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The superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol says law enforcement is increasing its presence in Whiteclay after activists ...
Omaha voters have elected the city's first female mayor. Councilwoman Jean Stothert on Tuesday received 58 percent of vot...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is fined $19,000 by the Federal Election Commission for violating campaign finance ...
News broke last week that the IRS singled out conservation groups to review their tax documents. Groups with phrases or words...
Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer took the floor today targeting the IRS and the Deptartment of Justice for their actions violating w...
Nebraska U.S. Republican Senator Mike Johanns has written the head of the Appropriations Committee calling for a hearing on t...
Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a new, $7.8 billion state budget for the next two fiscal years. Lawmakers gave first-rou...
Nebraska officials have agreed to stop releasing water into Kansas, now that the states have reached a tentative agreement on...
Lawmakers have rejected an attempt to add $7.5 million in yearly funding to Nebraska's property tax credit program. S...
Lawmakers are inching toward a key vote on Nebraska's main two-year budget bill. Debate on the bill slowed to a crawl Wed...
Lawmakers continue debate on the state's budget. Right now it's an $8 billion two-year proposal. The budget inclu...
Nebraska lawmakers who support an Omaha charter-schools bill launched a debate on a measure that was killed in committee this...
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 ...
A Nebraska state senator is recovering at home this week after suffering a mild heart attack. An aide says Sen. Ken Haar of M...
Lincoln Mayor ChrisBeutler is in Washington D.C. talking with Nebraska representatives and agency heads to got some idea how ...
The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline which would carry oil fr...
More than 1,000 people gathered in Grand Island on Thursdayto support or oppose a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline that would sna...
An all-day meeting starts at Noon Thursday in Grand Island on the Keystone XL oil pipeline. It's the last open public for...
Nebraska lawmakers began a second day of debate on a proposal to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults. Lawmakers continu...
Experts checked out a suspicious bag outside Senator Deb Fischer's office in downtown Lincoln today after a passer-by rep...
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...
When it comes time to vote on gun safety legislation, Nebraska U.S. Republican Senator Mike Johanns will vote against it. In ...
Alberta's premier says if the Obama administration rejects the Keystone XL pipeline it be would be a significant thorn in...
Supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline argue the oil will not be exported, but the ranking member of the House Subcommitt...
The city attorney for Grand Island says he'll hire another lawyer to handle the prosecution if the City Council proceeds ...
The Grand Island City Council president says concerns about the behavior of Mayor Jay Vavricekhave prompted the council to co...
Nebraska's state auditor says the wasteful state spending his office reported earlier this week is but a drop in the budg...
The federal State Department comes to Grand Island intwo weeks to hear what you have to say about a Supplemental Environmenta...
The annual air show at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha has been canceled because of federal budget cuts. A written relea...
Lancaster County Election Commissioner Dave Shively announcedWednesday that the Election Office will be opened extra hours fo...
Lancaster County Election Commissioner Dave Shively announcedWednesday that the Election Office will be opened extra hours fo...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle will move on to the May 14th General Election...but he wasn't the top voter getter. Omaha City Cou...
A very real looking news release from Bold Nebraska may have done more harm than good for the reputation of the grassroots gr...
A bill that would allow military veterans in Nebraska to display their status on license plates and state identification card...
Nebraska's new lieutenant governor is marking a new chapter in an unlikely political career. Lavon Heidemann says he neve...
Nebraskalawmakers continue to debate a controversial measure that would allow doctors to prescribe antibiotics to partners of...
The Lancaster County Republican Party wants Mayor Beutler and City Council member Gene Carroll to apologize to UN-L Regent Ti...
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 ...
Omaha Senator Pete Pirschis proposing a constitutional amendment that would make it more difficult for the Legislature to app...
Nebraska's Second District Congressional Representative,Lee Terry, has introduced a bill to allow the Keystone XL oil pip...
Nebraska's attorney general is warning residents to be skeptical of unexpected lottery winnings. Jon Bruning issued a con...
A bill that would require government-issued photo identification to vote in Nebraska is triggering a heated debate in the Leg...
Airport control towers in Des Moines and Omaha could go dark during overnight hours if the federal government follows through...
Progress has been made on solving the federal budget debate. President Obama met for dinner last night with a dozen members o...
Only Nebraska and Maine distribute electoral votes by congressional district. All other states are winner-take-all. Nebraska ...
A state lawmaker and Republican candidate for governor is pushing again to pass a voter identification law in Nebraska. Sen. ...
U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns and his wife, Stephanie, will be inducted into the Nebraska Republican Party Hall of Fame. The Johanns...
A former Democratic candidate for governor is considering another run for office in Nebraska. Scottsbluff attorney Mike Meist...
Lawmakers are reviving a bill that would establish a winner-take-all system for Nebraska's five electoral votes. A legisl...
A group of retired generals is seeking a $10 million yearly increase in Nebraska state aid for early childhood education....
Grand Island's mayor meets this morning (Monday) with the City Council president to learn more about a weekend DUI arrest...
Former Nebraska U.S. Democratic Senator and Governor Ben Nelson, is forming a new limited liability company called Heartland ...
A new report from The State Department could signal impending approval for the Keystone X-L Pipeline. It says Canadian tar sa...
The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary. The vote Tuesday was 58-41, with f...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is criticizing Congress and President Obama for across-the-board spending cuts rather than target...
Nebraska lawmakers have started a debate over what cities, counties and state agencies can charge for public records. Sen. Bi...
Legislative hearings that were postponed for an Thursday's snowstorm will now be on March 5. Speaker of the Legislature G...
Monday was a significant day in Nebraska politics. A state senator announced he's running for governor and a U.S. Senator...
Nebraska Republican Mike Johanns announced Monday he will not run for a second term in the U-S Senate. Johanns says it's ...
Fremont State Senator Charlie Janssenhas announced he is runningfor the Republican nomination for governor. Janssen is hoping...
A hearing officer has determined that Douglas County election workers violated the Federal Help America Vote Act in the Novem...
Another setback for former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel......U-S Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she will vote NO to Hagel&#...
A Nebraska lawmaker who is leaning toward a run for governor is scheduled to make an announcement in his hometown of Fremont....
Nebraska 1st District Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was pleased to hear President Obama talk about a reasonable and...
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says the panel plans to vote on former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel's...
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says Republican demands for more financial information from Chuck Hagelar...
The controversial keystone X-L Oil Pipeline is now being examined by new eyes. Secretary of State John Kerrey met with the pr...
In an op-ed article published today (Thursday) in the Omaha World Herald, Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer says she will ...
Former Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy has returned some of the money given to him for his gubernatorial bid in 2014. Sheehy resigne...
Republican Sen. John McCain, a sharp critic of Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, says he will not support a ...
This morning (Monday), Governor Heineman is looking for a new Lieutenant Governor. Rick Sheehy resigned over the weekend afte...
Disabled veterans who live in Nebraska would receive a preference when competing for state contracts, under a bill presented ...
Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next secretary of defense, says it will be important to protect f...
President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, defended his views of the military and global threat...
Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon as a public advocate for sharply ...
Public hearings have been scheduled for Gov. Dave Heineman's proposals to overhaul the state tax system. The Legislature&...
A bill has been reintroduced in the Senate by California Democrat Dianne Feinstein that would ban assault weapons, in the wak...
It came as no surprise for Nebraska Republican Senator Mike Johanns to support Governor Heineman's approval of the new Ke...
State Senator Charlie Janssen of Fremont doesn't like President Obama's new executive orders aimed at gun violence. J...
Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns is taking a run at gutting Obama-Care. Johanns is co-sponsoring a new bill to repeal the requir...
There is no legislative session today in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Lawmakers will be back to work tomorrow (Tuesday) w...
A Maine Senator says he sees no strong reason to oppose President Barack Obama's pick for Secretary of Defense. Angus Kin...
Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns has some questions about President Obama'snewly-announced gun control measures. The preside...
Newly sworn-in U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer says she's ready to bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, but does not favor an o...
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the next defense ...
Governor Dave Heineman is calling for an overhaul of Nebraska's tax system, saying the state needs to get rid of its indi...
An influential Senate Democrat says he will back President Barack Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel for the top job at the Pe...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he expects to have a strong working relationship with all of the Legislature's new c...
Tax exemptions for Social Security income and military retirement benefits being proposed in the Nebraska Legislature Thursda...
State Lawmakers got back at work today (Wednesday) for the first day of a 90-day session. Ten new senators were sworn in, inc...
A new office complex will soon go up on the southwest corner of P and Canopy Street, 2 blocks from the Pinnacle Bank Arena.Bu...
President Obama says Chuck Hagel, his choice as the new secretary of defense, is "the leader that our troops deserve.&qu...
President Obama today (Monday) will nominate 66-year-old Chuck Hagel as his next Defense Secretary defying congressional oppo...
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...
"Could have been worse…" That's the reaction from Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson to fiscal ...
Only one of Nebraska's House members voted for legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. Republican 1st District Congressman...
Federal agriculture officials say Nebraska's hog inventory is down. The United States Department of Agriculture says in a...
Officialsreopened Interstate 80 across Nebraska24 hours after the beginningof the blizzard that swept through the state. Crew...
Nebraska's five members of the Electoral College met and cast their officials votes in the 2012 Presidential Election Mon...
More progress reported by developer Trans-Canada toward building the Keystone XL Pipeline Monday. The state of Montanaapprove...
We could see a familiar Nebraskan taking over a top job in the Obama administration soon. Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel is ...
The White House and Congressional Republicans are still negotiating about ways to bring the nation's budget deficit under...
Nebraska officials are preparing for a likely water shortage next year that would require extra conservation along the Republ...
We've been hearing a lot about the approaching "fiscal cliff," but not very much about a solution. Senator Mike...
The field has been narrowed to four in the competition for an open Lincoln City Council seat. 25 candidates were seeking the ...
A 15-minute phone conversation last night between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner is being followed by ...
Omaha Congressman Lee Terry has been selected as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's commerce and t...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Lee Terry has been selected as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's com...
The county board gave its approval to Mayor Beutler's two nominees for seats on the city county planning commission today...
The first week of December Is going to be a busy one for Mayor Chris Beutler and members of the Lincoln City Council. 26 peop...
A group of U.S. senators is asking President Barack Obama for an emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on ...
The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs, IA have a friendly wager on today's (Friday) game between 17th-ranked Nebraska an...
U.S. Senator-elect Deb Fischer chose two Nebraskans to lead her staffs in Nebraska and Washington. Fischer chose Mike Hybl as...
Nebraska officials are predicting that many farmers along the Republican River will have to limit their water use next year b...
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 ...
Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood is running for Nebraska governor, calling himself "a budget-minded veteran lawmake...
An announcement is expected tonight (Monday) from outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood that he's planning to ru...
Who will be sitting in Adam Hornung's chair on the City Council after today (Monday)? The Lincoln lawyer resigned last we...
It didn't take Democrat Bob Kerrey long to open up after his loss to Republican Deb Fischer in Nebraska's U.S. Senate...
Voter turnout Tuesday wasn't as high as expected. Secretary of State John Gale had predicted a 71% voter turnout. It ende...
UNDATED (AP) - Alabama remained unbeaten Saturday night with a thrilling win over LSU, 21-17. The new AP poll came out has th...
Believing whether this country is moving in the right or wrong direction seems to depend on what political party you belong t...
The Student Vote results are out. Each of the Lincoln Public Schools and several non-LPS schools participated in the vote and...
The man who couldn't beat Barack Obama 4 years ago hopes to influence enough Nebraska voters for Deb Fischer to beat Bob ...
Nebraskans are flocking to the polls this year. Nebraska's elections chief says voter turnout could be higher than in 200...
Democrat Bob Kerrey is getting a boost from a prominent Republican in his bid to pull ahead in Nebraska's tight race for ...
Election Commissioner David Shively is projecting that a record number of Lancaster County voters will cast ballots for the 2...
Secretary of State John Gale predicted that 71 percent of registered voters will cast ballots in Nebraska in the November 6 e...
Another large chunk of political action committee money is flowing into Nebraska's Senate race. American Crossroads, the ...
Omaha's mayor wants furloughs to end for violent inmates. Jim Suttle wants the City Council to make recommendations for a...
From his campaign headquarters in Omaha, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey called for another debate with Republica...
Nebraska is becoming a state where voters are shunning both political parties, registering as independents in growing numbers...
Three people were cited for causing last weekend's wildfire in northwest Nebraska. Nebraska National Forests and Grasslan...
Political endorsements and non-endorsements are all over the news today. Republican U.S. Senator Mike Johanns will join Repub...
It’s less than 2 weeks before the election, yet constitutional amendments aren't getting much attention. Nebraska i...
Nebraska lawmakers have scheduled a hearing on children who "age out" of the state's foster care system. The Le...
A big name endorsement for Nebraska Senate Candidate Deb Fischer today. Arizona Senator John McCain endorsed the Republican F...
Georgetown University's debate director said that at one point in last night's presidential debate, he thought Presid...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Kerrey is accusing Republican Deb Fischer of betraying her neighbors ...
Military officials say a package in a commercial vehicle was flagged as suspicious by a military dog during a routine check a...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has chosen former Republican Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to lead an advisory committee for 50...
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Deb Fischer is promising to work with Democrats if elected, but she made her pledge at a news confe...
There was an angry reply Friday from the Nebraska Republican Party to ethics charges filed Thursday by Democrats. GOP Executi...
The Nebraska Democratic Party is accusing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Deb Fischer of not disclosing her conflict over a ...
The Nebraska Department of Revenue is lowering the interest rate that the state charges for delinquent taxes, starting next y...
The Deb Fischer campaign has secured another Nationally Known Big Gun in its race for the U-S Senate. Florida Senator Marco R...
Political and military leaders cut the ribbon to the newly constructed Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters build...
A well known figure in Nebraska democratic politics has died. Norm Otto grew up in Wyoming, went to Kearney State College, fl...
Last night (Monday) was the last time Republican Deb Fischer and Democrat Bob Kerrey will appear together before the November...
Americans consider themselves to be quite healthy, according to Census Bureau information. Nearly 2/3 of those surveyed repor...
Voting in the November 6th election is underway. it started Monday, October first, as election commissioners began accepting ...
Debate #2 between Republican Deb Fischer and Democrat Bob Kerrey comes this morning (Friday) at 11 o'clock from the Omaha...
If you're a Democrat in Nebraska, you likely support a minimum 30% tax rate on people making more than $1 million. If...
The Attorney General's Office is appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit that tried to block part of the federal health care...
Lincoln City Council member Adam Hornung has withdrawn his proposal to have watering restriction violations reduced from a mi...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Four years after Democrat Barack Obama managed to win one of Nebraska's electoral votes, the president...
Repairs begin today (Monday) inside a UN-L East Campus fraternity. Water from a 3rd floor leaky toilet made its way into the ...
The federal government is giving rural electric cooperatives in Iowa, Nebraska and seven other states loans to improve portio...
Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischer said today she is in favor of a federal balanced budget amendment, but admitted achie...
Lincoln's mandatory water-use restrictions have been lifted, and Mayor Chris Beutlersays he'll consider pardons for t...
Debate number three has been scheduled for Nebraska's Senate candidates. Democrat Bob Kerrey and Republican Deb Fischer h...
Several businesses pushed back today against a city plan to allow alcohol at the Auld Recreation Center. The Parks and Recrea...
A Republican activist who worked on Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign is returning to his native Nebraska to dis...
A group of veterans has endorsed Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischer. The group is headed by four retired national guard ...
Bob Kerrey is trying to make the biggest knock against him in his comeback campaign for U.S. Senate his candidacy's chief...
Bob Kerrey is trying to make the biggest knock against him in his comeback campaign for U.S. Senate his candidacy's chief...
An Omaha man will serve 9 months in federal prison for unauthorized use of a military-issued gas card. 32-year-old Terrell Sm...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Bob Kerrey, is working to lock in a televised debate with someone other than his Republican...
The gloves are coming off again in Nebraska's senate race. Republican Deb Fischer agreed not to call Democrat Bob Kerrey ...
A Nebraska inmate has filed a contempt motion in federal court, saying state Department of Corrections officials have reneged...
Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischer got two and a half minutes on stage before the Republican National Convention on Tues...
A Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate hopeful, State SenatorDeb Fischer of Valentine,will still get to speak at the Republican Na...
Nebraska Republican Senate hopeful, Deb Fischer, was supposed to be among featured speakers at today's opening of the Rep...
Nebraska U.S. Senate hopefuls Deb Fischer and Bob Kerrey are getting ready to square off this weekend in their first face-to-...
Nebraskans aren't the only ones fighting TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline. A farm owner in Texas is challenging...
A huge national spotlight has just been focused on Nebraska Republican Senate candidate, Deb Fischer. The Republican National...
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has announced that U.S. Senate candidate Deb Fischer will be a speaker ...
Lincoln City Council members on Monday approved of the first, two-year budget worth more than $300-million. Council membe...
A state panel has ruled Nebraska Attorney General, Jon Bruning, violated a public disclosure law when he failed to report his...
Most rural Nebraskans support building the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but ONLY if it avoids the environmentally sensitive Sand...
President Obama Kicked off a campaign swing through Iowa today with a stop in Council Bluffs.Hundreds of supporters listened ...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has returned to work in his city office following what doctors say is a mild stroke. Suttle said in a ...
Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischerintroduced the "Educators For Fischer Coalition" Friday. The group ismade up...
Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey says deep cuts and some tax increases would put the federal budget on a path to bei...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has returned home after tests and treatment for a mild stroke, and he's expected to be back in his...
There may be a new republican candidate in the 2014 governor's race. Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood says he's ...
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...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle is on his way back to the United States after spending several days in an Irish hospital. The mayor...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has declared the state's embattled campaign finance law unconstitutional. The 1992 law provide...
Some Omaha council members are questioning unbudgeted pay raises that Mayor Jim Suttle awarded in January to some senior mana...
Conservatives in Republican states are turning against moderate members of their own party, trying to drive them out of state...
As parts of Western Nebraska continue to burn, debate between senate candidates Republican Deb Fischer and Democrat Bob Kerre...
Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns said today it's likely that election year politics will prevent anything from getting done ...
Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns says the floor of the Senate is being used to create political messages rather than solve probl...
The director of Nebraska's insurance department is trying to assure lawmakers that the state has made progress in its eff...
Mayor Chris Beutler today announced two changes to his proposed city budget. Instead of eliminating the police investigation ...
The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) has honored Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale’s office for ...
State Republican Chairman Mark Fahleson predicts tomorrow's State Republican convention will be calm, and GOP loyalists w...
The University of Nebraska Foundation has named an executive at Ohio State University as its new president and chief executiv...
Lincoln's roundabouts still give drivers fits, so the Mayor's Office invites you to an open house on Tuesday at Campb...
A member of the Legislature is critical over the state's planning process for a health insurance exchange. State Senator ...
The U.S. railroad industry expects to hire at least 5,000 veterans this year. The American Association of Railroads announced...
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...
Mayor Chris Beutler introduced his budget proposal to the Lincoln City Council on Monday. The $312 Million dollar package...
The Nebraska Democratic Party is targeting GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Deb Fischer in a new television ad that portrays her famil...
Nebraska Republican Party chair, Mark Fahleson, has changed his mind: he's not stepping down to seek a national committee...
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler's new city budget proposal has no tax increases, but proposes increases in several user fees....
Lincoln's City Government will have a status-quo budget the next two years, if Mayor Chris Beutler gets his way. The Mayo...
Gov. Dave Heineman has declared a state emergency due to the current drought conditions throughout Nebraska. The declaration ...
Two Democratic National Convention delegates from Nebraska are asking President Barack Obama to return a piece of the state t...
Lincoln attorney Vince Powers has been selected as the next chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party.Powers will take over f...
Republicans in at least three states want to abandon an expansion of Medicaid in President Barack Obama's health care ove...
The Supreme Court has upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul -- ruling in favor of the require...
A Nebraska lawmaker who has led the push to create a state-based marketplace for health insurance says officials must move qu...
President Obama's historic health care overhaul can proceed. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday 5-4 in favor of the plan, i...
Nebraska Democrat Bob Kerrey says if he's elected to the U.S. Senate he'll support immigration reforms that combine l...
US Congress(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- In this week’s Republican address, Rep. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) describes the Republ...
The 2012 Farm Billwaspassed Thursday by a 64-35 bipartisan vote among Senators in Washington.One ofthe amendments to the bill...
Former Nebraska Republican Gov. Norbert Tiemann, who oversaw the implementation of the state's sales and income taxes, ha...
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Kerrey was definite and emphatic with some of his answersbefore a Lincoln business group...
Congressional republicans have been slamming the Obama Administration's announcement that it will no longer deport illega...
Conservative group American Crossroads has spent $300,000 for a statewide television ad attacking Democratic U.S. Senate ...
Nebraska U.S. Senate hopefuls Deb Fischer and Bob Kerrey have agreed to a campaign debate at the State Fair in Grand Island. ...
A familiar face in the Nebraska Democratic Party will seek to replace outgoing state party chairman Vic Covalt. Lincoln attor...
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Kerrey, a native of LIncoln, is officially a Nebraskahomeowner again. Kerrey bought a ho...
The first phase of a dog park to honor a sailor from South Sioux City killed in the middle east war will open this weekend. T...
Those who don't trust the federal government will NOT like the way the Environmental Protection Agency is checking farms ...
The president of a bankrupt dental chain that abruptly closed offices in 13 states last year has surrendered his license to p...
Nebraska's top election official says turnout for the primary topped 25 percent, and the percentage will grow once all pr...
County election commissioners across Nebraska say primary turnout appears to be about the same as previous elections. The hea...
Election commissioners in several counties predict a slightly higher turnout than in previous years for tomorrow's primar...
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Omaha Thursday. Romney spoke first to 500 supporters at...
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney will make a stop in Nebraska this week. Romney willappear at Rick's Boatyar...
Mayor Chris Beutler is asking Lincoln residents to take an online survey on budget priorities. The Mayor's "Taking C...
The Douglas County Republican Party is filing a complaint with state officials against Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray, a Demo...
Fans of the tea party can see the organization's national touring road show entitled the Tea Party Express here in Nebras...
Nebraska Republican Senate candidate Don Stenberg is calling foul over Attorney General Jon Bruning's latest campaign ad....
Nebraska Republican Senate candidate Don Stenberg is calling foul over Attorney General Jon Bruning's latest campaign ad....
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Former Sen. Bob Kerrey is reversing course and says he'll seek the Democratic nomination for the Nebra...
The senior senator from Nebraska has decided not to run for re-election next year. Retiring at the end of his second term, Ne...
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