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(AP) A bill before the Nebraska Legislature's Natural Resources Committee would take $7 million a year from the Nebraska Envi...
(AP) A Jiffy Lube franchisee with more than 400 locations nationwide is acquiring six more stores in Lincoln and Omaha. Heart...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Jiffy Lube franchisee with more than 400locations nationwide is acquiring six more stores in Lincoln and...
(AP) The principal who was wounded in a shooting at an Omaha high school has returned to the campus for a visit. 45-year-old ...
(AP) A 17-year-old from Nebraska has become the youngest winner of the Miss America crown in 90 years after beating 52 other ...
(AP) A member of Nebraska's 1994 national champion football team will speak at a celebration in Omaha honoring slain civil ri...
(AP) The Nebraska Attorney General's Office collected more than $6.4 million for Medicaid violations in 2010. A release from ...
(AP) A Nebraska man who was honored for having won a series of military medals will have to answer to a charge he lied about ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old from Nebraska has become the youngest winner of the Miss America crown in 90 years after...
(AP) The principal who was wounded in last week's shooting at a Nebraska high school has been released from the hospital. Hos...
(AP) Former University of Nebraska regent David Hergert is expected to plead guilty in a federal bank-fraud case. An order is...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says his budget proposalfor the next two years does not reduce state funding for K-12...
(AP) The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission wants to hear more from the public on a proposal to ban drinking games at bars. A...
(AP) The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission wants to hear more from the public on a proposal to ban drinking games at bars. A...
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....
With most of the snow expected to come Monday, officials at both Lincoln Public Schools and the University of Nebraska-Lincol...
Over 100 people attended a candle-light vigil in Lincoln last night to remember the victims in this week's shooting at Millar...
(AP) Two state lawmakers have introduced separate bills seeking to exclude abortion coverage from policies obtained through h...
(AP) Douglas County election officials say early voting requests are running higher than expected for a recall election of Om...
There will be extra police presence at Lincoln Public High Schoolsas of Thursday following the shooting of two administrators...
Nebraska's Democratic US Senator Ben Nelson came under scrutiny for being one of the deciding vote on the Federal Health Care...
(AP) A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claims the Lancaster County jail in Lincoln served pork to a Muslim inmate while he...
As Lincoln rings in 2011, the new year means changes for theCity budget.Lincoln voters approved a charter amendment in Novemb...
(AP) Nebraskans with development disabilities who get state services will soon have more programs to choose from. A release f...
(AP) A send-off ceremony has been scheduled for about 100 Nebraska Army National Guard members who are heading overseas to su...
(AP) A key senator overseeing American Indian issues says the Aberdeen Area of the Indian Health Service is in a "chroni...
Nebraska lawmakers have made it legal to buy and set-off fireworks for New Year's in the state, but that doesn't mean it's le...
The penny slots paid out big for a Nebraska woman last week. The Omaha World Herald is reporting the unnamed woman won $1.15 ...
(AP)Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire have made a bet on tomorrow night's Holiday Bowl b...
Attorneys for the state say an Omaha woman who spent almost 30 years typing reports and handling other duties for Nebraska's ...
(AP) State Treasurer Shane Osborn has returned $50 million in unclaimed property to people since he took office in 2007. Osbo...
(AP) A $6.75 million expansion is planned for Southeast Community College's Lincoln campus. The Nebraska Postsecondary Educat...
(AP) A judge says he plans to rule today on the validity of a recall effort against Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle. A recall petition...
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) The first numbers from the 2010 Census will be released Tuesday, and those figures will determine how many U.S. House se...
(AP) Plans are in the works to transform the mall surrounding the Nebraska Capitol into a tree-lined green space featuring el...
(AP) A Jefferson County district judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging a Nebraska law that allows some illegal immigrant...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska judge has thrown out a lawsuit onchallenging a state law that allows some illegal immigrants to...
The final days of the Congressional lame-duck session have gotten more complicated with the introduction of a $1.2 Trillion s...
(AP) The University of Nebraska is getting a $2 Million endowment from Bayer as part of a deal to set up Bayer's first wheat ...
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) Charges have been filed against a man accused in a head-on collision that killed two people in Omaha last weekend. Dougl...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraskans appear to be better off than thenation as a whole on a number of economic measures included in ...
The Lincoln City Council has approved a6 percent raise for Lincoln firefighters as part of the latest contract negotiations. ...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning applauds a ruling on a Virginia challenge to the Federal Health Care law. Bruning tells...
(AP) Education, government and business leaders will gather next spring for a summit aimed at helping improve the state's hig...
(AP) A man wanted in a home invasion in rural Seward County in eastern Nebraska is in custody after a short police chase. The...
(AP) Several new laws that took effect in 2010 could affect farmers' tax bills, so experts encourage farmers to plan ahead. N...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska State Patrol commander is stepping down next year. The office of Gov. Dave Heineman said We...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's court system is looking for waysto cut spending as the state deals with the ongoing financial...
The Lincoln area again has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. The October unemployment rate in the Lincoln ...
(AP) The FBI has joined the search for a Nebraska college student last seen leaving an off-campus party. 19-year-old Tyler Th...
(AP) Metal detectors will soon be used at some high school basketball games in Omaha to keep students and fans safe. The Omah...
(AP) Lincoln will get 80 new federal jobs to check the immigration status of workers in Nebraska and across the United States...
(AP) A Nebraska college student last seen leaving an off-campus party is still missing. Peru State college said in a news rel...
(AP) First Lady Sally Ganem is hosting an open house at the governor's mansion in Lincoln to celebrate the holidays. Ganem sa...
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) U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson has put job creation, extension of tax cuts and reduction of the federal deficit at the top of his ...
(AP) A 59-year-old Utica man has died after complaining of chest pains at the Seward County jail. The sheriff's office says D...
While fans of the Universities of Nebraska and Oklahoma will be focused on this Saturday's football game to determine the big...
(AP) A Mexican man will spend more than 10 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in Nebraska before being depor...
(AP) Nebraska's Jeff Fortenberry is scheduled to join a congressional delegation that aims to help Haitian voters have fair, ...
(AP) Stanton County authorities have released the names of two men killed in the crash of a single-engine airplane near Stant...
(AP) Gov. Dave Heineman is reviewing four nominations for a vacant western Nebraska judgeship. The state's judicial nominatin...
(AP) Omaha police have arrested a man who lost his temper after being asked to smoke outside and started destroying furniture...
A 53 year old Lincoln man was killed in a one vehicle accident earlySunday morning. Police were first notified by a witness t...
(AP) The Nebraska Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council is conducting an online survey that is aimed at helping improve ser...
(AP) A massive central Nebraska raid may havedisbanded a violent gang, but officials say they have no plans to let up and all...
(AP) A moderate earthquake centered near Schuyler has rattled eastern Nebraska. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occ...
Lincoln Public Works Director Greg MacLean tells KLIN News that he doesn't expect Lincoln to loose federal funds over some de...
(AP) Gov. Dave Heineman is away from Nebraska the rest of this week to meet with other governors from around the country. Hei...
(AP) There will be no leisure time for Gov. Dave Heimeman and first lady Sally Ganem during Heineman's second inauguration. T...
Gov. Dave Heineman has appointed Bruce Ramge of Omaha to serve as the director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. He ha...
(AP) - Nebraska's outgoing state treasurer says he has agreed to chair fellow Republican Jon Bruning's 2012 campaign for the ...
(AP) - About 500 people enjoyed a train ride across the central Nebraska prairie as part of a fundraiser for the Union Pacifi...
(AP) - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to stop in Nebraska and Iowa on her book tour l...
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) Prosecutors have dropped the charges against a Bellevue school worker who had been accused of inappropriately touching a...
An anniversary celebration is planned for this morning in the main lobby of the V-A Medical Center in Omaha. V-A Nebraska - W...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning defends his earlier decision to sign onto a lawsuit defending Arizona's anti-illegal im...
After years of inactivity, a project for the SW corner of 14th & "Q" Street could soon take shape. The City's Urban...
(AP) Omaha police are investigating after two men were fatally shot outside an Omaha apartment building. Police said in a new...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has refused to weigh in on whether municipalities can enact immigration-related...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Newly re-elected Attorney General Jon Bruning has announced he's considering running for a U.S. Senate s...
(AP) Assets of a Lincoln-based chain of convenience stores have been bought by an Iowa-based competitor. In a deal announced ...
Time Warner Cable is re-airing a TV special featuring former Presidential speechwriter Ted Sorensen who died this week. Soren...
(AP) A Lexington woman has been found dead, and police say they've arrested her son. A release from interim police chief Trac...
Lancaster CountyState of NebraskaFOXNews National Election MapRepublicans continue to rule the day in Nebraska.Governor Dave ...
(AP) A write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa has been arrested on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus after allege...
(AP) Nebraska authorities say nearly 200 pounds of marijuana and 51 grams of heroin were discovered in a rental truck. The Ne...
(AP) The native Nebraskan whose skilled speechwriting helped immortalize President John F. Kennedy has died. Wife, Gillian So...
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the U.S. is takingsteps to enhance the safety of air travel, including beefing ...
(AP) A partial check by the Nebraska auditor's office found sloppy financial and payroll records for the Omaha Fire Departmen...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The head of an Omaha nonprofit that helps blind people find jobs is denying lawsuit allegations that it tr...
(AP) An Omaha nonprofit that helps blind people find jobs is accused of discriminating against its own blind workers. The Nat...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha nonprofit that helps blind peoplefind jobs is accused of discriminating against its own blindwork...
(AP) A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the nation has brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, to...
(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...
(AP) Lincoln attorney Robert Bartle has taken over as president of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Bartle began his one-y...
(AP) The Nebraska division of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has ponied up thousands of dollars to buy fiv...
(AP) Police have identified the victim in a fatal weekend shooting in north Omaha as 24-year-old Joshua Dillon. Officers hear...
When community leaders talk about what kind of citizens they want to attract to our community, they discuss young professiona...
Governor Dave Heineman says that he is disappointed in the reading scores recently released for Nebraska's students. He indic...
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) Dozens of Fulbright scholars from nearly 50 countries were invited to Lincoln for this week's seminar on food. The Unive...
When the Husker Football team struggles, just about everyone has an opinion about it, and that includes Warren Buffett. The O...
The Nebraska Democratic Party has officially filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against both Governor Dave Heinema...
Another week with little or no rain let Nebraska farmers speed two weeks or more ahead of their normal harvest pace. The USDA...
(AP) Construction is scheduled to begin in February on an addition to the Lied Center for Performing Arts on the University o...
(AP) Nebraska regents have approved a $9.25 settlement with the Big 12 over the university's impending departure from the con...
A major honor for the Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Mike Flood. The state senator from Norfolkhas been named one of Tim...
(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...
Nebraskans' property tax burden in comparison to home values is ranked third highest in the nation by the Tax Foundation. Pla...
Former Nebraska Governor and US Senator Bob Kerrey is taking a look back at politics as well as forward. He says things have ...
Lincoln Police arrested a 35-year-old Omaha man on suspicion of using the Internet to lure a 14-year-old "girl" int...
(AP) Breast cancer survivors will share their stories at a town hall meeting this week in North Platte. The meeting is schedu...
Gov. Dave Heineman and Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning have each returned campaign contributions given to them by a Can...
Nebraska schools are being warned of the challenges ahead. Education Commitee Chair SenatorGreg Adams says a looming hole of ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman and Nebraska AttorneyGeneral Jon Bruning have each returned campaign contributions gi...
At the Nebraska Research and Innovation conference that kicked off in Lincoln yesterday, University of Nebraska President J.B...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman'sstrongstance against illegal immigration caught the attention of the New York Times over the...
State Farm Insurancesays Nebraska has one of highest rates of deer-related vehicle accidents in the country. The state ranked...
Lincoln Public Schools has received 1 of only 50 grants to help improve graduation rates. Josh Cramer, the LPS manager of Fed...
(AP) Several Nebraska universities will share a new $20 Million grant to develop new research focused on algae and on nanotec...
(AP) A group of U.S. senators is asking the Forest Service to funnel $49 million to fight against a beetle infestation that h...
(AP) A Nebraska lawmaker has announced a website that will give Nebraskans a chance to suggest how the new federal health car...
(AP) Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will receive the Ambassador of Hope Award from the University of Nebraska Med...
(AP) The Green Schools Summit later this fall is aimed at helping Nebraska communities improve the energy efficiency of their...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -The Omaha office of the FBI has announced thatmore than 50 arrests this week in New York, London and the Uk...
(AP) Democratic candidate for governor Mike Meister unveiled suggestions Thursday to pump up tourism he believes would bring ...
(AP) Vice President Joe Biden told an Omaha crowd of more than 200 Democrats that Republicans' track record for helping Ameri...
(AP) Gage County authorities say a 14-year-old boy was flown to a Lincoln hospital for treatment of gunshot wound suffered wh...
(AP) Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said a meeting about charity he attended Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder B...
Local Tea Party enthusists have plan to attend a Restore America Rally this Sunday at the Lancaster Event Center. One of the ...
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...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman and several Nebraskaeducation leaders have unveiled a campaign to encourage high scho...
The Idustrial Arts Building on the old state fairgrounds appearsset to be demolished. With the successful move of the Fair to...
Lincoln Police are investigating the death of a 40 year old Missouri man discovered outside a Lincoln downtown bar a little a...
(AP) The man who shot three co-workers at a cold-storage warehouse in southeast Nebraska and then fatally shot himself bought...
(AP) A Nebraska man has turned himself in on four counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of four motorcyclists in Iowa. P...
Lincoln Public Schools student enrollment hits historic numbers once again. Almost 36,000 students are attending Lincoln Publ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court supports the sender of profanity-laced e-mails, saying the First Amendment pr...
(AP) Omaha Billionaire Warren Buffett says the economy remains in a recession by his definition, because most people and busi...
(AP) Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has been honored by a national group for his commitment to fighting drunk driving ...
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...
A discarded cigarette is believed to be the cause of a fire at 1420 South 21st Friday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Pat Borer ...
Governor Dave Heineman issued a response to Democratic Candidate for Governor Mike Meister and his running mate Anne Boyle. B...
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