Category Archives:

LINCOLN -- A proposed state budget now heads for Governor Ricketts desk as Nebraska lawmakers have approved the package.It totals $8.7 billion and offers a funding boost to college and university faci...

LINCOLN -- Data from the U.S. Census shows that nearly a third of Nebraska's 93 counties recorded population growth in the last five years.Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Omaha say this is t...

GRAND ISLAND -- A new terminal at the Grand Island Airport officially opened this week.The airport welcomed a flight from Dallas on Tuesday.The project cost $14 million and was supposed to open on Wed...

KEARNEY -- Three employees and three teenagers were hospitalized briefly this week after an incident at a state-run juvenile facility in Kearney.Five youths have been accused of assaulting staff membe...

TERRE HAUTE, IN -- Another big offensive night lifts Nebraska baseball over Indiana State, 11-4, on Wednesday.Between the two wins, the team put up 22 runs and hit double-digits in that category for t...

LINCOLN -- Nebraska lawmakers have begun to debate a right-to-farm amendment in the unicameral.Supporters hope this would guarantee farming and ranching practices by preventing the legislature from pa...

LINCOLN -- Voluntary emergency responders could see a tax credit under a bill that was won first-round approval in the legislature.The idea is to offer a $250 credit for responders to claim on state i...

LINCOLN -- The son of former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson will play football at Nebraska.Keyshawn Johnson, Jr. made the decision this week. The 6-1, 195 pound player is rated four stars by many recruitin...

ORD -- The Lower Loup Natural Resource District will hold a public hearing on Thursday for its voluntary integrated management plan.The goal of the plan is to create a system to manage water use and s...

LINCOLN -- Lawmakers in the Nebraska Unicameral have shelved a bill for this year that would ban workplace discrimination against members of the LGBT community.Advocates argued that the state couldn't...