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A few weeks ago, we wrote about an entrepreneur planning to open a brewery in Benson.

A few weeks ago, I wrote that Bill Baburek, who owns the bars that form Beer Corner USA at 36th and Farnam Streets, had bought a building in Benson and was planning to open a brewery there.

The Nebraska State Patrol has continued with surprise truck inspections in the Metro, after many violations were found in Sarpy County on Wednesday, on Thursday it was Omaha's turn.

The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station is still shut down and remains in a safe mode after last year's flooding along the Missouri River.

Whenever a high-ranking Iranian politician has sent or received an email in the past two years, a computer virus nicknamed Flame has most likely copied that email and secretly shipped it to an outside computer network.

Former Husker Alfonzo Dennard, charged with third-degree assault of a police officer, has entered a written plea of not guilty and waived Wednesday's arraignment hearing, according to court documents.

Ninety years ago this fall, Nebraska's faculty, students, alumni and friends of the University of Nebraska launched a drive to raise $430,000 to construct a football stadium.

Terri Sempek made medical history in Nebraska on March 27, 1991, when she was the first person to have a pancreas transplant at the Nebraska Medical Center.

Taste of Omaha heads back to its original home when the festival hits Heartland of America Park and Lewis & Clark Landing this weekend.

The city will spend about $1.3 million -- mostly using a federal grant -- to study the issue during the next year and a half.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Information Science & Technology will host the International Conference on Computational Science in Omaha from June 4-6, 2012.

Overwhelming support followed up with overwhelming donations. A day after thieves virtually stole the entire Sherman Community Garden in Omaha, the public stepped in to help.

In this March 10 file photo, Julia Fiksinski reacts to winning the Midwest Spelling Bee which was held at Creighton University's Harper Center.

One real estate website describes 415 N. 61st St. as "a piece of Omaha architectural history.

A 69-year-old Omaha woman was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide for her part in a fatal motorcycle crash.

Omaha police checking on a report of a bicyclist being hit found the man in question who was not injured, but was arrested Wednesday morning on a variety of charges.

The personal finance website's list is based on a combination of factors. Kiplinger looked for cities with great schools, lots of libraries and parks and a low cost of living relative to household income.

High schools are soon to break for summer, prospect camps lurk around the corner and most college football teams are exiting Turn 2 of the 2013 recruiting class calendar, ready to start building speed down the back straightaway.

Novozymes' new enzyme plant opens today, the latest industrial company to settle in a $1.5 billion "bio-cluster" between Blair, Neb., and the Missouri River.

An Elkhorn skateboarder suffered a skull fracture when he blew a stop sign and was hit by a car Tuesday night, Omaha police said.