three outfits that...
(AP) The federal health care overhaul is drawing mixed reviews from Nebraska health care professionals. The Legislature's Hea...
Gov. Dave Heineman and Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning have each returned campaign contributions given to them by a Can...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman and Nebraska AttorneyGeneral Jon Bruning have each returned campaign contributions gi...
(AP) Republican Gov. Dave Heineman has more than 100 times cash on hand as his Democratic challenger, Mike Meister. Campaign ...
About 700 tea party enthusists gathered in the Lancaster Event Center yesterday for the "Restore America Rally." On...
(AP) A Nebraska lawmaker has announced a website that will give Nebraskans a chance to suggest how the new federal health car...
(AP) The chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party is criticizing Gov. Dave Heineman for granting an honorary admiralship in ...
(AP) Vice President Joe Biden told an Omaha crowd of more than 200 Democrats that Republicans' track record for helping Ameri...
It is hard to remember an off-year election that has been so quiet this close to Election Day, which is just a few weeks away...
Local Tea Party enthusists have plan to attend a Restore America Rally this Sunday at the Lancaster Event Center. One of the ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman and several Nebraskaeducation leaders have unveiled a campaign to encourage high scho...
LYONS, Neb. (AP) - The ACLU says a small northeast Nebraskaschool district appears to be ignoring cautions against invitingre...
image/klin/UserFiles/Lyons-Decatur ACLU Letter.pdfThe ACLU of Nebraska has sent a letter to the Superintendent of Lyons-Decat...
Auburn Public Schools has backed down from a threat by ACLU Nebraska regarding school assemblies with religious messages. Aub...
(AP) Months after prepaying his son's tuition at Dana College, a St. Louis man has been able to recover the $10,290 he paid j...
Governor Dave Heinemam remains optimistic about dealing with a projected $700 Million budget shortfall in the upcoming bienni...
The Lincoln City Council has voted to raise the Mayor's salary, but in a different way than previously proposed. League of Ne...
(AP) The board of the Nebraska State Education Association will seek a meeting with Gov. Dave Heineman to discuss his call fo...
Governor Dave Heineman issued a response to Democratic Candidate for Governor Mike Meister and his running mate Anne Boyle. B...
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