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Omaha cold case investigators have been looking for links between this week's slayings of a Creighton University professo...
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...
The Nebraska baseball team defeated Creighton 12-9 on Wednesday night at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in the last Husker non conf...
Police say homicide is suspected in the deaths of a Creighton University professor and his wife at their home in west-central...
Omaha voters have elected the city's first female mayor. Councilwoman Jean Stothert on Tuesday received 58 percent of vot...
Less than two weeks ago, it snowed in some parts of Nebraska. On Tuesday, it seemed white hot in some parts of Nebraska, as r...
Nebraska lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Dave Heineman's veto on a public-school retirement bill. Lawmakers voted 3...
An effort to repeal Nebraska's motorcycle-helmet law will get another ride in the Legislature. A new crop of lawmakers ar...
The Nebraska baseball team took care of business Sunday afternoon with an 8-0 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the ru...
The Omaha-based Better Business Bureau is warning people about suspicious phone calls regarding medical alert devices. The BB...
Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a new, $7.8 billion state budget for the next two fiscal years. Lawmakers gave first-rou...
A preliminary federal report says a small plane hit and severed a power line before crashing in northeast Nebraska, killing t...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that ends mandatory life sentences for juveniles who commit first-degree murder...
Nebraska lawmakers who support an Omaha charter-schools bill launched a debate on a measure that was killed in committee this...
A jury trial has been set in the case of a man who accuses Creighton University in a lawsuit of discriminating against him be...
Omaha police are looking for suspects in the stabbing death of a 20-year-old man. A news release from police on Tuesday says ...
An Iowa man has been sentenced in a Nebraska federal courtroom to 18 months in prison for having stolen explosives. U.S. Atto...
Officials say eight students were taken to hospitals after a school bus collided with a semi-trailer at a foggy intersection ...
Two fired police officers are facing charges in the wake of a controversial arrest in north Omaha. Douglas County Attorney Do...
Lawmakers have passed a new sentencing range of 40 years to life for murders that were committed by a juvenile.The bill won f...
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...
The attorney for United Football League founder and chairman William Hambrecht asks that a lawsuit seeking millions of dollar...
What's making America successful? According to Billionaire Warren Buffett, it's women. He says a key part of why he i...
Lincoln Southwest upset previously undefeated Omaha Marian 2-0 in the Class A-1 District girls soccer championship game yeste...
Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill that would require many hospitals and nursing facilities to offer vaccinations to patie...
A proposal to create a Nebraska state water task force is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. Lawmakers gave the bill ...
Nebraska snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win Sunday afternoon over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at TD Ameritrade ...
A federal appeals panel has upheld the five-year sentence for an Omaha man convicted of securities fraud that cost investors ...
Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens botanical center is building 20,000 square feet of greenhouse and gallery space to showcase tro...
The Nebraska baseball team scored 10 runs Wednesdaynight, but it wasn’t enough. Kansas State scored 13 and outlasted th...
A bill to expand a juvenile-justice pilot program throughout Nebraska has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The expans...
The utility that owns Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska says it plans to strengthen protections against tornado de...
A DNA sample taken in 2011 after a Nebraska man's burglary conviction has linked him to five sexual assaults in Omaha bet...
An Omahawoman was killed in a rollover accident on Interstate 80 this weekend that also injured four other people. The York C...
Nebraska lawmakers voted 33-8 to pass a measure that would leave register voters with fewer days to cast in-person early ball...
Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval on a measure that would let doctors provide prescription antibiotics to sexual partner...
BaseballLincoln Northeast 16-13 , Norfolk 9-2Lincoln Pius X 6, Grand Island 0Wahoo/Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central 14, Omaha...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that the city of La Vista's ordinance requiring landlords to obtain a rental license...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of an Omaha man sentenced to life plus a minimum of 75 years for a 2010 ...
That person next to you looking at a dinette set at Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha might be carrying a gun. As one of the b...
An Omaha man has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for being a felon with a stolen gun. The office of U.S. ...
An Omaha man accused of driving a boat that led to the death of a woman has been given probation and jail time. Twenty-two-ye...
Up to 4 inches of snow is expected from a spring storm over much of central and northeast Nebraska. National Weather Service ...
Lawmakers have tentatively agreed to a 40-year minimum prison sentence for juveniles who commit murder in Nebraska, but the n...
Nebraska lawmakers are trying to set a new minimum prison sentence for convicted murderers who committed their crimes as juve...
The city attorney for Grand Island says he'll hire another lawyer to handle the prosecution if the City Council proceeds ...
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer says four police officers have been fired following allegations that excessive force was u...
The 19th-ranked Nebraska Softball team rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the Creighton Bluejays 4-3 Wednesday night in O...
The annual air show at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha has been canceled because of federal budget cuts. A written relea...
A conservative Omaha think tank questions whether the program is sustainable. The Platte Institute released a reportWednesday...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle will move on to the May 14th General Election...but he wasn't the top voter getter. Omaha City Cou...
African Americansin Nebraska'stwo largest metro areas continue to be stopped in disproportionate numbers. The state's...
Separate grand juries have found no crimes were involved in the unrelated deaths of two inmates at the Nebraska women's p...
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...
Could this catch on??? The Bellevue City Council has approved limits on the length of time a dog can be tethered outside. The...
Lawmakers waded into an intense gun debate Wednesday during a hearing on several bills, including two that would try to preve...
The Nebraska softball team, meanwhile, had to come from behind to edge UNO 3-2 Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln. Husker first bas...
A rough landing Tuesdaymorningat the York Airport. A private plane touched down without the benefit of its front landing gear...
For the 37th time in his long legislative career, Omaha Senator Ernie Chambers is working to do away with the death penalty. ...
Yet another arena has been approved for the area. The University of Nebrask at Omaha will build a 7,000 to 7,500 seat arena a...
A Nebraska man is suing his former employer, saying the company fired him because his medical bills were contributing to the ...
Nearly two-thirds of Nebraska's counties lost population in 2012 as the longstanding trend of the state's rural popul...
From 5.5-inches of snow in Lincoln to 11-inches in Fremont, snow totals are widespread. There are unofficial reports of 7 to ...
A nanny accused of causing the death of a 4-month-old Omaha boy in her care has made her first appearance in court. Bail for ...
No Lincoln area schools advanced from the 1st round of the Boys State High School Basketball Tournament. CLASS AOmaha Central...
Airport control towers in Des Moines and Omaha could go dark during overnight hours if the federal government follows through...
A constitutional amendment that could open the door to betting on historic horse races is facing a filibuster in the Nebraska...
The Great Platte River Road Archway has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection so its finances can be reorganized. The ar...
A constitutional amendment that could open the door to betting on historic horse races is facing a filibuster in the Nebraska...
Lawmakers are reviving a bill that would establish a winner-take-all system for Nebraska's five electoral votes. A legisl...
University of Nebraska officials are unhappy with a preliminary state budget that allocates less money than what Gov. Dave He...
NSAA GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THURSDAY SCORESClass A Tournament=Quarterfinal=Bellevue West 53, Omaha Benson 51Lincol...
Authorities say a suburban Omaha couple have been arrested, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting their 5-year-old son. T...
A demolition worker has suffered serious injuries after falling down an elevator shaft in Omaha. Authorities say the 20-year-...
A registered sex offender has been accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl that he'd lured into his Omaha apartment. Autho...
Louis Blumkin, who helped grow the Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha into one of the nation's largest furniture stores, ha...
A bill that would have let Nebraska work-camp inmates perform labor for charities, fraternal groups and nonprofits is dead af...
State Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh has been ticketed on suspicion of drunken driving in his northwest Omaha district. Chief Deputy ...
Federal regulators have added several things to the checklist of more than 450 items to be addressed before the troubled Fort...
The University of Nebraska has been selected to host a regional site for the 2013 championship, announced by the NCAA Divisio...
Convicted murderers in Nebraska who committed their crime as juveniles would serve a minimum sentence of 30 years to life, un...
The state's deputy chief medical officer has been promoted to become the chief officer and the director of the Division o...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Grant Gibbs and Will Artino scored 13 points apiece, and Creighton broke open a close game in the middle o...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ken Clark, one of the top all-time rushers at Nebraska who went on to play for the Indianapolis Colts, has...
State Treasurer Don Stenberg is warning financial institutions and businesses to be cautious when cashing State of Nebraska w...
A hearing officer has determined that Douglas County election workers violated the Federal Help America Vote Act in the Novem...
The 2013 State High School Wrestling Championships got underway yesterday (Thursday) inOmaha. After the opening session, Omah...
According to a 24/7 Wallstreet (247wallst.com) article, Lincoln is the fourth best-run city in America. The online financial ...
A fight broke out between relatives of a murdered man and the man who had just been sentenced to prison for the Omaha crime. ...
The Legislature's Judiciary Commission will meet with state corrections officials in the next few weeks to find a solutio...
A new Nebraska law will shrink the Omaha Public Schools board and force new elections in the wake of controversies that have ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Tyler Brown scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half and Illinois State took advantage of Creighton&#...
The second day of tax reform hearings drew a smaller crowd today. Last night the hearing on L-B 405, the Governor's large...
A 25-year-old Omaha man has been convicted of murdering a former gang rival. Online court records say a jury convicted Tillma...
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce has declined to endorse Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's tax reform proposals. The chamber'...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 16th-ranked Creighton basketball team will visit Saint Mary's for a Feb. 23 game in the BracketBus...
One of the five people convicted in the slaying of an Omaha man during a botched robbery has been sentenced. Online court rec...
A former minister already sentenced for sexual assault in Iowa has been given a 30-year sentence in Nebraska. 57-year-old Efr...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Justin Simmons scored 23 points and Marcus Tyus had 22 as Nebraska-Omaha defeated IPFW 86-79 Thursday nigh...
An overhaul bill to shrink the Omaha Public Schools board has won first-round approval in the Nebraska Legislature. Lawmakers...
The Omaha Tribe says it will be seeking county, state and federal help in fixing several pipes and restoring water service to...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 29 points and made five of Creighton's 15 3-pointers in the No. 21 Bluejays'...
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified a motorist shot and killed by a trooper as a Nebraska resident. The patrol s...
Douglas County sheriff's investigators say thieves have targeted northwest Omaha gasoline pumps to steal credit card info...
A Beatrice man in prison for beating and raping a woman has pleaded not guilty to separate federal child pornography charges....
A lawsuit a former Beef Products Inc. worker filed against ABC News and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver over the use of the term ...
A group of cities is pushing for a bill that would reduce the minimum amount of time that keno players have to wait between g...
Federal regulators have begun the detailed inspections that will determine whether the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power pl...
Tim Clare has been elected chairman of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents for 2013. The board voted on the position ...
Authorities say a resident fatally shot a man that he said was breaking into his home in southeast Omaha. Officers were sent ...
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska native Clayton Anderson says plans for his future are up in the air after his retirement from ...
History is in the making in Omaha. Ashley Wagner is on her way to becoming the first woman since Michelle Kwan to win back-to...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are introducing a bill to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A 15-year-old Omaha high school student faces expulsion for a year after taking a loaded handgun to school...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The president of the Omaha school board has resigned her board seat.Freddie Gray's resignation is expe...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska is sponsoring an essay-writing contest for seventh- and eighth-graders to encourage participati...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Officials in Omaha say a partially blind and deaf dog was unharmed from a fall into a neighborhood storm d...
A Nebraska lawmaker is proposing a state grant program and a task force that would help draw workers into job fields that are...
An Omaha woman serving a life sentence for strangling her landlord has died in prison. The Nebraska Correctional Center for W...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has unveiled two proposed tax reform measures that would eliminate or reduce state income taxes.T...
Authorities say they have defused several pipe bombs at a park in Omaha. The Omaha Police Department says the pipe bombs were...
Authorities in Douglas County say a two-vehicle crash has killed a woman. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says fog an...
The Nebraska Supreme Court's chief justice says a state pilot program designed to treat delinquent juveniles without maki...
A man sentenced last month in state court for beating and raping a Beatrice woman has been indicted on federal pornography ch...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half and No. 12 Creighton pulled away for a 79-68 ...
The Omaha Indian Tribe has reopened its flood-damaged Iowa casino under a new name and with plans for a new building. The Bla...
A late night fight at a Lincoln bar landed an Omaha woman in jail. Police responded to a report of an assault at Heidelberg&r...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he expects to have a strong working relationship with all of the Legislature's new c...
The Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is dealing with sexual abuse allegations against another priest. Two lawyers who specialize...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has denied a new trial for a Lincoln man originally accused of helping his boyf...
Three Lincoln teams are participating in this weekend's Nebraska Prep Classic basketball showcase at the brand new Ralsto...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ethan Wragge matched career highs with 22 points and six 3-pointers and No. 13 Creighton got off to a blis...
Omaha police say the shotgun used by a man killed in a New Year's Day standoff was unloaded, but he posed an imminent thr...
Only one of Nebraska's House members voted for legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. Republican 1st District Congressman...
Just two days into the New Year there have been two killings in Omaha. The latest involved police, who say the man killed yes...
The Omaha Police Department has been ordered to reinstate a 30-year-old officer who was involved in a violent arrest. An arbi...
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - Quinnipiac spotted Nebraska-Omaha a one-goal lead then came back to beat the Mavericks 3-1 on Sunday to ...
An Omaha middle school student is facing charges because police say he threatened to kill some of his classmates who teased h...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton senior backup guard Josh Jones is quitting basketball because of a heart condition.Jones fainted...
Nebraska basketball redshirt junior Deverell Biggs has been cited on suspicion of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. T...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An early-morning electrical fire caused smoke and water damage to an Omaha sporting goods store.Firefighte...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Avery Dingman had 14 of his career-high 21 points in the second half, and Doug McDermott overcame a slow s...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton's Josh Jones has been released from an Omaha hospital after undergoing a nine-hour surgery t...
As of midnight, 3 inches of snow were reported at the Lincoln Airport, but there's a whole lot more than that in neighbor...
State regulators have revoked the licenses of an Omaha mental health practitioner who collected nearly $66,000 in Medicai...
Omaha officials are honoring Nebraska's first female firefighter before she retires. Mayor Jim Suttle scheduled a recogni...
Omaha police say officers caught two women who stole $150 worth of toys from a children's donation box. The toys were...
Nebraska's largest public school district is making a switch to a new school bus company. The Omaha Public Schools board ...
Lincoln is stuck in the middle of low gasoline prices. Omaha to the east and Grand Island to the west are seeing pump prices ...
Nebraska's five members of the Electoral College met and cast their officials votes in the 2012 Presidential Election Mon...
Commencement exercises for 1,500 graduates are scheduled at the University of Nebraska Lincoln Friday and Saturday. Graduate ...
Prosecutors say a northeast Nebraska man killed his ex-girlfriend and the man she was living with before setting fire to thei...
An Omaha mother says her 18-year-old daughter was sleeping at her grandmother's house when she was fatally shot.Police sa...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 30 points for No. 16 Creighton, which broke away late in the first half and beat Akr...
Two needy Lincoln familiesreceived a big boost Friday. Each family received a re-built automobile, courtesy ofTracy's Bod...
A pickup driver has died in a collision with an SUV in a rural area of suburban Omaha. Sarpy County deputies say the man was ...
Today is the 297th day in a row without measurable snow in Lincoln. The old record was 295 snow-free days in 2004. The Nation...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Marissa Janning provided the spark Creighton needed off the bench, leading the Bluejays with 19 points on ...
A new report says Nebraska's effort to privatize child welfare services wasn't necessarily bad - it just went too fas...
Three teens are in custody after they were arrested yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) for acarjackingin North Lincoln Monday nigh...
Nebraska sent the Omaha school district $6.3 million too much last year because the district mistakenly submitted a speci...
An Omaha apartment owner is making sure pet owners clean up after their animals. She has taken tissue samples to create a DNA...
Gretna's former city administrator has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for misusing city funds. A Sarpy County judge a...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - When it comes to volleyball in the Cornhusker state, Creighton has always been little sister to the powerf...
The University of Nebraska Board Of Regents have unanimously approved a $110 million cancer research center at the Univer...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Lee Terry has been selected as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's com...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Derrick Marks scored a career-high 35 points, including 18 straight in the second half, and Boise State up...
AP Nebraska high school football rankingsBy The Associated PressHere are the final Associated Press Nebraska high school foot...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Court of Appeal has vacated the sentence of an Omaha man on burglary and rape convictions, ...
Secretary of State John Gale is checking out a voting complaint filed by Nebraskans for Civic Reform. The group alleges that ...
Police say an Omaha teenager gunned down in October was killed because of the color of his shirt. Sixteen-year-old Montrell W...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Police say an Omaha teenager gunned down in October was killed because of the color of his shirt.Sixteen-y...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Unanimous pick Gina Mancuso and fellow Nebraska seniors Lauren Cook and Hannah Werth have received All-B...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Unanimous pick Gina Mancuso and fellow Nebraska seniors Lauren Cook and Hannah Werth have received All-B...
The director of Nebraska's Department of Motor Vehicles is resigning to take a new job in Omaha. Gov. Dave Heineman annou...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha police are investigating the death of a man who was taken to a hospital with gunshot injuries.Police...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Police have knocked down reports about shots fired at an Omaha mall where nine people were killed nearly f...
Omaha firefighters are thankful that they finally have a new contract. They've been working without one for 5 years. Fire...
The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs, IA have a friendly wager on today's (Friday) game between 17th-ranked Nebraska an...
A federal jury in Iowa has found a 28-year-old New Jersey man guilty of running a nationwide sex trafficking and prostitution...
An Omaha man who helped rescue a truck driver and an eastern Iowa couple who trains dogs for public service will be honored a...
U.S. Senator-elect Deb Fischer chose two Nebraskans to lead her staffs in Nebraska and Washington. Fischer chose Mike Hybl as...
Innovation Campus has its first paying tenant. The University of Nebraska announced Friday that Omaha food giant Con Agra wil...
The man who stole from one of Warren Buffett's foundations has been sentenced to jail and probation. Douglas County Distr...
The troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant is inching closer toward generating power for the first time since April 2011, ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Josh Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half to compensate for Doug McDermott's quiet nig...
If you live in Omaha, you might see utility prices jump in the next month. The Omaha Public Power District is considering a g...
A Douglas County jury has convicted another defendant of killing an Omaha man during a botched robbery.Tuesday the jury found...
A Douglas County judge has sentenced an Omaha woman to life in prison for killing her former landlord. Monique Lee was convic...
Online brokerage TD Ameritrade says it handled 19 percent fewer trades this October as economic uncertainty continued to both...
Authorities released the name of a man whose body was found inside a burning Omaha building. He was identified as40-year-old ...
The man who couldn't beat Barack Obama 4 years ago hopes to influence enough Nebraska voters for Deb Fischer to beat Bob ...
A driver involved in a crash that killed her pregnant passenger in Omaha last April has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and...
Democrat Bob Kerrey is getting a boost from a prominent Republican in his bid to pull ahead in Nebraska's tight race for ...
Omaha firefighters could soon have their first new contract since 2007 after negotiators reached a tentative deal. The firefi...
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 FedEx jet landed safely at Eppley Airfield in Omaha after reporting possible problems with its landing gear. An indicator l...
A 17-year-old Omaha student has been charged as an adult after police said they found explosive materials and drugs in his ba...
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...
Chancellor Jon Christensenwas present Friday as the N-U Board of Regentsgave permission to find a developer to plan a $67...
Man's best friend could get you kicked off your insurance plan. American Family Insurance canceled the homeowner's po...
Political endorsements and non-endorsements are all over the news today. Republican U.S. Senator Mike Johanns will join Repub...
Police have arrested three people in connection with a fatal shooting outside a west Omaha nightclub last month.24-year-old D...
An Omaha couple is $1 million richer today. Guy and Marcella Stoller went to the lottery headquarters in Lincoln on Monda...
A third man has been has been arrested for the killing of a 16-year-old boy and wounding of a 16-year-old girl in a shooting ...
Omaha police are investigating a weekend shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy and injured a 16-year-old girl. Police Office...
Nebraska’s unemployment rate for September is 3.9%. The rate is down from the August rate of 4.0%, and one-half percent...
A second man injured in a house fire in Omaha has died. A Nebraska Medical Center spokesman says 39-year-old Billy Boyer died...
Omaha Senator Jeremy Nordquist wants to shut the governor and other officials out of the state employee health plan. Nordquis...
The strong winds that have raked across Nebraska will soon go away. Jim Meyer, meteorologist at the National Weather Service ...
Union Pacific says its third-quarter profit rose 15 percent as price increases and more automotive and chemical shipments hel...
A 22-year-old Omaha man has been charged with manslaughter for the death of a woman in a boating accident near Fremont. Saund...
The Omaha school board's lawyer has been cleared of allegations about her handling of the scandal over explicit emails se...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal appeals court says the lawsuits of five people wrongly convicted in the 1985 killing of a Beatri...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say five people have been hospitalized after a fire erupted at a house in northeast Omaha.Omah...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A math teacher at Omaha's Westside High School who studied math and physics in college so she could ...
Where would you spend your fall break week if you were a college student? Several hundred University of Nebraska at Omaha stu...
State Sen. Brenda Council says Ernie Chambers is focusing on old news about her false campaign reports. The two are facing ea...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say two students and two drivers have been injured in an Omaha collision between a car and a s...
Several people have been arrested during a prostitution bust at a motel in western Iowa. Authorities say the operation began ...
Military officials say a package in a commercial vehicle was flagged as suspicious by a military dog during a routine check a...
The Omaha Public Power District plans to using any insurance payouts related to the shutdown at the Fort Calhoun nuclear powe...
A motorcyclist is dead because of an accident along U.S. Highway 75 north of Omaha. The accident happened about6 a.m. Thursda...
The University of Nebraska is partnering with the Defense Department to conduct research that will support U.S. Strategic Com...
A Papillion man is charged with motor vehicular homicide in the death of an off-duty Ashland police officer in a three-vehicl...
Omaha-based Travel and Transport says it is buying Ultramar, a Travel agency in New York City. Financial terms of the all-cas...
Prosecutors have charged an Omaha man with two counts of motor vehicle homicide after an early-morning crash that killed two ...
Nebraska state officials are focusing on military veterans in their push to attract new residents and connect them with jobs....
The Grand Island City Council will vote Tuesday on extending anti-discrimination protection to gay, lesbian, bisexual and tra...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state officials are focusing on military veterans in their push to attract new residents and co...
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - The Grand Island City Council has scheduled a vote on extending anti-discrimination protection to g...
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) - A standoff with officers has ended peacefully in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue.Authorities say Sarpy Cou...
Only 2 of Nebraska's Judges were voted UNFIT to continue in office after a poll of the state's lawyers. 4th district ...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a business attorney brought by an Omaha man convicte...
Fire officials suspect arson in a fire that gutted a vacant house in Omaha. Firefighters found the home engulfed in flames ea...
Papillion City Council members have decided not to allow chickens to be raised inside the city. A proposed ordinance would ha...
Cigarettes cost more in Omaha this morning (Wednesday). A 3% a pack tax on tobacco products will help pay for a new Universit...
A 25-year-old Iowa man has been given 60 to 90 years in a Nebraska prison for stabbing his former girlfriend and her stepmoth...
Based on academic environment, quality of life and professional opportunity, the American Institute for Economic Research ran...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has granted a new hearing for an Omaha man convicted of murdering a college student, based on his ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has granted a new hearing for an Omaha man convicted of murdering a college stu...
An Omaha woman pleads guilty to dousing her boyfriend with gasoline and setting him on fire. Tanesha Beard burned Jermaine We...
An Omaha City Councilman says he believes a proposed cigarette tax has enough support to pass, despite criticism from Gov. Da...
A 21-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced to 65 to 100 years in prison for his role in the death of a landlord whose body wa...
Omaha police officers killed two dogs while serving a search warrant related to a burglary investigation. Officers say 3 pit ...
A public hearing is planned today (Tuesday) in Omaha on a 35-cents per pack tax on cigarettes as a way of helping pay for a n...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he will try again in the upcoming session of the Legislature to repeal the state's I...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Four years after Democrat Barack Obama managed to win one of Nebraska's electoral votes, the president...
Strong farm income helped Nebraska and Iowa record an increase in median income last year while nationally median income decl...
The family of a boy killed by a falling tree branch has reached a settlement with the city of Omaha, Omaha Housing Authority ...
ConAgra Foods said Thursday that its profit more than doubled in its fiscal first quarter.The Omaha-based maker of Healthy Ch...
NU President J.B. Milliken is apologizing to Governor Heineman for the way funding is taking shape for a $370 million can...
The Department of Corrections is adjusting its furlough notification policy following the shooting of an Omaha man on release...
Police have a 35-year-old man in jail, suspected of stealing items from a northeast Lincoln home in August. Officer Katie Flo...
The family of a retired California firefighter who disappeared from an Amtrak train says it now appears that he may have fall...
Special benefits and unused sick and vacation time mean Former Omaha superintendent John Mackiel will receive more than $...
Lincoln is the focus today (Tuesday) of a California family who hasn't heard from a loved one since Thursday when he was ...
A 29-year-old Omaha man on a 48 hour furlough from the Lincoln Correctional Center was shot dead by Omaha Police. The World H...
University of Nebraska officials are defending their fundraising for a $370 million cancer center in the wake of criticis...
Omaha police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man found dead found inside aburning garage at an abandone...
Governor Heineman wants to know why the University of Nebraska is asking local governments in Omaha to help pay for a $32...
A Lincoln business is the target of federal agents. Exotica, 2441 North 48th Street, was raided yesterday (Thursday) by Alcoh...
The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to attend a private fundraising reception in the Omaha...
Six large snakes have been seized from a suburban Omaha home and their owner has been ticketed for harboring dangerous animal...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning says Omaha state Sen. Brenda Council misused campaign cash at casinos and filed false r...
No one's been arrested in a weekend shooting in Omaha where an 18-year-old man is killed and 4 other hurt. Police say Gab...
Trial for a former Omaha middle school teacher accused of molesting students has been set for Feb. 20. Prosecutors say 35-yea...
The Nebraska State Patrol has identified the four people killed in the fiery crash of a school bus and tractor-trailer near B...
Two Lincoln men men remain in the hospital with what police are calling non-life threatening injuries after a construction ac...
Authorities say four people are dead and at least four children are injured after a school bus crash in south-central Nebrask...
Hundreds of people have raised more than $4,000 for the family of an Omaha man who was killed last month. There have been...
An Omaha banker has been given 16 months in prison for mail fraud. Michael Breault had pleaded guilty in April to six counts....
A group of veterans has endorsed Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischer. The group is headed by four retired national guard ...
Police say a motorcyclist is dead after losing control of her bike and crashing it into a car in northwest Omaha.Police say t...
An Omaha man will serve 9 months in federal prison for unauthorized use of a military-issued gas card. 32-year-old Terrell Sm...
Federal regulators have scheduled another meeting to discuss efforts to restart the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. The Nuc...
Lincoln Police arrested a bank robber over the weekend. Capt. Michon Morrow tells KFOR News 51 year old Cameron Mitchell of L...
The Lincoln Police Department has made two arrests in connection with two bank robberies that took place in Lincoln earlier t...
Police this morning (Monday) are investigating a shooting that injured a man at a northwest Omaha hotel. When officers pulled...
The U.S. Attorney for Nebraska says 13 people have been accused in a federal indictment of conspiring with a Mexican drug car...
Nebraska U.S. Senate hopefuls Deb Fischer and Bob Kerrey are getting ready to square off this weekend in their first face-to-...
The Nebraska volleyball team opens its season tonight, hosting St. Louis University in a 7 p.m. match. The Huskers then host ...
Marcus Jordan, son of formerNBAgreat Michael Jordan, has been fined $250 after pleading no contest to disturbing the peac...
Former state Sen. Ernie Chambers has filed a grievance with the Nebraska Supreme Court that says the Omaha school board's...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton officials have announced plans to build a men's basketball practice facility on the east sid...
An Omaha woman is suspected of stealing over $1,800 in alcohol from a Walmart in Fremont. 34-year-old, Lindsay Foral, was...
A Nebraska man gets 80 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography. 24-year-old, Matthew McCann, must also se...
Security has been increased at the University of Nebraska at Omaha after a student reported being sexually assaulted by a man...
A legendary figure in the University of Nebraska College of Nursing has died.Madeleine Leininger passed away in Omaha from lu...
Omaha police are investigating two bank robberies that happened minutes apart. A man wearing a ski mask and armed with a gun ...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has returned to work in his city office following what doctors say is a mild stroke. Suttle said in a ...
A Nebraska man has been given 25 years in an Iowa prison for robbery-related shootings in Council Bluffs. 23-year-old Antwan ...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has returned home after tests and treatment for a mild stroke, and he's expected to be back in his...
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...
The Omaha School Board is expected to consider the future of its president during today's meeting. The board may vote on ...
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle is on his way back to the United States after spending several days in an Irish hospital. The mayor...
The Omaha school board has named an interim superintendent during a nationwide search for a permanent leader.The board named ...
The Omaha school board has named an interim superintendent during a nationwide search for a permanent leader.The board named ...
Bailey Lauerman Advertising was named the Advertising Age Small Midwest Agency of the year. Winners are chosen based on all o...
Some of Omaha's city pools will remain open longer this year thanks to an anonymous $100,000 donation. The donation a...
An Omaha woman has been taken to a hospital after a vehicle crashed through her bedroom. A sport utility vehicle ran complete...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction and sentence of an Omaha man serving up to 60 years in prison for a fa...
Union Pacific Railroad has been ordered to pay a Topeka worker more than $38,000 for retaliating against a worker who rep...
Police say a 33-year-old man has been arrested on accusations that he fatally shot a southeast Omaha man and his two sons. An...
Two Omaha child care centers lost state and federal funding after yesterday's (Friday) investigations. Wise Kids and Kids...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a ruling against the city of Omaha for a sledding accident that seriously injured two g...
A jury found a Nebraska maninnocent offirst-degree murder in the shooting of a Des Moines man last August. Richard Polak of L...
A new state report says the number of crimes reported in Nebraska grew by 2 percent in 2011. The Nebraska Crime Commission sa...
A lawsuit filed by an Omaha-based company says Gage County still owes more than $59,000 for the new slate roof on the cou...
An Omaha man is suspected of flashing a laser pointer at planes and helicopters. The most recent incident occurred Tuesday ni...
A member of the Legislature is critical over the state's planning process for a health insurance exchange. State Senator ...
Authorities say a second person has died after a shooting at an apartment in southeast Omaha. Police say in a news release th...
Nebraska Republican Party chair, Mark Fahleson, has changed his mind: he's not stepping down to seek a national committee...
A north Omaha woman says she will join a high-profile race for a seat in the Legislature. Susan Smith will enter the race for...
The Omaha school board has selected a company to conduct another nationwide search for a superintendent following the resigna...
A 6-year-old girl has died in Omaha after being pulled from the bottom of a swimming pool at an apartment complex. Omaha poli...
Lincoln attorney Vince Powers has been selected as the next chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party.Powers will take over f...
Authorities are checking whether the death of an Iowa man after an Omaha accident was related to the extreme heat. Omaha poli...
Those of you who have Cricket cell phone service are now able to make 911 emergency calls without having to be rerouted to Ka...
A Polk County judge has refused to block the release of more emails from former Des Moines school superintendent Nancy Sebrin...
The Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha has released final details of a plan to shut down some schools and merge several parishes i...
Unemployment remained steady in Omaha, but went up slightly in Lnicoln last month. Omaha's jobless rate was unchanged at ...
Federal authorities have indicted a fifth person who prosecutors say used spas as fronts for a prostitution operation in Omah...
Police have released the name of a 23-year-old man who died after his car crashed into a west Omaha carwash business. Officer...
The election commissioner has told some residents that he'll reopen 27 of the 86 polling places he'd closed in Dougla...
The York County Sheriff's Department says it's received another report of a cougar, the second report in less than a ...
Tuition is going up for students at the University of Nebraska this fall - but it's the smallest increase in 15 years. Th...
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved a plan to extend employee benefits to domestic partners. The board v...
Another report of a cougar has reached York County officials. The Waco-area resident reported seeing what appeared to be a co...
An Omaha police officer involved in a violent arrest that was caught on video can return to work. The city says an independen...
The president of the Iowa and Nebraska conference of NAACP branches has resigned over the group's national board resoluti...
The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district who lost her new job in Omaha is going to court to stop the r...
A familiar face in the Nebraska Democratic Party will seek to replace outgoing state party chairman Vic Covalt. Lincoln attor...
Another surprise from Billionaire Warren Buffett's company. It now owns 3.2 percent of Lee Enterprises' stock as Berk...
The Omaha school board has decided to conduct another national search for a superintendent. The board voted Monday night for ...
Authorities have released the names of two people who died in a crash on Interstate 29 in western Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol...
Federal regulators and the Omaha Public Power District faced tough questions Thursday about Fort Calhoun nuclear plant. Sever...
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Kerrey, a native of LIncoln, is officially a Nebraskahomeowner again. Kerrey bought a ho...
Omaha Public Power District workers say they found a crack this week at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant north of Omaha but the...
KFOR 1240 is proud to bring you the 2012 Shrine Bowl, Saturday June 2nd, at 1:30pm. The Nebraska Shrine Bowl, Inc. was formed...
Nebraska's governor says city ordinances barring discrimination against gay and transgender people should be put to publi...
It should be easier to get a taxi cab here in Lincoln in the future. The Nebraska Public Service Commission has approved the ...
The president of a bankrupt dental chain that abruptly closed offices in 13 states last year has surrendered his license to p...
There was a stabbing just before noon at the state penitentary in lincoln Wednesday. One inmate was stabbed in the neck by an...
Grocery distributor Nash Finch Co. says its subsidiary U Save Foods Inc. has agreed to buy Omaha-based No Frills Supermarkets...
A former Nebraska football player serving life in prison for a drug-related murder has been denied a new trial. The Nebraska ...
Authorities say two Omaha women who didn't return $49,000 mistakenly deposited in their business account have been ch...
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Omaha Thursday. Romney spoke first to 500 supporters at...
Special medallions will be given away at the 150th anniversary celebration of the Homestead Act. The medallions will be hande...
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney will make a stop in Nebraska this week. Romney willappear at Rick's Boatyar...
A 46-year-old woman has died after a collision on U.S. Highway 81 in northeast Nebraska. The collision occurred early Sunday ...
The state attorney general says Nebraska cities cannot enact ordinances that protect gay and transgender people from discrimi...
A teacher in the Omaha suburb of Ralston who's accused of inappropriately touching students faces two additional charges....
A 35-year-old south-central Nebraska woman has been arrested, accused of pimping out her 14-year-old daughter. A news release...
The Douglas County Republican Party is filing a complaint with state officials against Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray, a Demo...
Governor Dave Heineman threw his support behind a candidate for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Wednesday. The Go...
The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in the case of an Omaha couple who say they've been unfairly ord...
Fans of the tea party can see the organization's national touring road show entitled the Tea Party Express here in Nebras...
The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear the appeal of an Omaha man convicted of killing an Omaha college student whose body has ...
The Nebraska Supreme Court says a lower appeals court got it wrong when it declared there was not enough evidence to support ...
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...
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...
