Wilber News

On Wednesday, a Dickinson County judge informed Appletree Preschool and Daycare that an injunction had been filed, permanently keeping its owner from providing child care in Iowa.

Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would cut $1.5 million from Grand Island's costs of moving the State Fair there from Lincoln.

Public officials and public employees would be allowed incidental use of government telephones or computers to contact family members, a doctor or a teacher, under a bill given first-round approval Wednesday.

BY JEAN ORTIZ Associated Press Writer LINCOLN, Neb. -- A compromise bill that seeks to deter illegal immigration has been advanced to the final round of debate in the Legislature.

A bill that seeks to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving state benefits or working for companies under state contract advanced to final round consideration Thursday in the Legislature.

With tightening belts and higher tuition, for many college students working isn't merely an option.

Nebraska state senators have introduced 679 bills since the Legislature convened Jan.

The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary that took place Tuesday afternoon near Wilber.

Legislative bills seeking to curb illegal immigration brought an overflow crowd to the state Capitol today.

On Jan. 27, the Nebraska Legislature unanimously gave first-round approval to LB123, a bill that would make it a felony to possess Salvia divinorum in the state.

A bill that would make Nebraska's smoking ban a little more lax was considered by state lawmakers during a public hearing on Monday.

The aftermath of Vise Grip Tools closure has extended into the prospects of new business for the village of De Witt.

The Health and Human Services Committee voted Wednesday to kill Legislative Bill 611, introduced by State Sen.

Sen. Russ Karpisek brought up an old argument at the Nebraska Legislature Health and Human Services committee hearing Friday when he introduced an amendment to the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act , a statewide ...

Supporters of a plan to allow slot machines at Nebraska horseracing tracks told a legislative committee the idea could save the racing industry in Nebraska.

By ANNA JO BRATTON Associated Press Writer LINCOLN, Neb. -- Scott Ferguson of Lincoln told state lawmakers Wednesday that he's smoked or chewed the plant Salvia divinorum a dozen times in the past five years, ...

A Nebraska lawmaker wants to fight gang activity by making their initiation customs illegal.

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is again pushing for a requirement that state and local agencies verify residents are here legally before providing them with public benefits.

A state lawmaker wants Nebraskans to vote on whether to allow slot machines at the state's horse tracks.

The Nebraska Legislature may once again consider whether to outlaw the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum.