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Mayor Chris Beutlerannounced that state and federal agencies have approved a $2 million project to deploy Adaptive Signal...
House Republicans have pushed through legislation to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline f...
Many of you may remember the devastating two-and-a-half mile wide EF4 tornado that ripped across southeast Nebraska nine year...
The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pi...
Corn growers across the Midwest have made up for lost time in a big way from a slow start to planting season after a waterlog...
Welcome rain over the weekend in Lincoln, but it wasn't enough to pull us back to normal for the month. Barb Mayes with t...
Nebraska lawmakers have voted to expand eligibility on a grant program so that more Native American tribes might benefit. Sen...
The temperature hit 100 degrees Tuesday in Lincoln. It doesn't take long for a dog to die in that heat if it's left i...
The amount of water flowing into the Missouri River is expected to remain lower than usual, so officials are conserving water...
Lincoln has all its ducks in a row if the city declares there's a drought emergency. The City Council on Monday approved ...
New water rates go into effect for this summer, so the more you use, the more you pay. During times when voluntary water rest...
New water rates go into effect for this summer, so the more you use, the more you pay. During times when voluntary water rest...
Summer is almost here, and that means family vacations. If any of you are heading out to Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska,...
Construction planned for S. 17th Street between South and “A” streets has been delayed due to potential changes i...
The Lancaster County Engineer and Commissioners have approved a change to the construction timetable for the West Denton Road...
Nebraska officials have agreed to stop releasing water into Kansas, now that the states have reached a tentative agreement on...
Rain showers continue across the Midwest, and that means the drought is slowly improving. Sections of central Iowa, southeast...
A fire in a meat processing plant known for its "Wahoo Wiener" kept firefighters busy for hours and sent a huge plu...
Despite wet weather in April, the amount of water flowing into the Missouri River remains below normal because of slow runoff...
Farmers in the nation's breadbasket who only recently were praying for an end to a withering drought are now pining for e...
Those heading to state and local government offices on Friday will find most of them closed to observe Arbor Day. The holiday...
Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens botanical center is building 20,000 square feet of greenhouse and gallery space to showcase tro...
An alligator and a boa constrictor have been found at separate Fremont homes. The animals were found Wednesday during police ...
Nebraska lawmakers gave first round approval to a measure that would launch a state review of climate change. Lawmakers voted...
The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline which would carry oil fr...
The utility that owns Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska says it plans to strengthen protections against tornado de...
East-west railroad traffic has been stopped due to the failure of one girder on the new West Haymarket Pedestrian Bridge now ...
Beginning this week, Nebraska hunters can enter the Nebraska Super Tag Lottery for a shot at a four-species permit. The nonre...
Starting April 1st, it became mandatory for Lincoln food and beverage servers and sellers to have a permit. Lincoln Police Of...
A stretch of West Denton Road is closed for reconstruction, but law enforcement officials say a lot of drivers are going arou...
A new electric generating plant is one step closer to reality. The Gage County Board of Supervisors has approved a special us...
African Americansin Nebraska'stwo largest metro areas continue to be stopped in disproportionate numbers. The state's...
Three tornado sirens in the Nebraska Panhandle have failed their tests. A siren in Harrisburg, one in Morrill and one Terryto...
The USDA reports farmers plan to plant 97.3 million acres of corn this year. That's the largest number seen since 1936. T...
The USDA reports farmers plan to plant 97.3 million acres of corn this year. That's the largest number seen since 1936. T...
A new report says the value of Nebraska's farmland soared 25 percent last year despite the drought, but experts think val...
Lawmakers have begun to debate a bill that would pour new firefighting resources into central and western Nebraska, areas tha...
The Nebraska Public Power District is taking steps to beef up its power grid and avoid summer shortages. N-P-P-D is renting a...
Two dumpster fires at the same school back-to-back nights. Just before midnight Saturday, fire crews put out a dumpster fire ...
Nearly two-thirds of Nebraska's counties lost population in 2012 as the longstanding trend of the state's rural popul...
A legislative committee has advanced a bill that would provide tax incentives for Nebraska wind farms, drawing the ire of Gov...
A legislative committee has advanced a bill that would provide tax incentives for Nebraska wind farms, drawing the ire of Gov...
Companies are starting to show interest in Nebraska for wind energy. Volkswind USA, of Portland, Oregon will move a survey to...
The Department of Roads is planning a pavement project between Lincoln and Eagle on Highway-34. Called Lincoln East, the proj...
A new report from The State Department could signal impending approval for the Keystone X-L Pipeline. It says Canadian tar sa...
Federal regulators have added several things to the checklist of more than 450 items to be addressed before the troubled Fort...
Climate experts say the drought affecting more than half of the nation will persist in the Great Plains and West through the ...
A Florida-based company has filed paperwork to build a $138 million wind farm in parts of Jefferson and Gage counties in ...
Irrigators in the Republican River basin part of the Tri-Basin Natural Resources District pumped twice as much groundwater du...
It's a stinky situation in Grand Island. City workers are picking up rotting carcasses of dead fish washing up from the o...
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials are urging those planning a winter fishing expedition to use caution after two a...
The Omaha Tribe says it will be seeking county, state and federal help in fixing several pipes and restoring water service to...
A 43-year-old driver has been killed in a collision on an icy state highway in central Nebraska. The Nebraska State Patrol sa...
Federal regulators have begun the detailed inspections that will determine whether the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power pl...
You don't usually hear of someone overpaying on their taxes - especially by almost $500,000. The Nebraska Supreme Cou...
Some northeast Nebraska farmers are facing new irrigation rules. The rules were adopted Thursday night by the Lower Elkhorn N...
Lobbyist, Justin Brady, told the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee it would be between $200 and $...
Governor Heineman has given his approval for the new route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. In a letter sent Tuesday to Presi...
40-year-old bad math could delay the opening of the Fort Calhoun nuclear reactor even further. Omaha Public Power officials d...
A new survey of rural bankers suggests that growth in farmland prices, cash rents and farm equipment sales remain strong desp...
A central Nebraska ethanol plant is temporarily shutting down because of the unfavorable market for the corn-based fuel. Aben...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing its final crop report for 2012, providing a glimpse of what last year's d...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing its final crop report for 2012, providing a glimpse o...
A destructive residential fire just east of LincolnMonday night has been traced to improperly discarded fireplace ashes. The ...
Within the next 30 days, Governor Heineman must review, then forward a recommendation on the Keystone XL oil pipeline to the ...
Nebraska is imposing limits on the use of the Republican River this year to make sure enough water flows downstream to Kansas...
A new report to Congress says pipeline spills caused by flooding dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous ...
A new report to Congress says pipeline spills caused by flooding dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous ...
The amount of water released into the lower Missouri River will be decreased this month because warmer weather has reduced ic...
Lincoln is being recognized by "American City and County" magazine as a Crown Community for its historic partnershi...
Federal agriculture officials say Nebraska's hog inventory is down. The United States Department of Agriculture says in a...
Don't simply throw your Christmas tree out to the curb, take it to one of seven recycling centers in Lincoln. Public Safe...
Another Nebraska natural resources district is considering limits on irrigation in the upcoming growing season because of the...
Concerns about cold temperatures mean the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will up the amount of water flowing into the lower Mis...
More progress reported by developer Trans-Canada toward building the Keystone XL Pipeline Monday. The state of Montanaapprove...
The air will be a little cleaner around Hallam ni the future. The Nebraska Public Power District has approved two projects to...
Nebraska officials are preparing for a likely water shortage next year that would require extra conservation along the Republ...
Authorities say more than 40 malnourished horses, donkeys and other animals are being rescued from a rescue operation in sout...
The Nebraska Tourism Commission has selected Kathy McKillip to be the agency's executive director. McKillip has been dire...
A new report shows that the nation's worst drought in decades leveled off last week. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor repo...
Nebraska Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood has withdrawn his name from consideration for the governor’s race in 201...
The body of a North Bend man who disappeared while out hunting has been found in the Platte River. The Colfax County Attorney...
There could be a Keystone XL oil pipeline report in Governor Heineman's Christmas stocking. The Nebraska Department of En...
Nebraska health officials continue to urge people to get a flu shot after a jump of cases in Douglas County. Officials said T...
Nebraska's director of agriculture is visiting China this week to attract potential investors in farming, ranching and bi...
The massive Thanksgiving apartment fire at 27th and Highway 2 was one of three fires in the past week that were caused by car...
A group of U.S. senators is asking President Barack Obama for an emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on ...
Overheated wires in an attic caused a smoky smell last night (Monday) inside a house in the 1700 block of C Street. No damage...
FAIRMONT, Neb. (AP) - A pipeline spill in southeast Nebraska earlier this week that leaked as much as 150 gallons of gasoline...
The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs, IA have a friendly wager on today's (Friday) game between 17th-ranked Nebraska an...
Nebraska's winter wheat crop is off to a bad start because of this year's drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Nebraska feedlots contained 2.48 million cattle as of Nov. 1, a slight increase over the previous year and the largest invent...
Nebraska officials are predicting that many farmers along the Republican River will have to limit their water use next year b...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri also expressed concern about the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to ...
The troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant is inching closer toward generating power for the first time since April 2011, ...
The fight over the Keystone XL oil Pipeline is picking up again as groups urge President Barack Obama to either approve or re...
State officials say a hunter in north-central Nebraska has killed a mountain lion that circled in front of him while he was h...
The Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with plans to reduce flow from an upper Missouri River reservoir despite concerns th...
The U.S. Forest Service has eased fire restrictions on land within the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands. Officials sa...
An announcement is expected tonight (Monday) from outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood that he's planning to ru...
If you heat your home using electricity, throw on another blanket. You'll probably be paying more to keep warm. If you he...
No good news about drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly update Thursday shows 60 percent of the land in ...
So far this year, September has been the deadliest month on Nebraska roads. 29 people were killed; 21 of them in rural areas....
It has been a bad year for trees in Pioneers Park. The drought has dried up hundreds of tall timber. The skyline won't lo...
Union College sent 10 students and two instructors to Toms River, NJ, to clean up damage. The Lincoln crew is working alongsi...
Drought-plagued Midwest farming states, including Nebraska, got little benefit from the massive storm that pounded the Easter...
TransCanada has answered every question and every concern thrown at it by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality ab...
A preliminary 600-page report has been released on the oil pipeline that a Canadian company wants to build across Nebraska. T...
Hurricane sandy is wreaking havoc in the northeast, but it's also proving just how connected we are across the country. T...
Hurricane Sandy has interrupted plans for a meeting in Maryland between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and officials from ...
As winter approaches, energy prices in Nebraska appear stable, but consumers could still see higher bills if the weather is c...
Three people were cited for causing last weekend's wildfire in northwest Nebraska. Nebraska National Forests and Grasslan...
The worst U.S. drought in decades is showing little signs of easing as farmers close out their corn harvests and pivot toward...
If you've got a fireplace, firepit or other place you'd make a fire, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is asking...
If you've got a fireplace, firepit or other place you'd make a fire, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is asking...
Lincoln firemen were busyMonday afternoon. They were called out to save a house on fire at 3220 S Street, about four blocks n...
Even with the drought, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission scheduled prescribed burns at Indian Cave State Park, which is ...
Twelve people had to be treated at a hospital after high levels of carbon monoxide were found at the Lancaster County jail Su...
A federal agency has reported that TransCanada Corporation has temporarily shut down its existing Keystone pipeline after tes...
Although usually unpopular, wind can be good for the environment and serve as an energy resource. A new report has said that ...
Crews are working through stiff winds and dry conditions to contain wildfires in seven Nebraska counties, including Cherry, H...
Recent storms have eased drought conditions in several key Midwest farming states where the corn harvest is wrapping up. The ...
Recent storms have eased drought conditions in several key Midwest farming states where the corn harvest is wrapping up. The ...
On a blustery day likeThursday this is easy to believe: a new report says wind power has the potential to boost Nebraska'...
Parts of north-central Nebraska are on fire this morning (Thursday). Cherry, Holt and Fillmore Counties are burning. The larg...
Kansas-based Flint Hills Resources is buying an ethanol plant in southeast Nebraska. Advanced BioEnergy, of Bloomington, Minn...
Two workers are recovering from burns from an accident at a food plant in Norfolk. Norfolk Fire Capt. Lyle Lutt says firetruc...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its projection for the size of this year's corn crop for a fourth...
The corn harvest is in the homestretch in several key Midwest farming states where the nation's worst drought in decades ...
New details have been released on the investigation of a stolen truck and trailer bed full of $4,400 worth of auto parts....
The results from the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map are in, and it doesn't look like it's getting better. 75 percent...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says Hamburg Bend Wildlife Management Area in Otoe County has reo...
The Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters building is officially open for business today (Wednesday). The new 140,...
Nebraska's biggest reservoir will reduce water supplies to irrigators next year.The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irr...
Nebraska utilities will likely continue to rely heavily on coal, natural gas and nuclear power to produce electricity until s...
Authorities say the 2012 Nebraska winter wheat crop is the state's smallest since 2002 and 18 percent under last year'...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lt. Gov Rick Sheehy has honored volunteers and groups that help prepare Nebraska communities for emergen...
A weekly update on U.S. drought conditions shows the nation's worst drought in decades slightly worsened in the lower 48 ...
In a small Iowa community an hour and twenty minutes drive from Lincoln, there is talk this morning (Friday) of a new nuclear...
The federal government is giving rural electric cooperatives in Iowa, Nebraska and seven other states loans to improve portio...
A weekly tracker of the nation's worst drought in decades says parched conditions continue easing in key Midwest states a...
Bikers may like this news. In Wilderness Park, on Lincoln's Southwest side, a new bridge could replace the closed north b...
Nebraska consumes twice as much energy as it generates from its own resources. Malcolm State Senator Ken Haar is bringing nat...
Bed bugs have been found again at UN-L. Our television partner 10/11 NEWS has reported that this time, the bed bugs are in a ...
Nebraska's program to improve employee health is gaining national recognition. Nebraska was one of two winners of the 201...
Unfortunately, rain wasn't the only product of last night's thunderstorms. High winds caused drought weakened tree br...
Officials say the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant isn't likely to restart anytime soon. The Nuclear Regulatory ...
Chadron State Park is reopening after massive wildfires in the region. Officials with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ...
The company that wants to build a pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries has revised its new ro...
The U.S. corn harvest continues ahead of schedule with some states nearly half-finished at a time when they usually are just ...
The price tag for a series of blazes in northwest Nebraska and neighboring South Dakota has reached an estimated $3.2 mil...
Firefighters continue to battle fires that have burned more than 120 square miles in northwest Nebraska and neighboring South...
Some firefighters who have been battling the western Nebraska and South Dakota wildfires are being sent home. Fire Informatio...
Do you think you have the next "big idea"? Well, a new series of seminars by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is ...
Strong winds helped wildfires grow Sunday, burning more than 285 square miles in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakot...
Ranchers who live in the area know that the wildfires raging in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota will leave a la...
A spreading fire in the Nebraska National Forest is forcing evacuations. Police are going door to door in the Chadron area, a...
Two drivers have died in a head-on collision on Nebraska Highway 133 south of Blair in eastern Nebraska. The Washington Count...
Last weekend's rain wasn't enough. The U.S. Drought Monitor's most recent map shows nearly all of Nebraska remain...
When it comes to safe driving, Lincoln ranks 5th best for cities of similar size. The Allstate America's Best Drivers Rep...
An Omaha man will serve 9 months in federal prison for unauthorized use of a military-issued gas card. 32-year-old Terrell Sm...
A part of Nebraska is burning this morning (Thursday). 2 Nebraska Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopters flew out of Linco...
Dryness is creeping back across areas that haven't had rain for a couple weeks. State and Federal personnel are joining l...
More water is flowing through Lincoln's well fields at Ashland, but Mayor Beutler isn't ready to lift mandatory water...
Federal regulators have scheduled another meeting to discuss efforts to restart the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. The Nuc...
Nebraska has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County and is continuing the a...
Two people were injured in an accident at a fertilizer plant in Beatrice around 5 a.m. Friday. Fire Capt. Jake Carrel says on...
It looks like it's going to stay drier longer. Earlier, Federal weather forecasters said they drought would end in Octobe...
It looks like it's going to stay drier longer. Earlier, Federal weather forecasters said they drought would end in Octobe...
The government is on the verge of approving a grain mainly used as livestock feed to make a cleaner version of ethanol. The E...
One of the rarest insects in the United States found only in saline wetlands on the north side of Lincoln and south of Ceresc...
Most rural Nebraskans support building the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but ONLY if it avoids the environmentally sensitive Sand...
After months of record-breaking heat and drought, many rural Americans who rely on wells for water are getting an unwelcome s...
President Obama Kicked off a campaign swing through Iowa today with a stop in Council Bluffs.Hundreds of supporters listened ...
Nebraska's corn crop is still declining as the dry weather continues.The weekly crop report says only 31 percent of the c...
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reports one human case of West Nile Virus in rural Lancaster County, the first...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that Nebraska's drought-stunted corn crop will plunge 13 percent below last ...
The drought is showing no signs of letting up until fall, but farmers can't wait that long. U.S. Senator Ben Nelson says ...
More than 50 percent of the nation is in a flash drought this summer. Senator Ben Nelson met with the Drought Mitigation Cent...
No relief in sight from Mother Nature is prompting Governor Dave Heineman to ask you to cutback in the amount of water and en...
There may be a new republican candidate in the 2014 governor's race. Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood says he's ...
Four fire departments combined forces to put out a blaze that blackened 50 acres of land in southeast Nebraska. The blaze beg...
Four fire departments combined forces to put out a blaze that blackened 50 acres of land in southeast Nebraska. The blaze beg...
The Army Corps of Engineers is again reducing its prediction for how much water will flow down the Missouri River this year b...
Renewable fuel industries in Iowa and Nebraska remain strong at a time of conflict over whether more corn and soybeans should...
Several new wildfires have blackened dozens of square miles of rugged terrain near Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska.The la...
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows conditions have grown slightly worse in Iowa and Nebraska during the past week. The...
More than half of U.S. counties now are classified by the federal government as natural disaster areas mostly because of the ...
In a victory for the climate, public health and endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service has taken action which coul...
The drought affecting Nebraska and other Midwest and Plains states is putting a further drag on the regional economy. Today&#...
Nebraska has entered a "sister state" relationship with a central Chinese province that could lead to future trade ...
Two success stories were announced Monday during Nebraska's latest trade mission to China. Governor Dave Heineman said tw...
Authorities say the three wildfires that blackened nearly 120 square miles of north-central Nebraska have been fully containe...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has delayed a vote on 2012 waterfowl and crow hunting seasons. The vote had been sched...
As parts of Western Nebraska continue to burn, debate between senate candidates Republican Deb Fischer and Democrat Bob Kerre...
14 homes and countless acres of pastureland have been lost in the three north-central Nebraska fires. The blazing battle has ...
Despite a fire line break, firefighters are still on track to completely contain three wildfires that have blackened more tha...
Officials say one of the fires being fought in northwest Nebraska has been 100 percent contained. U.S. Forest Service spokesw...
Firemen are making progress against three fires burning in the range and forest land along the Niobrara River. Today's re...
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows all of Iowa and most of Nebraska are suffering severe or extreme drought. The map s...
The wildfire in the northwest corner of Nebraska has spread far enough to burn more than 3 square miles, but firefighters hav...
South Dakota State University officials say a new hard red winter wheat variety has the potential to be a top performer in dr...
Governor Dave Heineman visited some of the 240 local, state and federal personnel fighting the three fires in the sandhills e...
The second confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Nebraska this year has been reported in Butler County. Christine Lawren...
The second confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Nebraska this year has been reported in Butler County. Christine Lawren...
A wildfire that's consuming trees and blackening grassland in the northwest corner of Nebraska has grown to about 300 acr...
Firefighters continue working to contain a massive wildfire in north-central Nebraska, but the blaze is now threatening a sec...
Norris Public Power District is asking its customers to reduce electricity usage. With no rain or temperature relief in sight...
The heat makes people want to stay indoors... and turn up theirair conditioning. But this is putting a strain on the Nebraska...
A new survey of bankers suggests the economy is slowing down in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Western states because of droug...
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that severe drought affecting much of the Midwest and Great Plains now covers more ...
An old farmstead north of 14th and Alvo Road burned down early Wednesday, keeping firefighters busy for at least an hour. Cre...
The Lincoln Electric system is handling the power demand OK so far during the hot weather, but is asking for all possible con...
The summer heat continues to put stress on Nebraska's crops, and some farmers have been forced to stop irrigating because...
Ranchers statewide can now apply to harvest roadside hay in Nebraska to help feed their livestock during the drought. Governo...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is streamlining the process for farmers to apply for government disaster help as crops in ...
A new report says the number of traffic crashes in Lincoln held fairly steady in 2010, despite an increase in residents and r...
State public health officials say West Nile virus has shown up in four Nebraska counties. Nebraska Health and Human Services ...
A longtime engineer and administrator with the Nebraska Department of Roads will take over as the agency's director next ...
Lincoln is asking residents who live near recently planted street trees to help water them. The recent heat and the lack of r...
Volunteer firefighters spent seven hours battling a blaze in central Nebraska that burned 500 acres of pastureland. The fire ...
Hundreds of mourners turned out in York today for the funeral of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan.Twenty-one-year-old L...
The drought is getting more intensein Nebraska and across much of the nation. More than three-quarters of Nebraska is now exp...
The Lincoln Electric Systemissued a "power use watch" from 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.Thursday night, asking customer...
A fire in a national forest southeast of Halsey in central Nebraska has charred about 1,043 acres. The fire, which was sparke...
There's been a change of heart. No fireworks will be allowed in any state park or recreation area in Nebraska on July 4. ...
A wildfire that has burned more than 1,000 acres at the Nebraska National Forest is only 20 percent contained. Firefighters c...
Gov. Dave Heineman has declared a state emergency due to the current drought conditions throughout Nebraska. The declaration ...
The Environmental Protection Agency's use of airplanes to scour for signs of improper disposal of livestock waste has ang...
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today issued a Health Advisory for people with respiratory problems or heart d...
The U.S. Forest Service has imposed tougher fire restrictions for the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands because of ext...
The battle against wildfires in western Nebraska is winding down. One blaze has blackened an estimated 5,000 acres northeast ...
Civil defense sirens that sounded a false alarm in Hawaii were triggered in Nebraska. Hawaii Civil Defense spokeswoman Kelly ...
The dispute between farm state members of Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not over. Nebraska Sen. Mi...
More than 37,000 acres and counting for the fire that is raging west of Fort Collins, Colorado. Smoke from that fire has ling...
If you have plans this weekend to head to Rockford Lake, southeast of Beatrice in Gage County, or Swan Creek Lake No. 5, near...
Federal regulators and the Omaha Public Power District faced tough questions Thursday about Fort Calhoun nuclear plant. Sever...
Those who don't trust the federal government will NOT like the way the Environmental Protection Agency is checking farms ...
Fire destroyed a garage and damaged a house at 1118 Hill Street in South Lincoln Tuesday. The blaze, reported during the noon...
Omaha Public Power District workers say they found a crack this week at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant north of Omaha but the...
State officials are urging Nebraska motorists to fasten their seatbelts in the wake of an uptick in traffic fatalities so far...
Nebraska farmers are almost done with planting the corn crop and are making good process on finishing the soybeans. The U.S. ...
The Federal Reserve says the average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states grew more than 25 percent in the...
Two traffic stops led to drug arrests and the seizure of cocaine and marijuana. The State Patrol says a man was from Tijuana,...
The latest federal forecast says Nebraska's 2012 wheat crop will be 9 percent under last year's harvest, but the aver...
A year ago, a record amount of water was flowing through Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River. On Wednesday, the tap was tu...
TheCanadian company that wants to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. says it has submitted a new application...
The Army Corps of Engineers plans to cut the flow of water coming out of Gavins Point Dam in southeast South Dakota next week...
Lincoln has been named a “Tree City USA” by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the 35th consecutive year. Linc...
A new Lincoln Office Building has received national recognition. The new Veterans Administration regional office in Williamsb...
Part of First Street just north of Cornhusker Highway is closed because of a water main break. It happened early Thursday aft...
