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A Platte Center man charged with attacking his boss over a paycheck dispute is going to prison.More >>

A woman has been given more time to file an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit accusing the Scottsbluff police chief of harassment.More >>

A 7-year-old boy has been wounded during a shooting in northeast Omaha.More >>

Leaders of an American Indian tribe in South Dakota who are suing beer makers, distributors and retailers are now asking a judge to limit alcohol sales in a tiny Nebraska town that borders their reservation.More >>

The Nebraska Attorney General's office has asked the state Supreme Court to reject a request by death row inmate Michael Ryan to put his upcoming execution on hold.More >>

A jail official in central Nebraska has been investigated for misconduct after refusing to take custody of a prisoner, but it's not clear if he will face any charges.More >>

A 19-year-old York woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor has been ordered to undergo psychological testing. Crystal Moul allegedly assaulted the minor in November. Moul's public defender asked a judge last week to...More >>

A ministry organization has put its world headquarters building up for sale in Lincoln.More >>

Psychological tests have been ordered for a 19-year-old York woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor.More >>

A debate over Nebraska's school dropout age is set to resume in the Legislature.More >>

Members of the Nebraska Legislature would be able to serve three terms rather than two, under a proposed constitutional amendment up for debate.More >>

A Nebraska city's attempt to fight illegal immigration appears likely to be more of an inconvenience for legal residents than a deterrent to illegal immigrants.More >>

The Lincoln Journal Star has hired Dave Bundy as the newspaper's editor.More >>

The road to Nebraska creating its own health insurance exchange is likely to be a long one.More >>

In early versions of a Feb. 20 story about a federal judge's ruling on a challenge to an illegal immigration law in Fremont, Neb., The Associated Press erroneously reported most of the law had been rejected by the court....More >>

Authorities say a child is in good condition after suffering injuries in a duplex fire in Kearney.More >>

Nebraska state troopers have seized more than 52 pounds of marijuana and arrested six people after four recent traffic stops.More >>

A state contractor that manages child welfare cases in eastern and southeast Nebraska is relinquishing its duties because of a financial dispute.More >>

An 18-year-old man is facing an arson charge for flipping over his family's couch and lighting it on fire in their home.More >>

The Nebraska auditor's office says the University of Nebraska broke state law by delaying release of data sought for an audit.More >>

A 32-year-old man has been booked on murder and weapons charges in the slaying of an Omaha man.More >>

Lincoln police say an attempt by two men to fool police by switching seats after an accident ended with both men being charged with drunken driving.More >>

Officials involved with the Nebraska Soybean and Feed Grains Profitability Project will give an update next month on its research.More >>

The number of people who want to be mayor of Fremont is growing.More >>

A Grand Island man accused of sexually assaulting a child has waived his preliminary hearing in Hall County Court.More >>

University of Nebraska Regent Chuck Hassebrook is likely to see less support in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate than former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey would have gotten.More >>

A western Nebraska man has pleaded guilty to threatening his wife with a loaded gun during an argument about whether he should buy another gun.More >>

The number of Nebraska farms dropped again last year.More >>

York voters will decide in May whether to let keno be played in their southeast Nebraska city.More >>

The state Game and Parks Commission is reminding Nebraskans that part of their tax refund can go toward wildlife and habitat conservation.More >>

A legal action has been filed against the city of Grand Island because it's lacking a fire chief.More >>

Omaha police officers shot and wounded one person Saturday night, and then found a dead person nearby a short time later.More >>

The Nebraska Department of Education Nutrition Services is seeking sponsors to operate the Summer Food Service Program in Nebraska.More >>

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will be closing public access to portions of Burchard Wildlife Management Area to make repairs this year.More >>

Authorities are investigating a western Nebraska fire that destroyed an outbuilding, including a vintage car and a variety of workshop tools.More >>

One person was killed and five others were injured in a Nebraska highway crash near Lincoln.More >>

A New York sociologist and author says the leap from adolescent boy to adult man is taking longer now than it did decades ago.More >>

Omaha police are investigating an early morning shooting that killed one person and left another hospitalized.More >>

Twenty-eight members of the Nebraska LEAD Program have returned from a two-week trip to the United Kingdom.More >>

Nebraska lawmakers are set to begin work on the state's version of health insurance reform.More >>

A University of Nebraska organization will be joining efforts to expand research and development of water management in the Middle East and North Africa.More >>

A pellet gun has been found in a Lincoln student's car.More >>

The Ogallala City Council has eliminated the paid full-time job of fire chief.More >>

Authorities say the suspect in a Fremont shooting has died.More >>

Introductory economics courses at colleges and universities in Nebraska will soon be fully digital.More >>

Police have surrounded a mobile home in Stanton where authorities believe a suspect in a shooting in Norfolk is hiding.More >>

A monthly survey of bankers in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states shows the rural economy slowing down, but reflects strong gains in hiring and farmland prices.More >>

Nebraska would create a commission to study sex trafficking in the state and increase penalties for pandering, under a bill heard before the Judiciary Committee.More >>

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer A drug-testing expert says the marijuana bust at TCU this week is symbolic of a growing problem in college athletics.More >>

Contractors at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln will reinforce half the pile caps that provide support for the building to fix problems with reinforcing steel.More >>

A 24-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced for an attack on his girlfriend and burglary.More >>

Nebraska authorities say a Maryland man has been arrested after marijuana was found in his vehicle.More >>

U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns is not backing off on his fight against federal spending earmarks.More >>

A 34-year-old Beatrice man who tossed explosives into the Big Blue River while boating has pleaded no contest to reduced charges.More >>

A 27-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting another man has been captured at an Omaha motel.More >>

Union Pacific's headquarters building in downtown Omaha is more efficient than 76 percent of similar U.S. office buildings.More >>

An Omaha man charged in a deadly collision in Omaha last summer has been sentenced to prison.More >>

Several Nebraska lawmakers say they should have the right to decide who gets grant money from the state environmental fund.More >>

Two new Navy ships will be named for cities in Iowa and Nebraska.More >>

A pilot program is getting under way to help returning veterans go into farming while also revitalizing rural communities.More >>

Fearing the costs of combatting bedbugs, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity is taking out insurance against an infestation.More >>

A 25-year-old man has been charged with stabbing to death two people in western Nebraska.More >>

A Gage County livestock operation has reached a settlement with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.More >>

Red Willow County commissioners have approved plans to build a 24-bed jail and law enforcement center next to the courthouse in McCook.More >>

The Nebraska Attorney General's office would lose its oversight of a state environmental fund, under two proposals slated for a legislative hearing.More >>

An Omaha senator says more farmer's markets and local food programs are needed to provide better food choices for low-income Nebraskans.More >>

Norfolk police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that critically injured one person and forced the lock down of several schools.More >>

Former state Sen. Ernie Chambers has filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State's office to seek his old seat in the Legislature.More >>

The Gering City Council has accepted a settlement offer from the defunct Westward Airways in a lawsuit seeking to recover economic development funds.More >>

Authorities suspect a medical problem in the death of an Iowa man whose vehicle ran off an interstate ramp.More >>

Sally Gordon, who'd retired last year as assistant sergeant-at-arms at the Nebraska State Capitol, has died.More >>

An attorney for Nebraska death row inmate Michael Ryan has filed a motion seeking to have his death sentence commuted to life without parole.More >>

A 32-year-old Lincoln man already serving 70 to 120 years for robbing a convenience store and raping a clerk has been found guilty of another rape.More >>

A 21-year-old York man faces a felony escape charge after leaving a treatment center without permission.More >>

A 57-year-old North Platte man who admitted growing six dozen marijuana plants has been given probation.More >>

University of Nebraska Regent Chuck Hassebrook will announce his run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson from his hometown of Lyon in northeastern Nebraska.More >>

A plan to give low-income Nebraskans better access to healthy food is the focus of a bill coming before the state Agriculture Committee.More >>

State regulators have scheduled a series of public meetings to gather input on MidAmerican Energy's plans to increase electric rates by 3 to 4 percent this year to cover rising costs.More >>

A 38-year-year old man convicted of sexual assault and incest in northeast Nebraska's Cedar County has been sentenced to prison.More >>

Wanda Suttle, the mother of Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle, has died in her home state of West Virginia.More >>

A drug prevention group that has served Omaha for over three decades is shutting down, citing funding problems.More >>

A second teenager has been sentenced to sex offender treatment for his role in the sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl at an Omaha park.More >>

Despite concerns about appearing to be looking out for their own interests, the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature has advanced a measure that could raise term limits from two terms to three terms.More >>

Officials at the University of Nebraska at Kearney have confirmed a case of bedbugs in a residence hall.More >>

The Lincoln Children's Zoo is attempting to breed its ring-tailed lemurs, an endangered species found in the wilds of Madagascar.More >>

A 24-year-old York man whose probation for drunken driving was revoked has been given a year in jail.More >>

Nebraska winemakers will have a chance to learn from experts and meet with vendors at a trade show in Kearney next month.More >>