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 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled meetings across the state to discuss potential changes in waterfowl zones. The commission says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... Read More » UNL makes plans to renovate industrial arts buildingTaking an old building and giving it a new look for a new use. That's the plan for officials at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thursday, officials announced a new plan to renovate the 99 year... Read More » 
NDEQ announces project manager for pipeline analysis
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Mike Linder has announced Pat Rice as the agency's project manager and HDR Engineering Incorporated as the outside consultant who will assist the agency... Read More » Governor advises flag etiquette for Pearl Harbor observanceGov. Dave Heineman is reminding Nebraskans to fly their flags at half-staff in observance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Wednesday. Heineman says lowering the flag is a way to remember the victims... Read More » I-80 stops lead to multiple pot bustsTwo traffic stops this past week by the Nebraska State Patrol claimed 88 pounds of marijuana. On Sunday, Robert Penn Junior was pulled over near mile marker 307 in Hall County for a driving violation. A... Read More » Omaha can't enforce part of handgun ordinanceA judge has barred Omaha from enforcing its ordinance that bars noncitizens who are legally in the United States from possessing handguns. U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon on Monday issued a preliminary... Read More » 
UNL chancellor reminds employees to be vigilantThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor has reminded university employees that they must be vigilant in watching for signs of child sex abuse and reporting anything suspicious. Chancellor Harvey... Read More » Unemployment rate holds steady in NebraskaNebraska's preliminary unemployment rate remained stable in October at 4.2 percent. That's unchanged from the revised figure for September. Officials with the Nebraska Department of Labor said that... Read More » Text message leads to drug bustA wayward text message led to a drug bust for the Nebraska State Patrol. It started with a message about buying drugs sent to a trooper in North Platte on November 7th. The trooper played along and... Read More » Farmland valuations show good growthFarmland owners are doing pretty well. The average value of in some Midwestern and Western states has risen 25 percent in the past year. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said that bumper crops... Read More » Irrigators along Neb.'s Niobrara River lose appealOMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ A federal appeals court panel has found that irrigators along Nebraska's Niobrara River did not have their rights violated when the state ordered them to shut off their pumps in 2007. In... Read More » Utility to make power from Lincoln landfill gasLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Lincoln Electric System has agreed to buy landfill gas from the city of Lincoln. The city and the utility announced their 20-year deal on Tuesday. There also is an option to extend... Read More » 
New subsidy would protect farmer's shallow crop losses
Lawmakers in farming states are looking to create a new subsidy that would protect farmers when their revenue drops. The unprecedented program could pay billions of dollars to farmers now enjoying record-high... Read More » Neb. city fights $350,000 award to nurse
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ The city of Bellevue is asking the Nebraska Supreme Court to throw out an order for it to pay $350,000 in damages to a nurse attacked by a mentally ill man left at a hospital by Bellevue... Read More » Fortenberry bill seeks to get young into farmingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Congressman Jeff Fortenberry has co-authored legislation that seeks to encourage more young people to get into farming and ranching. The Nebraska Republican and Minnesota Democrat... Read More » OSHA fines Minden fiberglass plantFederal labor officials want to impose nearly $170,000 in fines on a Minden fiberglass plant for violations of safety and health standards. OSHA says that America's Fiberglass Animals was cited for eight... Read More » Texas homicide suspect captured in Nebraska
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) Authorities say a 39-year-old Texas homicide suspect has been captured in southeast Nebraska. The Nebraska State Patrol said in a news release Wednesday that Sisro Johnson was... Read More » Neb. Court of Appeals reverses ruling in drug case
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The Nebraska Court of Appeals says a state trooper was right to stop a recreational vehicle later found to be hauling drugs after the vehicle's wheels briefly drifted onto the shoulder... Read More » US freight railroads plan to spend $12B on network
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ America's major freight railroads plan to invest $12 billion in their networks in 2011. The American Association of Railroads released a report Wednesday about the economic impact... Read More » Nebraska native to see robot launch into spaceLater this week, Space Shuttle Discovery will take off for its final trip to the international space station. On board, will be a robot, made by a Nebraska man. 34-year-old Lincoln-native Kevin... Read More » Legislature revisits language for sentencing lawsNebraska lawmakers have advanced a measure to clean up language in the state's sentencing laws. In a ruling by the Nebraska Supreme Court, it says state lawmakers went too far in a 2002 special session. The... Read More » 
Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Omaha
Some Southwest travelers got to see the Omaha airport for longer than the itinerary listed. The Texas based airline's flight from Omaha to St. Louis took off at 8:30 this morning. After a short time... Read More » 
Denver company set to acquire Lincoln heart hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney and St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island will likely soon get a boost to their heart care departments. Catholic Health Initiatives of Denver, Colorado has signed... Read More » Record number of deer killed in the stateHunters killed more than 88,000 deer in Nebraska making 2010 a record year for the state. That number includes 77,000 whitetail deer, almost 38,000 whitetail bucks and nearly 40,000 antlerless whitetails... Read More » Lawmaker proposes removing toys in kid meals
If one Lincoln lawmaker has his way, children would not find a toy packed into their fast-food kids meal if that meal fails to meet minimum nutritional standards. The measure would prohibit toy giveaways... Read More » |
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