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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would allow more working families in Nebraska to qualify for child care subsidies is headed ...
Nebraska lawmakers hoping to repeal Nebraska's death penalty have failed to overcome a filibuster by senators opposed to ...
Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a teacher retirement bill, arguing that a proposed increase in the state's contribution is ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a teacher retirement bill, arguing that a proposed increase in th...
An effort to repeal Nebraska's motorcycle-helmet law will get anothershot at debatein the Legislature. A new crop of lawm...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a new, $7.8 billion state budget for the next two fiscal years. Law...
The disturbing increase of sexual assaults in the military was the subject of a White House briefingThursday attended by Nebr...
A new poverty report shows 55 percent of Lincoln low-income respondents rarely or never can afford to buy enough food for the...
The People's City Mission is beginning a new initiative to help young women who are transitioning out of foster care in L...
Nebraska lawmakers are turning their focus on a proposal to expand medicaid coverage in Nebraska. Bob Rauner with the Nebrask...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler tells KLIN's Jack and Dave that expanding medicaid in Nebraska is the sensible thing to do.&q...
(AP) Supporters of a proposal to expand Medicaid in Nebraska say they're willing to include safeguards in the bill that c...
Closing arguments have been made in a lawsuit against the state filed by a Lincoln woman who says her son was left near death...
(AP) A Lincoln woman has been given four to five years in prison in connection with the death of a 12-year-old girl. 24-year-...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have granted first-round approval to a measure that would give housing assistance to ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that had accused the state of discriminating agai...
A legislative proposal aimed at ending prenatal care for undocumented Nebraska residents is resoundly defeated by committee m...
A 26-year-old Lincoln man was arrested last week for child pornography. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood says investigators...
A 26-year-old Lincoln man was arrested last week for child pornography. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood says investigators...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers will get a chance this year to debate a death-penalty repeal measure. The Legislature...
State Auditor Mike Foley applauds steps taken by HHS Director Kerry Winterer to address potentially unclaimed federal funds b...
Strong emotions were expressed in public testimony before a legislative committee Thursday on a proposal that bans job discri...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nearly two-thirds of Nebraska's counties lost population in 2012 as the longstanding trend of the stat...
A preliminary budget has been released by the Legislature's Appropriations Committee...with a few sizeable disagreements ...
(AP) University of Nebraska officials are unhappy with a preliminary state budget that allocates less money than what Gov. Da...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is holding firm in his opposition to a proposed Medicaid expansion that coul...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would have let Nebraska work-camp inmates perform labor for charities, fraternal groups and ...
Fremont State Senator Charlie Janssen has thrown his hat into the ring as a candidate for Governor in the 2014 race. Janssen ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman has asked the Legislature's tax-policy committee to kill both of his tax-reform p...
Nebraska U.S. Senator Deb Fischer says she appreciates the bi-partisan effort on immigration reform, but remains opposed to a...
(AP) Nebraska health clinics serving low-income residents say more women are seeking prenatal care in the first trimester of ...
(AP) Lawmakers have set a hearing for a bill that would prevent bosses from demanding access to private information within th...
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska woman accused of pimping out her 7- and 14-year-old daughters has been given 80 to 90 years i...
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska woman accused of pimping out her 7- and 14-year-old daughters has been given 80 to 90 years i...
State-funded prenatal care for illegal immigrants and other low-income Nebraska women would end under a proposal introduced W...
(AP) A Nebraska lawmaker has moved to repeal a law that extends state-funded prenatal care services to illegal immigrants and...
Nebraska lawmakers are introducing a bill to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law, saying it would...
By GRANT SCHULTEAssociated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman is calling for an overhaul of Nebraska's tax sy...
Lincoln State Senator Bill Avery has introduced a measure that could fill a gap pointed out by a Nebraska Supreme Court rulin...
A new separate juvenile justice agency is being proposed by State Senator Brad Ashord. It would focus on rehabilitation inste...
It's a Happy New Year for the Lincoln Salvation Army. Salvation Army Captain Jamie Pennington tells KLIN News that they r...
A Lincoln jewelry store owner will appear in court today, accused of possessing child pornography.Lincoln Police arrested 55-...
A University of Nebraska Medical Center study has found that Nebraska lacks primary care doctors throughout the state, and th...
A little over 60 Southeast Nebraska children are being adopted tomorrow during a special ceremony on National Adoption Day.Gr...
Governor Dave Heineman announced Thursday that Nebraska will not create a state-based health insurance exchange as part of th...
An alleged hate crime victim maintains her innocence in a recent YouTube video posted yesterday.Charlie Rodgers claims three ...
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&#...
The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce isconcerned about a possible legislative proposal to divert some new road funding to expand ...
Governor Dave Heineman is submitting a "Nebraska Option" for the "Essential Health Benefit"package under ...
University of Nebraska Medical Center administrators say the federal health care law will cost its two Omaha hospitals millio...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska man is suing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln over what he says is the university's pra...
Over 50,000 southeast Nebrska residents are described as food insecure....a number... that Lincoln Food Bank Executive Direct...
The Lincoln School Board approved a $330 million school budget proposal last night.The new budget is up almost three perc...
Expanding medicaid coverage would have a huge impact on Nebraska according to a new report by the health policy arm of the Un...
An arrest warrant has been issued for Charlie Rogers, who told Lincoln police last monththat she was the victim of a violent ...
The Fairness proposal that protects gay and transgender people from discrimination in Lincoln will not be on the November bal...
Nebraska Appleseed describes Governor Dave Heineman's call for public meetings "a positive step" in health insu...
Expanded medicaid coverage remains off the table...as Governor Heineman announces informal health insurance exchange meetings...
City Council members voted on changes to the mayor's budget proposal yesterday afternoon.Chairman Adam Hornung told counc...
The U.S. House passed a $383 million emergency drought relief bill yesterday evening, foregoing the farm bill before the ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A new university report shows the number of Nebraska residents without health insurance surged between 2...
Around 400 people showed up to a special service yesterday at the First Plymouth Congregational Church, to show support for S...
The FBI has offered assistance to the Lincoln Police Department in their investigation of an alleged hate crime. But Officer ...
Lincoln Police are investigating a early morning assault and arson as a possible hate crime. Officer Katie Flood says a 33-ye...
One community is in shock over the reported assault of a Lincoln woman over the weekend.About 500 people turned out for a can...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The state of Nebraska has terminated agreements to provide child care payments to two Omaha child care cen...
The director of Nebraska's insurance department is trying to assure lawmakers that the state has made progress in its eff...
Mayor Beutler announced today that he is appointing Interim Police Chief Jim Peschong and Interim Fire Chief John Huff to cit...
A 32 year old former rural Martell man is arrested on multiple child sexual assault charges. And Lancaster County Sheriff Ter...
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven states that sought to block a contraception coverage rule within the f...
A political watchdog group has filed a complaint, alleging that Governor Dave Heineman violated state law with a press releas...
Medicaid Director Vivianne Chaumont was not invited to attend yesterday's legislative health care planning meeting.The Go...
Lincoln Police say a man who shot and wounded his neighbor during an argument over a dog apparently committed suicide.Police ...
Governor Heineman tells state lawmakers in a letter yesterday that he will not consider expanding Medicaid coverage.Heineman ...
Governor Heineman tells state lawmakers in a letter yesterday that he will not consider expanding Medicaid coverage.Heineman ...
Gov. Dave Heineman is warning Nebraska lawmakers that he will oppose any efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in the wake of t...
Mayor Chris Beutler will officially introduce the first biennial budget to the city council today.Council Chairman Adamn Horn...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler's proposed biennial budget includes no tax increases or one-time money spending. This is the ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The final living unit of a state-run center for the developmentally disabled is now eligible to receive ...
Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale is urging state residents to fly the U.S. flag during the July Fourth holiday.Gale says...
Nebraska was one of 26 states challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform law.Governor Dave Heineman said yes...
State prison officials say a Nebraska Department of Correctional Services caseworker has been arrested for allegedly having a...
Later this morning, the nine Supreme Court justices will make public their decision on President Barack Obama's health ca...
Nebraska is preparing in the event the U.S. Supreme Court upholds President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.Officials...
The Nebraska Public Power District is cutting $15 million from its budget after mild weather led to lower electricity sal...
Nebraska's first Inspector General of Child Welfare is named. Julie Rogers was selected to the post recently created by l...
Nebraskans who are on unemployment are expected to lose some extended benefits starting this week.The federal government is p...
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...
A significant number of potential victims have come forward since the arrest earlier this month of a 57 year old Lincoln man ...
A 17-year-old Omaha teen is in jail this morning, and Lincoln Police are looking for his three accomplices.Captain Jason Stil...
The City of Lincoln will stop offering a 2-to-1 retirement match for new civilian city employees.City Councilman Doug Emery s...
Debate began in the U.S. Senate yesterday on the new Agriculture Reform Bill.Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns said on the floor ...
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is offering fans and financial assistance to help low-income residents c...
A 57-year-old Lincoln man is arrested for sexual assault of a child from incidents dating back to the early 90's. LPD Off...
University of Nebraska Regents haveapproved extending employee benefits to non-married partners, including same-sex couples. ...
Agriculture policy will be debated in the Senate in Washington for the next couple weeks.Senator Mike Johanns says he is plea...
Close to 1,500 Lancaster County residents have already filed a protest to changes in property valuation.Lancaster County Cler...
An NAACP leader in Nebraska and Iowa is quitting over the national organization's move to support same-sex marriage.Rever...
Blue Cross Blue Shield has lost a round in the legal fight over who runs Nebraska's employee health care system but the i...
A nine-state Midwest and Plains economic survey index fell in May.A survey report released Friday for the Mid-America Busines...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler tells KLIN's Jack and John the people have spoken on the city council passed Fairness Ordinan...
Lincoln Police arrest a man they say sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl.Captain Michon Morrow tells KLIN News, 27-year-old ...
Very differing views on the latest wrinkle in a petition effort to put the city council ordinance protecting gay and transgen...
14,000 Nebraska children are being raised by family members or close family friends.Sarah Forrest with Nebraska Voices for Ch...
Governor Dave Heineman is encouraging the mayors and city councils of both Omaha and Lincoln to put their ordinances protecti...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the city of Omaha's 2.5 percent dining tax on a...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Lincoln man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl who died of a drug overdose.C...
The Fugitive Task Force discovers a marijuana grow operation as they attempt to serve warrants at an apartment at 2433 E Stre...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An audit has found that Nebraska's state employee health insurance program is one of the country'...
The Lincoln City Council is scheduled to vote on a controversial city ordinance today.The ordinance would prohibit discrimina...
I can understand the viewpoint held by many that homosexuality is not a preferred way of life, and many of us wish that the p...
Nebraska authorities believe a mother accused of pimping out her 14-year-old daughter also charged men to have sex with her 7...
The Director of Nebraska's Department of Corrections says they will not respond to a recall of a lethal injection drug.Co...
(AP) A Swiss pharmaceutical company has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it is recalling a supply of a let...
Mayor Chris Beutler is urging Lincolnites to take the latest online survey on budget suggestions for the city.The survey at L...
Supporters and opponents pack the Lincoln city council chambers yesterday for about seven hours on a proposed ordinance.The p...
A proposed ordinance protecting gay and transgender people from discrimination goes before the City Council today and is sche...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler says they strongly disagree with an attorney general's opinion that cities have no authority ...
(AP) The state attorney general says Nebraska cities cannot enact ordinances that protect gay and transgender people from dis...
The Nebraska State Patrol and the Nebraska Attorney General's Office say nearly 5,400 pounds of medication was collected ...
Two people are in jail following a Nebraska State Patrol investigation involving forced child prostitution. A 35 year old mot...
Nebraska Family Council spokesman Al Riskowski is raising concerns over the city's proposed fairness ordinance making gay...
The Lincoln City Council had it's first chance to hear a proposal to expand discrimination protection to individuals base...
(AP) A new report by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services shows an ongoing health disparity between minority ...
(AP) The dozens of protesters who've camped out at Centennial Mall in Lincoln for almost six months are packing up. The m...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will not immediately turn over to federal authorities its supply of a drug used during leth...
In the final day of the regular legislative session, state lawmakers successfully override two of the Governor's four vet...
Governor Dave Heineman says a series of new Nebraska child welfare laws are an important step forward in the state's effo...
Governor Dave Heineman has vetoed a bill that would allow machine bets on previously run horse races, sayingit would create t...
(AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have given second-roundapproval to a bill that gives voters the option to set city salestax rates a...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska bill that would require parityfor insurance coverage of cancer drugs has won final approval f...
(AP) An openly gay member of the Lincoln Public Schools board says an assistant Nebraska football coach should be fired for p...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the appealof a Nebraska death row inmate whose murder case inspired the ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Thieves have dragged a 300-pound safe froma golf course clubhouse in Lincoln.A Pioneers Golf Course empl...
The Lincoln Catholic Diocese is calling in a hate crime. In fact, the words "HATE CRIME" were spray painted on the ...
Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the president signed the federal health care overhaul into law. Groups are still arg...
(AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a newstate spending plan that includes an additional $41 million forchild welfare...
Lincoln Police are hoping surveillance video will help them apprehend the suspect in a sexual assault investigation over the ...
(AP) - A scaled-back version of Governor DaveHeineman's tax cut plan has advanced out of a legislativecommittee. But Demo...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman is acknowledging thathis full tax cut package for Nebraskans probably won't becom...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska court is refusing to consider adeath row inmate's questions about the state's new execu...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill thatwould give childhood sex abuse victims more time to sue theira...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union ofNebraska says it will appeal a judge's ruling that upheld part ...
(AP) - A Democratic campaign consultant says formerU.S. Senator Bob Kerrey is reconsidering his decision not to runfor the op...
Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady says there is a bottleneck in the emergency mental health system in the area.Casady...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Seven states are asking a federal judge toblock an Obama administration mandate that requires birth cont...
A Nebraska Health and Human Services spokesman doesn't expect the loss of a lead agency in its privatization of child wel...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Members of more than 20 organizations are rallying against a bill that would require Nebraska voters to ...
(AP) - The Nebraska Department of Health and HumanServices is studying the effectiveness of mental health andsubstance abuse ...
Gov. Dave Heineman responded to what her refers to as a liberal coalition that is against tax relief for hard-working, middle...
Health, faith, and education groups from across Nebraska gathered at the state capitol rotundaTuesday to urge lawmakers to ma...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A measure to abolish the death penalty inNebraska has been pulled from debate in the Legislature, but co...
Nebraska state lawmakers have begun debate on a bill from Senator Brenda Council to repeal the death penalty. The bill would ...
(AP) - Polls show that Americans are preoccupied withthe economy, and that's where President Barack Obama will focuswhen ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have failed to reach a vote on a measure that would reduce the number of governmentag...
Governor Heineman delivered his annual state of the State address last week. His proposals were generally good, but it remain...
One of the Internet's most-visited sites has shut down its English-language site to protest anti-piracy legislation. Visitors...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is urging lawmakers to adopt nearly $326 million in tax cuts.The governo...
The Nebraska Supreme Court hasset a March6th date of execution for death row inmate Michael Ryan. Ryan was sentenced to death...
A 25-year-old Lincoln woman was sexually assaulted Saturday morning around 2AM as she walked over the pedestrian bridge at 22...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska would establish a state-basedhealth benefit exchange under new legislation that would help thes...
(AP) - A Nebraska state senator who died last weekwas honored on the floor of the Legislature as lawmakers began the2012 sess...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have opened the 2012legislative session that is expected to focus on the state'stroub...
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...
An employee suffered minor injuries, following an afternoon robbery at Moore Pawn Shop on 16th and M Street yesterday. Lincol...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State officials say an employee at the Beatrice State Developmental Center was suspended after showing p...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - More than 400 current and former NebraskaState Troopers have filed a lawsuit alleging that state officia...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers who investigated Nebraska's childwelfare privatization effort say the state should reclaim the...
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) - State money that went to a Nebraska farmcoalition that fights animal welfare groups is drawing scrutinyf...
Thinking about giving someone a pet this year? Bob Downey with the Capital Humane Society tells KLIN's Jack and John this mor...
Some Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers have returned home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. About 100 soldiers assigned...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says he alreadyhas the best job in America, but the Republican is evadingque...
The bell ringers and red kettles are out in force around Lincoln. Salvation Army Captain Jamie Pennington tells KLIN News, th...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Health care providers that serve Nebraska are urging lawmakers to enact a state-based insurance exchange...
A one and a half million dollar donation takes the Capitol Humane Society over its $2.9 million first phase fund raising ...
Lincoln Police arrested a 24-year-old suspect Monday in a sexual assault case that occurred in downtown Lincoln this weekend....
At least 20 percent of the child deaths in 2007 and 2008 in Nebraska were preventable. The Nebraska Department of Health and ...
Lincoln Public Schools set a new record for high school graduation. The latest figures show a significant jump of more than t...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Seward doctor is denying claims that hercare contributed to the overdose deaths of at least five peopl...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is asking the Nebraska Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate Mich...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Police have arrested three people whileevicting Occupy Omaha protesters from a parking lot near downtown. ...
There are a number of homeless teens in Lincoln's...and CEDARS President Jim Blue tells KLIN News the numbers continue to gro...
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) - Three workers at a Nebraska center fordevelopmentally disabled adults who are charged with abusingresid...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - At least five staffers hit, pushed or chokeddevelopmentally disabled residents of the troubled Beatrice St...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says the statewill not enact a health care exchange mandated by the Obamaadm...
The latest U.S. Census figures show the number of Nebraska children living in poverty climbed from 15.2 to 18.2 percent. Voic...
The latest U.S. Census figures show the number of Nebraska children living in poverty climbed from 15.2 to 18.2 percent. Voic...
The median household income in the Lincoln Metro area increased by three percent in the lastest U.S. Census estimates.Center ...
(AP) Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says he's frustrated with the state's efforts to enact child welfare reforms, but he's promi...
BEATICE, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska officials have suspended all staffmembers involved in new allegations of abuse and neglect at a...
"Nebraska Snow Birds" aren't flocking to warmer states like they use to. UNO Research Coodinator David Drozd tells ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Medicaid has refunded nearly$169,000 to the federal government after an audit found imprope...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska insurance officials say they lack federal guidance on important aspects of the new national hea...
While the city is heading for a property tax increase, the county budget will not be an additional burden on taxpayers. Commi...
A 25 year old man was arrested for the long going sexual assault of a five year old girl who is known to the suspect. Josue I...
Child welfare reform in Nebraska is described as dismal by the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. Executive Dire...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A 23-year-old Lincoln man has been given30-to-50 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old gi...
Three women were arrested for prostitution in Lincoln over the past week. One of the women was arrested after she placed an a...
The Lincoln People's City Mission Free Medical Clinic is seeing record numbers of patients. Pastor Tom Barber tells KLIN News...
A 22 year old convicted murderer at the state penitentiary died of multiple stab wounds. Michael Grandon died following an in...
As we head into the Fouth of July weekend, Nebraska drivers will see lower gasoline prices. AAA Nebraska's Rose White says th...
A Lincoln Chamber of Commerce survey offers good economic news. Chamber President Wendy Birdsall tells KLIN's Jack and John t...
Over forty percent of Lincoln Public School students qualify for free or reduced meals during the school year. A Summer Food ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has denied the state's request to reconsider a stay of execution for Carey Dean...
Lincoln Public Schools has announced a 2nd location to house displaced district workers. Earlier this week, the Lincoln City ...
The Legislature finished their work last week with general satisfaction from most citizens.The biggest issue, as usual, was t...
The Legislature finished their work last week with general satisfaction from most citizens.The biggest issue, as usual, was t...
Authorities are investigating a suspicious substance found at the Customs and Immigration Office at 1301 W. Highland Blvd. Cr...
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - An attorney for the Nebraska city of Fremont is hailing a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding an Arizo...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would require minors inNebraska to obtain notarized parental consent for an abortion hasadva...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have approved newcongressional and legislative boundary maps to adjust forpopulation ...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman vetoed a foods bill aimed at low-income and high-poverty areas. The governor says federal program...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would ban so-calledtelemedicine abortions in Nebraska has advanced to Gov. DaveHeineman.Lawm...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An attorney for Nebraska death row inmateCarey Dean Moore has asked the Nebraska Supreme Court to stay h...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraskans who are active in the DemocraticParty say they're opposed to a congressional map proposal tha...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg is drawingattention to a project to protect children from child pornographyand ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a billthat would require a physician to administer abortion drugs topat...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced awatered-down version of a bill that would have created a fund tosuppor...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court says the bestinterest of a child trumps biology in cases of child placement, in...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would prevent doctors from using remote telemedicine systems to administer abortion drugs is...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers have officially killed a billthat would have exempted indoor tanning salons from local and sta...
Lincoln State Senator Tony Fulton isn't giving up on his bill to outlaw web cam abortions in Nebraska. The bill failed to adv...
(AP) A proposal that could place hunting, fishing and wildlife harvesting rights into the Nebraska constitution has won a fir...
(AP) Reports of housing discrimination in Lincoln doubled in 2010 over the previous year. A new report from the Lincoln Commi...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Authorities are accusing a Lincoln woman ofspending more than $17,000 of her mentally disabled son's mon...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman says the university must cut $5 million this sp...
A 25 year old Lincoln man has been jailed for possession and distribution of child pornography. Charges were filed yesterday ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A 24-year-old woman might spend time injail for refusing to testify against the Lincoln man who allegedl...
(AP) Lincoln police say a tip from a man's wife led to the discovery of child pornography on a storage device. A search warra...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a measurethat would allow 18-year-old victims of sexual assault or dome...
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 lawmakers have advanced a billthat would grant people with past mental health problems the chan...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey is defending fellow Democrat Ben Nelson's U.S. Sena...
Northside steps of the State Capitol were at capacityTuesday morning as children were bussed in to rally in support of school...
(AP) Gov. Dave Heineman predicts a bill to more than triple Nebraska's cigarette tax to $2 a pack won't survive this year's s...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska death-row inmate John Lotter haslost a federal appeal of his conviction in the triple murder that...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new report from the University of Nebraskaat Omaha estimates the number of Latino residents in Nebraskae...
Lincoln City Councilman Jon Camp tells KLIN News he will introduce a one-to-one retirement match for the Mayor, mayoral aides...
Imperial State Senator Mark Christensen wants to make enforcement of the Federal Health Care Reform Law a felony. The state l...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have granted first-roundapproval to a bill that would deny state food stamps and othe...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A special legislative committee isconsidering guidelines for the process of redrawing politicalboundarie...
(AP) A Nebraska legislative panel is scheduled to hear input on bills that would increase the state's sales and income taxes ...
(AP) Nebraska lawmakers have granted first-round approval to a bill that would eliminate temporary mental illness as a defens...
(AP) Gov. Dave Heineman has announced that the first of five facilities within the Beatrice State Developmental Center is now...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman has announced that the first of five facilities within the Beatrice State Developmental...
(AP) State lawmakers are scheduled to debate a bill that would eliminate temporary mental illness as a defense for accused cr...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have approved a billthat requires picketers to stay at least 500 feet away fromfunera...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers have advanced from second-rounddebate a bill that would create a real-time database of drugpre...
(AP) Two proposals aimed at derailing all or parts of the federal health care overhaul law are going on the legislative back ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers aren't likely to debatefurther a measure that would have required police to confirm t...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Pharmacists who oppose abortion forreligious reasons say a legislative panel should advance a billthat w...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Two proposals aimed at derailing all orparts of the federal health care overhaul law are going on theleg...
Nebraska's state auditor has slammed a public health insurance plan for state troopers and other law enforcement members as &...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill togive adoptive parents access to state files on the child they're...
(AP) The Nebraska Legislature has granted second-round approval to a bill that increases the distance picketers must maintain...
(AP) A federal judge has ordered Nebraska to pay about $136,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses to Planned Parenthood and oth...
(AP) A Nebraska lawmaker who has introduced an Arizona-style immigration bill says waiting for Congress to enact reforms is u...
(AP) It appears Nebraska will soon join five other states in restricting private health insurance coverage of abortions. Nebr...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have rejected a measure that would have provided health insurance coverage for victim...
A 16 year old Lincoln teenager is in the hospital with a contusion on her liver, while her father is lodged in jail for felon...
(AP) The first detailed report on Nebraska's population from the 2010 U.S. Census is expected to be released Tuesday. Census ...
(AP) The Nebraska Legislature is set to debate a bill that would restrict private health insurance coverage of abortions. The...
Nebraska higher education leaders are urging Nebraska U.S. Senators Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns to support the Pell Grant pro...
State Senators haveadvanced a bill to eliminate state aid to Nebraska cities, counties and natural resource districts. The bi...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers have advanced a bill that wouldcreate a real-time database of drug prescriptions in Nebraska t...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would give adoptive parentsaccess to state files on the child they're adopting is a stepclos...
(AP) Nebraska lawmakers are holding hearings on several bills to reduce gaps in health insurance coverage in the state. A bil...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are considering twobills to reduce gaps in health insurance coverage in the state. On...
(AP) Authorities who found a man and woman dead inside an eastern Nebraska home are treating the case as a murder-suicide. Ca...
(AP) Public meetings will be held across Nebraska to solicit information and opinions about the state's options for developin...
A group of Republican Governors have sent a letter to President Obama demanding he speed up review of the 2 lawsuits challeng...
A new survey shows contrasting views on the cause of poverty in Nebraska. Roger Furrer with Community Action of Nebraska tell...
The matter of Health Care Reform is sure to occupy a great deal of Congressional time this year.The Republicans seem set on o...
A bill to require Nebraska schools to offer sex education classes is being considered by the Legislature's Education Committe...
(AP) A slew of measures are taking aim at collective bargaining and a state commission that handles labor disputes - and labo...
(AP) The Legislature's Education Committee will consider a measure Monday that targets a state law allowing some illegal immi...
(AP) A Nebraska judge has denied a divorce for a lesbian couple married in Vermont, saying he can't dissolve a marriage that ...
(AP) State lawmakers would delve into the marriages - and divorces - of Nebraska couples under two measures before to the Leg...
Lincoln State Senator Kathy Campbell has introduced a bill that would cut food and medical care provided to legal immigrants ...
(AP) A special legislative committee has made 24 recommendations for increasing security at the Nebraska Capitol, but metal d...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge in Florida says the Obama administration's health overhaul is unconstitutional, siding...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lawmakers have been selected to serve on the Nebraska Legislature's Redistricting Committee.State lawmak...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nearly 300 people gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to denounce an illegal immigration bill, re...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska corrections officials say its minimum order of a drug to carry out lethal injections is enough ...
(AP) Prosecutors have dismissed a hate crime charge against a black man who told Lincoln police he hated white people. Thod K...
(AP) An annual report by a children's advocacy group finds Nebraska is filling some gaps in its child-welfare system that pro...
(AP) An immigration rally on the steps of the state Capitol has been rescheduled for Thursday after inclement weather twice f...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill being heard by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee would reinstate a sentence of life without t...
Nebraska 1st District Congressman Jeff Fortenberry voted in favor of repealing the health care reform law yesterday. The Cong...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - New bills would increase state sales andincome tax and remove a bevy of services currently exempt fromsa...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Bill introduction for the 2011 Nebraskalegislative session has ended, with nearly 750 measurers introduc...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker is again targeting alaw that allows some illegal immigrants to pay in-state colleget...
(AP) The Nebraska Attorney General's Office collected more than $6.4 million for Medicaid violations in 2010. A release from ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says his budget proposalfor the next two years does not reduce state funding for K-12...
(AP) A federal judge has dismissed several lawsuits brought against Gov. Dave Heineman and other Nebraska officials over resi...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A new measure would require protesters tostand farther from the funerals they're protesting than already...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - As state lawmakers face the task ofredrawing political district lines this session, competing billshave ...
State Senator Bob Krist of Omaha thinks the Legislature's task of redrawing district lines after last year's census could be ...
State Senator Brenda Council of Omaha has introduced another attempt to repeal the death penalty in the Nebraska Legislature....
(AP) Nebraska tax revenue beat expectations again in December, but the overall outlook for the next state budget remains blea...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Welfare recipients and applicants would besubjected to drug testing before they could collect cash benef...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State Sen. Mike Gloor, of Grand Island, hasintroduced a bill designed to protect police from assault wit...
A 28 year old Lincoln man has been arrested for the attempted first degree sexual assault of the babysitter of his two year o...
The new federal health care reform act allows for states to use tax dollars to set up public insurance exchanges to provide h...
(AP) Two state lawmakers have introduced separate bills seeking to exclude abortion coverage from policies obtained through h...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State Sen. Charlie Janssen has followedthrough on his promise to introduce a statewide illegal immigrati...
A Lincoln man has turned himself into police after investigators found child pornography on his computer. Police served a sea...
(AP) A 25-year-old man who sexually abused a boy 10 years ago has been given jail time and probation. Jerad Parks, of Hickman...
Lincoln State Senator Tony Fulton tells KLIN News that he wants to make sure that abortion pills are not prescribed online in...
Nebraska's Democratic US Senator Ben Nelson came under scrutiny for being one of the deciding vote on the Federal Health Care...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers will go into theupcoming session knowing that their biggest challenge will bebalancin...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraskans with development disabilitieswho get state services will soon have more programs to choose fr...
As Lincoln rings in 2011, the new year means changes for theCity budget.Lincoln voters approved a charter amendment in Novemb...
(AP) Abortion opponents fueled by success restricting the procedure in Nebraska during the last legislative session don't exp...
(AP) One state lawmaker could divert attention from a massive budget gap - at least temporarily - when he introduces an Arizo...
A 22-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested for 1stdegree Sexual Assault of a Child. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood says ...
A 22-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested for 1stdegree Sexual Assault of a Child. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood says ...
Attorneys for the state say an Omaha woman who spent almost 30 years typing reports and handling other duties for Nebraska's ...
Fire ripped through a 9-unit apartment building in the 1500 block of Folsom street last night around 5:15pm. The building suf...
(AP) Some unusual gifts are showing in the Salvation Army's red kettles in Lincoln. Donations made in the last week include a...
A couple of gold and silver coins have brightened the Lincoln Salvation Army's Christmas Fund raising effort. Captain Jamie P...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 2010 Census shows that Nebraska's population grew enough over the last decade for the state to keepall...
(AP) The first numbers from the 2010 Census will be released Tuesday, and those figures will determine how many U.S. House se...
(AP) A national group has given Nebraska an award recognizing the health benefits of its wellness program for state employees...
(AP) Another woman has told authorities she was sexually assaulted by the South Carolina man being held in the disappearance ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska judge has thrown out a lawsuit onchallenging a state law that allows some illegal immigrants to...
(AP) - An economist who oversees a survey of rural bankers in 10 Plains and Midwest states says healthy farm income is pushin...
(AP) Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law say it will expand the government's powers in dangerous...
(AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have compiled a list of possible cuts that could be used to help balance the state budget next year...
(AP) A Lincoln man accused ofsexually assaultingtwo girls a decade ago has been sentenced to prison. 45-year-old Gerald Meeke...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraskans appear to be better off than thenation as a whole on a number of economic measures included in ...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning applauds a ruling on a Virginia challenge to the Federal Health Care law. Bruning tells...
(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 ...
(AP) A group of Nebraska senators say the state needs to do more to help businesses grow and that the 146 existing economic d...
(AP) Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has opened a new health center in Omaha that will include a one-of-a-kind sexual ass...
Donations are down 20 percent so far in the Salvation Army's Tree of Lights campaign. Salvation Army Captain Jamie Pennington...
(AP) Lincoln will get 80 new federal jobs to check the immigration status of workers in Nebraska and across the United States...
State lawmakers will have a difficult task before them when they attempt to fill a roughly $1 Billion budget gap. Governor Da...
(AP) State senators and children's advocacy groups say they are cautiously optimistic about a state agency's plan to move for...
(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...
(AP) A 54-year-old Lincoln man has been given 7-to-10 years in prison for attempted sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl. Rodn...
A new Health Hub to assist Lincoln's uninsured was officially kicked off Tuesday. Mayor Chris Beutler says it follows a recom...
(AP) A Lincoln man has been charged with possession of child pornography. The Nebraska State Patrol says 26-year-old Jay Gilm...
(AP) A massive central Nebraska raid may havedisbanded a violent gang, but officials say they have no plans to let up and all...
(AP) Four prison guards have sued the Nebraska prisons director and their warden in federal court, alleging racism at work. J...
(AP) Two U.S. citizens say in a federal complaint that they were victims of racial profiling when immigration officials block...
Gov. Dave Heineman has appointed Bruce Ramge of Omaha to serve as the director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. He ha...
(AP) U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, the lone Democrat in Nebraska's congressional delegation, says he plans to seek re-election in 201...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning defends his earlier decision to sign onto a lawsuit defending Arizona's anti-illegal im...
(AP) As many as 260 inmates in Nebraska prisons could be paroled in the next nine months to alleviate overcrowding and help l...
(AP) U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson says Nebraska educators don't have to choose between education funding and health care, as the stat...
(AP) As many as 260 inmates in Nebraska prisons could be paroled in the next nine months to alleviate overcrowding and help l...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has refused to weigh in on whether municipalities can enact immigration-related...
Lincoln Electric System customers will see a 2.6 percent rate in residential bills begining January 1st. The company's admini...
(AP) A poll of rural Nebraskans suggests about half don't believe the sky is falling anymore - at least not economically. Abo...
(AP) A 46-year-old convicted sex offender from Lincoln faces sentencing in December for molesting a 7-year-old boy. Warren Wi...
A newly approved salary freeze for state union workers could save the state $10 Million a year. Nebraska Association of Publi...
When Lincoln Fire and Rescue respond to a fire, sometimes an oxygen mask can help save a life, but not just human life. The C...
(AP) A former Lincoln youth director and coach has been given 34-to-50 years in prison for sexually assaulting boys. In Lanca...
A proposed Omaha ordinance to protect gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people failed. The City Council voted 3 to...
(AP) The Nebraska division of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has ponied up thousands of dollars to buy fiv...
41 year old James Magaharan has been lodged for possessing and manufacturing child pornography. Officer Katie Flood says that...
A drug raid at an apartment near 8th and G results in the confiscation of 33 grams of meth...several hydrocodone and esctasy ...
A suspect..identified at this time as "John Doe" is in jail for allegedly trying to entice young Lincoln girls to h...
New abortion restrictions took effect Friday in Nebraska. The state law bans abortions after 20 weeks ofpregnancy based on th...
(AP)A 32-year-old man faces a sexual-assault charge, accused of having sex with an underage girl in Lincoln. John Sewell is s...
Fewer Americans were victims of crime last year than the year before. The National Crime Victim Survey shows the lowest viole...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's state education commissioner isasking Department of Education employees to take a day off - e...
The assimilation of an Iraqi refugee family into the Lincoln area wasthe cover story in this past weekend's national Parade M...
(AP) A poll of rural Nebraskans suggests more people are turning to the Internet to purchase goods and services. The 2010 Neb...
(AP) A Lincoln man has been charged with 3rd-degree sexual assault of the child he was caring for. Lincoln policeofficer Kati...
(AP) Secretary of State John Gale is urging Nebraskans to report suspected illegal election activity. Gale's office has an el...
(AP) The federal health care overhaul is drawing mixed reviews from Nebraska health care professionals. The Legislature's Hea...
University of Nebraska-Lincoln students gathered last night for a vigil to show support youth struggling with their sexuality...
(AP) The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is asking state wards nearing the age of independence to complete a...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers say they're ready to cut jobs within their branch of government if there is a large b...
A domestic assault call to police results in a first degree sexual assault charge.The Lancaster County Sheriff'sDepartment wa...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman'sstrongstance against illegal immigration caught the attention of the New York Times over the...
(AP) Federal officials say Nebraska and the Dakotas will each get $1 million to help the states establish a health insurance ...
(AP) A Nebraska lawmaker has announced a website that will give Nebraskans a chance to suggest how the new federal health car...
(AP) In some rural Nebraska and North Dakota counties, budget problems have cut the police and sheriff's department ranks so ...
A 43-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested on charges of child sexual assault and abuse. Khalid Al-Badri was taken into cust...
Nebraska US Senator Mike Johanns has introduced The Unborn Child Pain Awareness act. Johanns says it's an effort to alleviate...
(AP) Vice President Joe Biden told an Omaha crowd of more than 200 Democrats that Republicans' track record for helping Ameri...
The Capital Humane Society is celebrating "Adopt A Shelter Dog Month" by taking $20 off the cost on all dog adoptio...
A 43 year old Lincoln man has been arrested on charges of child sexual assault and abuse. Khalid Al-Badri was taken into cust...
(AP) Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said a meeting about charity he attended Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder B...
(AP)Census data from last year suggest there are more foreign-born people living in Nebraska. The American Community Survey s...
The ConAgra Foods Foundation is sending $20,000 to the Lincoln Food Bank as one of the 19 Nourish Our Community Grants winner...
Lincoln's poverty rate jumped from 11.8 percent in 2008 to 17.2 percent last year. That was agreater increase than seen in th...
Get your loose change ready, The Friendship Home's 8th annual Safe Quarters drive is coming up Sunday October 10th. The domes...
(AP) A former minister and Boy Scout leader convicted of molesting a boy is suing the state hospital where he was held for mo...
The Family Dollar Store near 24th & "N" Street was the scene of an attempted sexual assault last night. Lincoln Pol...
(AP) A 22-year-old Omaha man who admitted molesting a 6-year-old boy in Lincoln has been sentenced to 3-to-10 years in prison...
Auburn Public Schools has backed down from a threat by ACLU Nebraska regarding school assemblies with religious messages. Aub...
(AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given Nebraska good marks on its preparedness for public health emerg...
Governor Dave Heinemam remains optimistic about dealing with a projected $700 Million budget shortfall in the upcoming bienni...
Yesterday, Nebraska was awarded more than $926,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide energy as...
(AP) A nationwide study shows money that Nebraska spends on smoking cessation programs can lead to savings later. The cost-be...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state agencies have submitted their budget requests for the two-year budget cycle that begins n...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state agencies have submitted their budget requests for the two-year budget cycle that begins n...
We could be in for another increase in our Lincoln Electric System bill. Spokesman Todd Hall tells KLIN News that an initial ...
(AP) Latest U.S. Census numbers show the rates of Nebraskans living in poverty and without health insurance has dropped, even...
An expert on Medicaid is slamming a report commissioned by the state of Nebraska that predicts federal health care reform wil...
Governor Dave Heineman issued a response to Democratic Candidate for Governor Mike Meister and his running mate Anne Boyle. B...
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