Norfolk News

It felt as if it were the end of the world. That's how Tamara Brethouwer -- a 1995 Norfolk High graduate -- described the scene at Fort Hood, Texas, in the wake of the shooting at the base that left 13 people dead.

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Thanks to term limits, all but two Nebraska lawmakers will be venturing into unfamiliar territory today when the special budget-cutting session starts.

A 36-year-old man from Pierce faces up to six years in prison when he's sentenced for child abuse and animal neglect.

A fish-boil fundraiser is set for this Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran's Activity Center in support of the Orphan Grain Train organization.

Norfolk police have arrested a man suspected of a beating death in Colorado. Jayson Oslund was being held Thursday in the Madison County jail awaiting extradition to Pueblo, Colo., on a first-degree murder charge.

NORFOLK, Neb. - Northeast Nebraskans were given a chance Thursday night to learn more about getting their voices heard when it comes to health care.

Jayson Oslund is accused of first-degree murder in the beating death of an 18-year-old in Pueblo.

Gov. Dave Heineman said Tuesday that closing Nebraska's $335.5 million budget hole will require shared sacrifice and belt-tightening. But it will be next week before he recommends who should sacrifice - and how much - in response to a sober new forecast of state tax revenues.

Hilary Pile was in her first semester at the school founded by great, great grandfather, J.M. Pile.

Veterans of World War Two are dying at the rate of about 1,000 a day. That means we lose valuable stories about their service that we'll never get back.

A student was found dead over the weekend in the Pile Residence Hall at Wayne State.

Panic struck "The Tonight Show" set almost 30 years ago. Hernandez the beagle refused to eat his canned food.

The former "Hairology" building at 107 S. 2nd St. will soon be the location of Aventure Staffing & Professional Services in downtown Cherokee.

The car was speeding Northbound on I-29 near the McCook Lake exit around six o'clock Saturday night.

Fire officials say a gasoline spill sparked Friday's blaze at an auto salvage business in Norfolk.

In a ruling today, the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed five death sentences for Jorge Galindo.

A morning fire caused major damage to the Speedway Auto warehouse in Norfolk. A gas tank caught fire while workers were taking it out of a car.

Key Witnesses and Missing Evidence USD Student Hospitalized with H1N1, Battles For Her Life Kelsey Mullenix, 18, is now battling for her life in the hospital.

Chancellor John Christensen speaks about the current and future state of the university on Wednesday at the Strauss Performing Arts Center.