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1 hr ago | KOTA Television

2 pit bulls seized from indicted Neb. man's home bear fighting scars

An official with the Nebraska Humane Society says four pit bull dogs seized from a Tecumseh man's home have been examined and 2 of them show signs of old fights.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government

Fri Jul 10, 2009

KLKN-TV Lincoln

New Changes to Nebraska Driver's Licenses

Some big changes are coming when it comes to your driver's license. Starting July 20th, the DMV is launching a number of new driver licensing rules.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Sandhills Counties to Get Housing Help

Some homeowners in the Sandhills will get their houses repaired with help from a $150,000 grant from the state.

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Mercury-Register

Palo Alto parents fighting for children's return from foster care in Nebraska

Pictured is Charlotte Fu, of Palo Alto. She and her husband Suwen Wang were arrested in Cass County, Nebraska in early June after witnesses reported one of the parents was seen slapping their son across the face, while the family attended an art competition.

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Related Topix: Cass County, NE, Stanford University, Family, Kids, Physics, Science

Thu Jul 09, 2009

KRDO

Denver man gets Nebraska prison term for pot

A Colorado man arrested after a state trooper found six bales of marijuana in the man's car trunk has been given 1 to 2 years in prison.

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KETV

Neb. Group Wants University to Uncloak Spending Habits 20min

A government watchdog group chairman said the Legislature should require public colleges and schools to make their spending of private foundation money more accessible.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government

KTIC

New area code will make Nebraskans dial 10 digits

It's not clear exactly when eastern Nebraska will run out of phone numbers in its 402 area code, but state officials now have a plan to deal with it when it does.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government

Wed Jul 08, 2009

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Beatrice Problems

Nebraska's chief medical officer disagrees with guardians who say their loved ones died partly because of the stress of being moved out of the Beatrice State Developmental Center.

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KTIV-TV Sioux City

Pipeline crew working way through NE Nebraska

A crew of more than 500 people working on the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline is making its way to the Norfolk area.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Communities across Nebraska to celebrate July 4

Communities across Nebraska will be holding a variety of events over the next two days to celebrate the July 4 holiday.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, Boys Town, NE, Ralston, NE, Life, Holidays, 4th of July, University of Nebraska Omaha

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Science Blog

Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others

Biologists know that when plants battle for space, often the actual battle is for getting the nitrogen.

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Related Topix: University of Nebraska Lincoln, Alternative Energy, Energy, Biomass

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Omaha-Based Company Completes...

An Omaha-based company says it has completed its purchase of Nebraska ethanol plants near Central City and Ord.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

Omaha World-Herald

Nebraska crop clinics offered

University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension will offer three summer crop clinics at the Agriculture Research and Development Center near Mead.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln

WOWT-TV Omaha

Pipeline Work In Nebraska Turns Up Artifacts

Crews preparing for the construction of an oil pipeline through northeast Nebraska have turned up more than dirt; they found prehistoric artifacts.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Anthropology

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Tuberculosis tests on 3,300 Nebraska cattle come back clean ahead of big auction

Another round of tests for tuberculosis in Nebraska cattle has come back clean, buoying hopes in the nation's top beef-producing state that the disease will remain more of a worry than an imminent threat to livelihoods.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Agriculture, Science

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Simple Measures Can Limit Insect-Related Illnesses

Chief medical officer Dr. Joann Schaefer is warning Nebraskans about the dangers of ticks and mosquitoes.

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Related Topix: Lyme Disease, Medicine, Health

WOWT-TV Omaha

Nebraska Opens Highway Rights Of Way To Haying

Permits are available for people who want to harvest hay from alongside state highways near their land.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government

Forbes Autos

Roughly 2,000 Neb. cattle die in heat wave

More than 2,000 Nebraska cattle died last week during an unexpected spike in temperatures and humidity levels, with one feedlot alone losing 250 cattle, officials estimated Monday.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government, Weather, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave, Autos

Sun Jul 05, 2009

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Iowa Casino Closes, 185 Workers Laid Off

Executives and tribal officials have closed an Iowa casino run by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, laying off about 185 workers.

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KHGI

2 Nebraskans appointed to USDA positions

A former lieutenant governor of Nebraska and the acting director of the Nebraska Farm Service Agency have been appointed to positions with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Related Topix: United States Department of Agriculture, US News, Nebraska Government, Agriculture, Science

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