Nebraska Government News

No delicate way exists to approach the following topic - especially with four weeks left in the season - so here goes: The world of college basketball knows that Nebraska is headed toward a coaching search.

Despite concerns about appearing to be looking out for their own interests, the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature has advanced a measure that could raise term limits from two terms to three terms.

A state lawmaker says his proposal to allow for stricter alcohol rules in certain parts of Nebraska would give local governments the tools they need to fight public drunkenness.

A 24-year-old Norfolk man could win $10,000 by bagging groceries well at a national competition in Las Vegas.

A Nebraska state lawmaker who was considered a prospect for the U.S. Senate has ruled himself out, but says he is interested in running for governor.

Nebraska winemakers will have a chance to learn from experts and meet with vendors at a trade show in Kearney next month.

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey on Tuesday rejected a comeback run for Senate, dashing Democrats' hopes of holding a coveted Nebraska seat and leaving the party to scramble for a race all but guaranteed to go Republicans' way.

A key state lawmaker is rethinking the idea of carving out a special children's agency from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Kids can't learn if they're skipping school. So the state in recent years has beefed up mandatory attendance requirements with consequences for parents.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services plans to survey some of 22,000 people it worked with last year about the mental health or substance abuse help they received.

Three people with Nebraska ties got Grammy nominations this year. We talked to them about what was nominated, what they're doing for the ceremony and where they'll put the little golden gramophone statue if they win.

Laura Pike, a research technician at the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on UNL's East Campus, tests eye swab samples for pink eye.

A slate of 10 public hearings is set for Monday in the state Legislature in an effort to catch up with work postponed because of winter weather last weekend.

A federal lawsuit that overturned Nebraska's ban on out-of-state petition circulators will cost the state $275,000 in attorney fees and court expenses, under a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union.

Championship. Legacy. Bracketology. Shockers. Not necessarily in that order. That's a full plate Saturday at the CenturyLink Center, when Creighton and Wichita State get together for a little game of five-on-five. In this storied rivalry, there would be blood in a hot-dog eating contest.

Pine Ridge police officers Mirian Laybad, left, Sgt. Oscar Hudspeth, center, and Lt.

A severe drought in the southern Great Plains is fueling a massive cattle drive north that is pushing beef prices higher and threatening to alter the country's production of red meat.

State tax commissioner Doug Ewald reported Friday that net receipts totaled $333 million, more than 8 percent higher than predicted in forecasts.

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The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to life in the 1987 death of a neighbor, saying DNA evidence may have changed the outcome of his trial.