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Omaha cold case investigators have been looking for links between this week's slayings of a Creighton University professo...
A proposal to increase mental health services for children throughout Nebraska has won first-round approval from lawmakers. L...
A rally on the west steps of the state Capitol building drew about 200 supporters for expanded Medicaid in Nebraska. The bill...
Supporters of a bill to expand Medicaid are planning a rally at the Nebraska Capitol. The rally is part of a push to get to a...
On average, it takes four drinks for a 200-pound man to reach a blood alcohol level of .08. It takes two drinks for a 140-pou...
News broke last week that the IRS singled out conservation groups to review their tax documents. Groups with phrases or words...
A jury trial has been set in the case of a man who accuses Creighton University in a lawsuit of discriminating against him be...
Nebraska officials are warning about an unauthorized website that might be intended to collect confidential information. The ...
A Nebraska state lawmaker who suffered a mild heart attack has returned to the Legislature. Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm thanked ...
LINCOLN -- Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital is making changes in its staff. Hospital representatives are changing the care mod...
Nebraska lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban chemicals used in synthetic drugs, which mimic the effects of substance...
Nebraska lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban chemicals used in synthetic drugs, which mimic the effects of substance...
Nebraska lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban chemicals used in synthetic drugs, which mimic the effects of substance...
Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill that would require many hospitals and nursing facilities to offer vaccinations to patie...
Nebraska spends nearly $95 million a year on child-care subsidies for working, low-income families - but the state isn...
Bryan Medical Center has broken ground on a major addition for mental health services. Its new Independence Center is the res...
The 7-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation for his touchdown run in Nebraska's spring football game h...
The 7-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation for his touchdown run in Nebraska's spring football game h...
A bullet has been found in the entry way of Lincoln North Star High School. The discovery Thursday morning prompted a search ...
Lincoln's Novartis Pharmaceuticals Plant will lose 300 jobs over the next two years. The company announced the cutback to...
A bill to expand a juvenile-justice pilot program throughout Nebraska has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The expans...
National Walk at Lunch Day is aiding Nebraska's trails. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is contributing $20 to...
The four Lincoln Rotary Clubs presented their annual "Salute to Business" Award to Saint Elizabeth's Hospital t...
Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill that would support a program that teaches inmates how to be good parents. Senators voted 3...
Nebraska Lawmakers are having to cut services or make up another $8 million less in federal Medicaid funding. This comes ...
Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval on a measure that would let doctors provide prescription antibiotics to sexual partner...
A group of conservative Nebraska lawmakers are trying to derail a proposal to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults. Stat...
Nebraska lawmakers began a second day of debate on a proposal to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults. Lawmakers continu...
Nebraska lawmakers are still debating a proposal to expand Medicaid as part of the federal health care law. Lincoln Senator K...
Nebraska lawmakers began debating a proposal to expand Medicaid as part of the federal health care law. Sen. Kathy Campbell i...
Monday is Tax Day, a day off for state lawmakers, but Tuesday when they come back to Lincoln, they'll have money on their...
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has found no evidence of research misconduct after questions were raised about data...
Nebraska lawmakers have granted first-round approval to a measure that would give housing assistance to youths aging out of f...
Lincoln Senator Amanda McGill's legislation, known as the Young Adult Voluntary Services and Support Act, would create a ...
Owners of livestock that are seized in abuse or neglect cases could be ordered to pay for the care of their animals, under a ...
A conservative Omaha think tank questions whether the program is sustainable. The Platte Institute released a reportWednesday...
"Hiring Our Heroes" ... a job fair for veterans and their spouses ...took place Tuesday at the Lancaster Events Cen...
Searching for a job can be tough, and even tougher for veterans making the transition from military service to the private se...
A bill that would allow military veterans in Nebraska to display their status on license plates and state identification card...
Lawmakers have passed new insurance requirements for licensed child care providers in Nebraska. Child care services would hav...
Sexual partners of patients who are diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea could receive prescription antibiotics without a me...
The Department of Health and Human Services is asking lawmakers for an additional $2.1 million to help pay telephone-serv...
Nebraskalawmakers continue to debate a controversial measure that would allow doctors to prescribe antibiotics to partners of...
A long-shot attempt to repeal state-funded prenatal care services for illegal immigrants is drawing criticism from a variety ...
A long-shot attempt to repeal state-funded prenatal care services for illegal immigrants is drawing criticism from a variety ...
KFOR and the Legacy Retirement Communities presented the Jerry Joyce Living Legacy Award to Terry Gillespie of Lincoln Thursd...
A Nebraska lawmaker is set to present his bill that would repeal state-funded prenatal care services for illegal immigrants. ...
A legislative committee has set the stage for a battle over Medicaid. The bill expands eligibility to people with incomes up ...
It matters where your kids grow up. Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Bowling Green State University foun...
Lancaster County Commissioners are considering a proposed set of changes in the requirements for the county's general ass...
What if a school was designed to reduce obesity and foster student health ??? It's already happening. University of Nebra...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is holding firm in his opposition to a proposed Medicaid expansion that could come as a result of...
A member of the legislature wants voters to hand the Legislature the power to authorize casino gambling. Sen. Paul Schumacher...
The state's deputy chief medical officer has been promoted to become the chief officer and the director of the Division o...
It appears that the body found yesterday (Thursday) afternoon under an I-180 bridge south of Sun Valley Boulevard had been th...
Nebraska lawmakers have set a hearing date for a proposal to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law....
Disabled veterans who live in Nebraska would receive a preference when competing for state contracts, under a bill presented ...
Mayor Chris Beutler and a group of local health care executives have thrown their support behind an expansion of Nebraska'...
A Nebraska lawmaker wants to allow foster care kids to get assistance from the state until they're 21. Former foster care...
Nebraska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Joann Schaefer is leaving that post. She will become a Vice President for Blue Cr...
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior.CB-3, as it's b...
Doctors who treat newborns are urging Nebraska lawmakers to support a bill that would require congenital heart screenings as ...
Lobbyist, Justin Brady, told the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee it would be between $200 and $...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are introducing a bill to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska linebacker Sean Fisher has announced his plan to enroll in medical school next fall rather than...
Don't be scared into paying a late electricity bill that isn't yours. The Lincoln Electric System has heard about a s...
The 2013 legislative session starts Wednesday. York SenatorGreg Adams, who is running unopposed for speaker, says he expects ...
Thursday at noon, Governor Heineman lead a group on a 30-minute walk around the Captiol. He was joined by Nebraska's Chie...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton senior backup guard Josh Jones is quitting basketball because of a heart condition.Jones fainted...
Nebraska is getting settlement money from a multi-state agreement with 4 major tobacco companies involving a 10-year dispute ...
State regulators have revoked the licenses of an Omaha mental health practitioner who collected nearly $66,000 in Medicai...
Creighton mens basketball guard Josh Jones will undergo a procedure to address a heart problem that caused him to pass out be...
Nebraska comes in 15th in overall health because of our high immunization rate, low high school drop-out rate, fewer smokers ...
Creighton guard Josh Jones will undergo a procedure to address a heart problem that caused him to pass out before a game agai...
Nebraska will see a cut in federal Medicaid funding in the upcoming state budget, which will force lawmakers to make up the d...
Nebraska needs more doctors. A University of Nebraska Medical Study finds the number of primary care physicians is 30% lower ...
University of Nebraska researchers are preparing for a study which could help more smokers quit their habit. The study will e...
The University of Nebraska Board Of Regents have unanimously approved a $110 million cancer research center at the Univer...
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received the green light to move ahead with a new comprehensive cancer center today...
Nebraska lawmakers meet tomorrow (Tuesday) to examine how the federal health care law will affect the state budget. The Healt...
There are an estimated 55,000 Nebraskans with gambling problems. The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a n...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Doctors say former world champion boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho is clinically "bra...
Compared to last year at the same time, car-deer crashes are down about 19% according to Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagne...
Water worries have affected two communities on opposite sides of the state. People in Ceresco boiled their water over the wee...
There’s a big difference of opinion this morning (Friday). Governor Heineman is enrolling Nebraska in a federally run h...
Governor Dave Heineman has chosen to enroll Nebraska in a federally run health exchange program, saying a state-based option ...
Looking for a new career? Go into nursing. The Dean of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center reports that the ...
Officials say the 2012 Cattlemen's Ball in McCool Junction raised more than $1.4 million for the Eppley Cancer Center...
The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will lay off 38 workers by the end of the year and won't fill vacant positions as it...
A child advocacy group is asking Nebraska lawmakers to extend state services to youths who are pushed out of foster care beca...
Whose rights come first? The handicapped, or big donors to the Husker Football Program. A federal court will decide. The laws...
Nebraska lawmakers have scheduled a hearing on children who "age out" of the state's foster care system. The Le...
Omaha Senator Jeremy Nordquist wants to shut the governor and other officials out of the state employee health plan. Nordquis...
A Nebraska woman in her eighties who died in July is believed to have been a victim of a listeria outbreak related to a recen...
The Flu is here and it’s ahead of schedule according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). La...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has chosen former Republican Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to lead an advisory committee for 50...
Nebraska state officials are focusing on military veterans in their push to attract new residents and connect them with jobs....
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state officials are focusing on military veterans in their push to attract new residents and co...
Americans consider themselves to be quite healthy, according to Census Bureau information. Nearly 2/3 of those surveyed repor...
Nebraska answered the first of many deadlines in the countdown to Obama Care Monday. Governor Dave Heineman submitted what he...
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln plans to privatize its health center operations, a plan being closely watched by universit...
An autopsy is planned today (Monday) on the body of a 16 year old Fremont boy found dead in a wooded area 2 days after being ...
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - The body of man found in a western Nebraska reservoir has been confirmed as that of a missing North...
An unsettling web site, UN-L Haters, publishes students’ offensive Twitter and Facebook posts. Chinese student, Bin Li,...
1 out of every 3 people in this country is obese. Unless people start eating the right foods and exercising more, 6 of every ...
Nebraska state Sen. John Wightman has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke at his home in Lexington Sunday afternoon. H...
Nebraska's program to improve employee health is gaining national recognition. Nebraska was one of two winners of the 201...
University of Nebraska officials are defending their fundraising for a $370 million cancer center in the wake of criticis...
Beef Products Inc. has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News for its coverage of a meat product that critics dubbed &qu...
Top administrators from the University of Nebraska Medical Center are expected to brief the university's Board of Regents...
Debate number three has been scheduled for Nebraska's Senate candidates. Democrat Bob Kerrey and Republican Deb Fischer h...
A Lincoln woman has sued Nebraska coach Bo Pelini's foundation and Offensive Coordinator Tim Beck, alleging she suffered ...
A group of veterans has endorsed Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischer. The group is headed by four retired national guard ...
Nebraska's troubled effort to privatize its child welfare services could cost the state $3.2 million in federal money...
Nebraska's educational system is gearing up to meet a new challenge: Helping Wards of the State do better in school. A ne...
Gov. Dave Heineman says Nebraska will host a series of informal public meetings to collect input on the state's effort to...
A legendary figure in the University of Nebraska College of Nursing has died.Madeleine Leininger passed away in Omaha from lu...
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella at a care center in Blue Hill in Nebraska. Officials say 17 case...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's chief medical officer is warning young athletes about the dangers of suffering a concussi...
Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey says deep cuts and some tax increases would put the federal budget on a path to bei...
The office of Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle say he's back in Omaha and is being tested to see whether he suffered an attack that...
A big change for the Nebraska Community Blood Bank...it's merging with the Blood Bank of Saint Paul Minnesota. They are c...
Nebraska high school students are on their ways to healthier living. Nebraska's 2011 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey shows t...
A man who believes he contracted hepatitis C from a traveling medical technician in New Hampshire is suing a Nebraska-based h...
Two Omaha child care centers lost state and federal funding after yesterday's (Friday) investigations. Wise Kids and Kids...
The director of Nebraska's insurance department is trying to assure lawmakers that the state has made progress in its eff...
The University of Nebraska Foundation has named an executive at Ohio State University as its new president and chief executiv...
Billionaire Warren Buffett says President Barack Obama's health care reforms are a positive step, but more must be done t...
Governor Dave Heineman is warning Nebraska lawmakers that he will oppose any efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in the wake ...
In a letter to Nebraska lawmakers, Governor Heineman on Wednesday reiterated his concern of extending Medicaid coverage under...
The final living unit of a state-run center for the developmentally disabled is now eligible to receive federal funding, thre...
The watchdog agency which monitors Nebraska's foster care cases has changed. The new Foster Care Review Office has replac...
The final living unit of a state-run center for the developmentally disabled is now eligible to receive federal funding, thre...
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today issued a Health Advisory for people with respiratory problems or heart d...
Republicans in at least three states want to abandon an expansion of Medicaid in President Barack Obama's health care ove...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman predicts that The affordable care act will continue to increase the cost of health care. The ...
The Supreme Court has upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul -- ruling in favor of the require...
President Obama's historic health care overhaul can proceed. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday 5-4 in favor of the plan, i...
After being detained for nearly 14 days in his homeland of China, UNL professor Weixing Li is back in the United States. UNL ...
US Congress(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- In this week’s Republican address, Rep. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) describes the Republ...
An Lincoln woman who was an inmate at the Nebraska Correctional Center in York has died. 36-year-old Amy Katzberg had been re...
If you're planning on watching the Olympics in London this summer, make sure your measles vaccination is up to date. 13-h...
A judge has refused to bar UnitedHealthcare's takeover of the Nebraska employee health care system, but he has left anoth...
The federal Food and Drug Administration has taken Nebraska's suggestion to appeal a federal judge's ruling against i...
The Nebraska Air National Guard will conduct a flying salute to the state's fallen veterans on Memorial Day. The 155th Ai...
A Nebraska-based nonprofit group is offering businesses signs to reserve parking spaces for veterans who were wounded in comb...
The president of a bankrupt dental chain that abruptly closed offices in 13 states last year has surrendered his license to p...
A gorilla injured in a fight at the Omaha zoo has returned to his home. Motuba, a 27-year-old silverback gorilla better known...
Do you know a person who has gone out of their way to help a Veteran? Nominate them for the Bill Harris Friend of a Veteran A...
A Swiss pharmaceutical company has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it is recalling a supply of a lethal i...
A Lincoln Nursing Instructor has won a prestigious national award. Michelle Johnson, an assistant professor at Bryan LGH Nurs...
Nebraska will receive nearly $5 million from Abbott Laboratories to settle concerns that it improperly marketed its anti-...
Fans of the tea party can see the organization's national touring road show entitled the Tea Party Express here in Nebras...
A new report by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services shows an ongoing health disparity between minority women...
A month-old giraffe calf at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo has died. A zoo news release says the female giraffe born on March 2...
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