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Columbus student wins Neb. poster contest

A Columbus student has been named the winner of Nebraska's radon poster contest.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Fri Nov 27, 2009

KOTA Television

Nebraska picks providers of family, kids services

Boys Town will operate a children's behavioral health help line and provide other services, starting Jan.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Kids, Family, Healthcare Law, Law

Thu Nov 26, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Neb. group says it's been forced to kill cats

The Nebraska Humane Society says this year's cat situation is even worse than usual: It has too many cats and is forced to euthanize many.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Neb. man gets 3 years for stealing SD fire truck

A Nebraska man who told a judge he fled with his wife and children into the South Dakota wilderness to avoid Nebraska authorities has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a fire truck.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law

KTIC

Neb. governor signs disaster declaration

Dave Heineman says state resources will be available to help portions of southeast Nebraska recover from a damaging wintry storm.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Dave Heineman, Nebraska, Weather

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Sen. Schumer: Failure not an option

WASHINGTON a ' Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, Senator Ben Nelson, Nebraska

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Neb. man accused of sex assaults on underage girls

A 19-year-old North Platte man accused of sexually assaulting three underage girls faces up to 150 years in prison if convicted.

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Related Topix: Nebraska

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Some of Neb. lawmakers' funds shielded from cuts

As Nebraska lawmakers slash government-agency budgets, which could reduce services and lead to layoffs this year and next, they may be sparing their own arm of government similar consequences.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

NY Daily News

Confident they have 60 votes to push forward plan

Democrats in the Senate say they have the votes to pass the first crucial health care reform vote Saturday night.

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KTIV-TV Sioux City

Neb. professor honored as 1 of best in country

A Nebraska professor has been honored as 1 of the best undergraduate professors in the country.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, University of Nebraska Kearney

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Iowa unemployment moves higher, Nebraska's rate levels off

Unemployment in Iowa showed a slight increase to 6.7 percent in October, compared to the previous month's 6.6 percent.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa Government

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Star Tribune

Survey suggests improving but weak Plains economy

Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Creighton University, Illinois, Nebraska

Myrtle Beach Online

Nelson says he won't block Senate debate on health care

Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democratic senators wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he would vote to move the bill forward.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, US Politics, US News, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, Louisiana, Louisiana Government, Blanche Lincoln

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Final Vote on Nebraska Budget Cuts Expected

Lawmakers are nearly done working on a large package of tax cuts to close a $334 million state budget gap.

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Ventura County Star

Stem-cell debate unlikely to fade after Neb. vote

The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W. Bush.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Nebraska, George Bush, W., Barack Obama

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KETV

Death Penalty Opponents Vow Lengthy Battle 1hr

Death penalty opponents have vowed lengthy legal battles if the state adopts a three-drug cocktail to carry out death sentences.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Nebraska, California, California Government

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Nebraska Test: More Teens Could Buy Tobacco Products

Authorities say the rate of tobacco sales to underage youths has risen. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says it conducts tests with the help of teenage volunteers, the Nebraska State Patrol and Omaha Police.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Family, Teenagers

KAKE

Neb. Company Says It's Recovered Recalled Beef

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 A Nebraska company says it has recovered the 90 pounds of ground beef listed in a federal recall report because of possible E. coli contamination.

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

KPLR-11

Former Mo. lawmaker Baker to serve as regional health director in Obama administration

Former Missouri lawmaker Judy Baker has a new job in President Barack Obama's administration.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri Government, Missouri, Barack Obama, Nebraska

Tue Nov 17, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Audit: Nebraska agency broke notification law

Auditors say the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services broke the law by not telling lawmakers of plans to shut down a program for people with acute mental illnesses.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Nebraska

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