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They were supposed to be there to watch 500 rubber ducks travel down the Elkhorn River, but Tyler Larson and Jacob Smith didn't seem to care.

They were supposed to be there to watch 500 rubber ducks travel down the Elkhorn River, but Tyler Larson and Jacob Smith didn't seem to care.

Duck hunters might want to keep their eyes on the Elkhorn River near Scribner Sunday.

One man was killed and a woman critically injured in a bizarre crash in London's northeast yesterday.

An Omaha floodwall has passed two inspection, but the city's levees haven't yet been reinspected since similar structure started giving way in Iowa last week.

A day after storms damaged at least two farmsteads in the Herman area, all eyes were on area creeks and rivers.

Severe thunderstorms that moved through the Fremont area Thursday night downed utility poles and power lines and flooded farm fields.

Adam Leith Gollner's first book, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession , reads like a travel guide through a Technicolor universe of exotic fruits; it's ripe with sensual ...

Jarod and Lisa Smith of Lincoln, a boy, Chase Cooper, born April 16, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs. via Imperial Republican

A couple of employees at the Good Samaritan Center heard about a national bake sale and wanted to be a part of it. via KTIC

Chancellor's Scholars are students who will receive their degrees in May or August and have maintained a 4.0 grade-point average on all of their collegiate work at UNL and elsewhere. via Huskers.com

As of Tuesday night, a Siouxland county continues to deal with flooded roads. An ice jam on the Elkhorn River in Dodge County, Nebraska has caused water to cover a stretch of Highway 275 from West Point to ... via KCAU-TV Sioux City

“The Elkhorn River from Arlington downstream is wide open”

Ice jams on the Elkhorn River have led to some minor flooding in parts of Dodge County. via Omaha World-Herald

The Nebraska Department of Roads reports that the roadway was closed in both directions from West Point to Scribner about 5 a.m. Tuesday. via KRVN-AM Lexington

“Retailers that continue to put young lives at risk by providing alcohol to kids clearly have poor business practices and should be held accountable.”

Five of 77 Dodge County businesses that sell liquor, sold to minors during a compliance check performed Friday. via Fremont Tribune

“In a department our size, one deputy down is a lot”

It seems like all politicians make promises while campaigning. But how well do they fulfill those promises? With another election year on hand, it's a good time to look back at what was said during the last ... via Fremont Tribune

“Fatherhood") and hope nobody remembers hearing the same funny stories on "The Tonight Show”

Many comedians have written memoirs, but few have risked much in the effort. It's all too easy to package a stage routine into a book, slap on a grinning front-cover portrait and a catchy one-word title and ... via Lincoln Journal Star

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is offering a workshop to assist landowners, tenants and other agribusiness professionals with issues related to farmland ownership, management and leasing arrangements. via High Plains Journal

Loell Strand sat back in the second row of the old, church-style pews of the Dodge County Courthouse board room Wednesday morning with a smile. via Fremont Tribune

“The defendant stated in the pre-sentence investigation that he doesn't think (buying alcohol for a minor) was a big deal”

A Scribner man was sentenced to jail and fined Tuesday in Dodge County Court for buying alcohol for a minor. via Fremont Tribune