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LINCOLN -- A Nebraska legislative committee heard testimony this week that would bump the state cigarette tax from $0.64 to $1.50.Medical professionals are praising the measure, saying it will encoura...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Nebraska women's basketball hopes for a shift in road fortune when it heads to Minnesota tonight.The Huskers have dropped their last two contests outside of Lincoln, thanks to a sta...

OMAHA -- The Federal Reserve says farm income continued to dip in the fourth quarter for midwest and western states.This means farmers are borrowing more. Declined prices in cattle, soybeans, wheat an...

LINCOLN -- The NFL combine later this month will feature four Huskers. Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Vincent Valentine along with offensive tackle Alex Lewis and fullback Alex Janovich have all...

LINCOLN -- A campaign has been launched by the group Gambling with the Good Life to prevent an effort to legalize gambling at licensed horse tracks in the state.Circulators are trying to gather suppor...

MADISON, WI -- Nebraska men's basketball fell behind early and never recovered in a 72-61 loss at Wisconsin, on Wednesday.The Huskers gave up a 13-2 run midway through the first half and trailed the r...

ORD -- The Ord Board of Education has decided to use a $30,000 EPA grant to purchase two buses.The district was one of two in Nebraska chosen in December as part of an effort to clean older, diesel bu...

ORD -- In an effort to simplify the process, Valley County is changing the length of leases on county farm land.Part of this land is behind the Mortensen Industrial Site, just north of Ord. Last year,...

MADISON, WI -- After snapping a three-game losing streak, on Saturday, Nebraska men's basketball heads to Wisconsin tonight.The Huskers have had an up-and-down run since the new year. They won four in...

LINCOLN -- The Nebraska Department of Revenue collected about 2% more in January than expected.This was mostly in net individual and corporate incomes taxes plus net sales-and-use taxes. On the other ...