Nebraska News

Nebraska and Iowa motorists are paying some of the steepest gas prices in the nation, with Omaha breaking a local record at the pump.

But a Lincoln lawmaker says a bill pending in the Nebraska Legislature can still help the state combat sex trafficking, even without those provisions.

Done in by a paper trail, Rick Sheehy was on his way to becoming Nebraska's next governor.

Chemicals that are used in the newest generation of designer drugs would become illegal in Nebraska, under a measure advancing in the Legislature.

The superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol says law enforcement is increasing its presence in Whiteclay after activists attacked two beer trucks and threatened one driver with a knife.

Toogood's absence in court this morning forced Adams County District Judge Stephen Illingworth to declare a mistrial in the case against John A. Espino, 30, of 1215 N. Lexington Ave., who has been accused of striking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach with a board on Aug.

The new STEM lab at Marian High will have a strut system suspended from the ceiling to support various devices.

A series of commemorative events are scheduled in Beatrice for June 2 to commemorate 'O Pioneers!', the story of an immigrant farm family in Nebraska.

The senior Lady Panther, who has signed a letter of intent with the University of Nebraska-Kearney, vaulted 11-feet, 6 1/2-inches at the state meet to break the Class C state meet record.

Vernon Meyer of Bellwood, Neb., opposes a proposed Pillen Family Farms hog confinement facility that would be built on this site, northwest of Bellwood and about a mile south of the Brandenburgh Lakes housing development where he lives.

Brooke Rubenthaler of Lincoln leaves because of a lightning delay that cleared the stadium for about 20 minutes.

Nebraska lawmakers are forging ahead slowly this year with the state budget, a new school funding formula, and an overhaul of juvenile services, but some of the most contentious priorities will likely have to wait.

The new record was set Sunday at $4.07 for a gallon of regular unleaded. That's up 40 cents from just one week ago, and up more than 70 cents over the past month.

This week's Jur-E Bulletin, from the National Center for State Courts, mentions an article from The Global Post describing a lawsuit filed by a Japanese juror against the Japanese government .

The number of Nebraskans in search of a job continues to decline. The Nebraska Labor Department says the state's preliminary unemployment rate declined to 3.7 percent in April.

The Omaha-World Herald has hosted several online chats for gardeners seeking expert advice, with the most recent focusing on this spring's goofy - and extreme - gardening conditions.

A major insurer is recommending 11 Nebraska hospitals for spine surgeries and knee or hip replacements because they deliver quality care at a reasonable cost.

The edge of a storm system brings high winds and heavy rain, forcing some motorists to pull over near Sterling, in southeast Nebraska on April 14, 2012.

The Nebraska Angels, a 6-year-old, 47-member consortium of individual angel investors, has hired former investment firm controller and financial analyst Laura Classen as its executive director.

Lawmakers are planning to review why few Nebraska students who receive free and reduced-price lunches also participate in the government-backed breakfast program.