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A western Nebraska meat business has settled a 2-month-old lawsuit after agreeing to following federal inspection laws governing businesses that sell to commercial customers.

1946 - A $4 million contract was let for construction of the Enders dam on Frenchman Creek in Chase County.

During the month of December, the Plainsman Museum will again feature a holiday favorite, Winter Wonderland of Trees.

Nebraska's muzzleloader deer-hunting season begins on Tuesday, and game officials say there are still plenty of deer and large bucks available.

As the nation awaits for President Barack Obama to announce his plan for Afghanistan, two Nebraskans who know the area very well are sharing a story of a violent night for American troops in the region.

With Republican opposition unanimous so far, the Senate debate starting Monday on a comprehensive health care bill will focus on bridging differences among the majority Democrats.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and North Dakota State University will be among the presenters at a 13-state conference that will explore agricultural solutions to climate and energy issues.

Rural Nebraskans generally are less positive about their communities this year than in the past, according to the 2009 Nebraska Rural Poll.

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 2 in a case involving a Lincoln kindergarten student who was sexually assaulted by a stranger in a school restroom in 2005.

NE ADOPTION AGONY, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU OMAHA, Neb. - A northeast Nebraska man continues fighting for custody of his son nearly five years after he alleges a welfare worker allowed his newborn son to be taken for adoption by an Alabama couple without his permission.

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

Time is running out to vote for the Save-a-Landmark contest. Three Nebraska landmarks are competing to win funds from the program which is decicated to preserving America's historical and cultural landmarks.

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

LINCOLN, NE When cattle producers gather in Kearney Dec. 9 - 11 for the Nebraska Cattlemen's Annual Convention and Trade Show they will discuss a wide range of issues and help shape the organization's positions on pressing issues.

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.

A Lincoln man who turned himself in for the sexual assault of a girl that occurred more than eight years ago has been sentenced to two years of probation.

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As Nebraskans across the state are gathering with family and friends around the dinner table this week, it is important to remember our agricultural producers that helped provide the food that are a special part of our holidays and meals around the year.

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The state auditor is blaming bad management for a loss of more than $2 million in the past two years by a county-owned nursing home in Lincoln.

The series is scheduled to be held Monday evenings beginning at 7:00 p.m., on December 14 & 21, 2009 and January 11 & 18, 2010, at the Webster County Museum Exhibit Hall in Red Cloud.

Authorities have released the name of a 46-year-old man who died after his car collided with a tractor-trailer at a rural Clay County intersection.

Travis has had 22 No. 1 hits and six No. 1 albums, earning six Grammy awards and several honors from the country-music industry.

The Nebraska Supreme Court will weigh in on how far school districts must go to protect their students.

A Texas man has been given two-to-six years in prison for his role in a western Nebraska drug deal.

A man whose truck left a roadway and fatally struck an elderly woman who was picking mulberries in her Grand Island yard has pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide.

Recent warm weather has helped Nebraska farmers make good progress on their corn and sorghum harvests, but they remain behind schedule.

A federal agency has recommended that the head of the Nebraska Foster Care Review Board be fired for allegedly engaging in political activity while at work.

WASHINGTON 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.

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for distributing drugs in Nebraska and Kansas as well as his home state.

On Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 5:30 p.m., the Central Nebraska Regional Airport will present our Second Annual "Festival of Lights" in the Arrasmith Park area.

A medical transportation company plans to begin serving west-central Nebraska with a medical helicopter by next spring.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : U.S. military researchers are trying to identify genetic and other factors that may help single out soldiers most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

Lincoln police say a 31-year-old man has died of stab wounds he sustained in an altercation with a woman.

Defending national champion Minnesota Duluth is moving on in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

The 64th Annual meeting of the Nebraska Cooperative Council was held in Kearney.

WORLD Washington Bureau chief Edward Lee Pitts writes that there's not much drama left in tonight's Senate vote on healthcare reform , especially after two fence-sitting Democrats, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, announced their intentions earlier today that they'd vote alongside their fellow party members: Both Landrieu ...

Three people have been arrested and 141 pounds of marijuana seized in separate incidents along Interstate 80 in Nebraska.

Prosecutors say 65-year-old Gary Fernau of Arcadia had sex with a girl younger than 16 during the summer of 2007.

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

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

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.

Authorities say an autopsy is planned on a human body found by deer hunters in northeast Nebraska.

The patrol will participate in the nationwide ``Click It or Ticket'' campaign, which kicks off Monday and runs through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Husker head coach Bo Pelini said Thursday that freshman running back Rex Burkhead is expected to play Saturday night against Kansas State.

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

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.

Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a state disaster declaration to help in the recovery process after this week's severe winter storm in Southeast Nebraska.

The Senate could vote as early as Saturday to begin debate on the measure, which would require most people to obtain insurance and create a government-run insurance plan, or public option, starting in 2014, in which states could choose to not participate.

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

BLUE HILL, NEBR. Diane Karr has been selected as the 2009 Super Volunteer for the Little Blue River Chapter of Thrivent Financial.

Dirt turns as crews take advantage of unseasonably warm weather, laying underground sprinklers and digging fence post holes.

Some people who lost electricity during Monday's snowstorm in southeast Nebraska could remain in the dark for another couple days.

Nebraska officials say two related Omaha companies have been improperly selling unregistered investments promising as much as a 1,000 percent annual return.

The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid briefed crucial moderate Democrats before unveiling long-awaited legislation Wednesday to remake the nation's health care system.

A Fairbury company says it has already recovered the 90 pounds of ground beef listed in a federal recall report because of possible E. coli contamination.

A man charged with 10 counts of felony child abuse just made it even harder for parents to find nighttime child care in Grand Island.

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

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.

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.

Another relatively warm and dry week in Nebraska let farmers make up some harvest time.

Heavy, wet snow is being blamed for power outages in southeast Nebraska. Up to 6 inches of snow was being reported at several locations on Monday morning.

A massive package of spending cuts to close a $334 million state-budget gap is now in the hands of Nebraska lawmakers.

Ohio's decision last week to scrap its three-drug lethal-injection protocol following a botched execution is not causing Nebraska officials to reconsider using a similar three-drug protocol to replace electrocution.

A 47-year-old Clarkson man is in custody, accused of stealing a grain cart sitting in an east-central Nebraska pasture and trying to sell it at an auction 350 miles away.

Authorities say an autopsy is planned on a human body found by deer hunters in northeast Nebraska.

For the second Sunday night in a row, Grand Island Police respond to a shooting.

Nebraskaa s Senator Ben Nelson recently said that a Nebraska winery/microbrewery and a telecommunications company will expand operations thanks to more than $6.6 million in loan guarantees announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Nebraska Wesleyan University is kicking off its third annual diaper drive November 9-13. Nebraska Wesleyan is collecting diapers of all sizes and diaper wipes.

Kerry Winterer considers himself an outsider to state government. But he sees that as an asset in his new job heading the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

" is not labor intense and it's not equipment intense. It's basically using the animals to do the work for you," said a Nebraska grass farmer at the Nebraska Grazing Conference.

Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins has no remorse for the death of a suspected drug dealer.

Three women who once worked at a Nebraska meatpacking company have sued their former employer, saying it violated a federal law aimed at protecting workers during mass layoffs or plant closings.

Four members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents have drafted a resolution that would limit embryonic stem-cell research at the university system's facilities.

Mike Johanns is wrapping up his latest round of town hall meetings in Nebraska to address health care reform.

Sixty. It's the magic number of votes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs to move his health care reform bill to the Senate floor and tamp down filibuster threats by Republicans.

The Nebraska State Patrol says an Idaho man was arrested after troopers found 55 pounds of marijuana in a camper trailer the man had hooked up behind his pickup.

Hastings, NE - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 The Crossroads Center will be hosting their 7th Annual Celebration Gala Event at 6:30pm at the Hastings City Auditorium, 400 N. Hastings Ave.

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Nebraska's oft-criticized safety net for people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities may get a small funding increase next year despite Gov.

About two dozen people rally outside Sen. Ben Nelson's Lincoln office, urging him to support an overhaul of the nation's health care system.

An April trial date has been set for a Nebraska man accused of luring elderly investors under false pretenses and using some of their money to buy luxury items.

Voters in three Nebraska school districts have approved bond measures, but voters in Grand Island's Northwest Public Schools district defeated a local proposal.

Billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates will meet with Columbia University business students on Thursday and answer their questions about business and life.

The World War II veterans featured in the "Band of Brothers" will take part in a book-signing and presentation on December 5th.

The Nebraska Board of Pardons is freeing a 68-year-old man who helped kill an Omaha bartender in the 1960s.

Pay at some state-funded programs where people with mental disabilities are cared for in Nebraska is so low that McDonald's workers make a higher hourly wage.

Lexington Area Community Choir: Performances will be Friday evening Dec. 11 and Sunday afternoon Dec.

The Grand Island Northwest Middle School Bond didn't pass, not by a long shot. Seventy-seven percent of voters said no to the bond issue, and voter turnout came in just under 35 percent.

Nebraska tax revenue in October rebounded after a dismal September that prompted a special legislative session to cut the state budget, but collections still fell below official projections.

Some providers of care for Nebraskans with developmental disabilities say state officials are saying one thing but doing another when it comes to helping them serve more people.

Many nursing homes in Nebraska could close if Gov. Dave Heineman's budget-cutting proposal is approved.

People trying to fight through the economic downturn by earning college degrees may soon find them harder to afford in Nebraska.

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A man serving life sentences for murdering two women in central Nebraska in the 1970s has died at the state penitentiary.

Nebraska lawmakers are having trouble following directions during the special legislative session intended to cut $334 million from the two-year state budget.

A 29-year-old Broken Bow man who shot an apartment neighbor has been given 2 to 3 years in a Nebraska prison.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is counting on hundreds of high school students showing up for its 20th annual Math Day.

Two Alaska residents died early Sunday in a three-vehicle accident about six miles east of the Grand Island interchange on Interstate 80.

Nebraska may seem like an unlikely target for terrorists, but state emergency-management personnel plan on being prepared, just in case.

A 49-year-old North Platte woman has pleaded guilty to helping run a counterfeit check-cashing scheme.

Dave Heineman is reminding Nebraskans to fly state and U.S. flags at half-staff in tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas.

An initiative to help Nebraskans better manage their personal finances will get under way next week.

Formal fundraising efforts begin later this month for a Pony Express Monument in Sidney.

A 12-year-old boy died at an Omaha hospital after he was injured in a collision on the north end of Columbus.

Nebraska consumers will get a little more protection when buying a used car "as is" from a dealership.

Pollsters say economic worries may have contributed to a decline in rural Nebraskans' views of their communities.

Opposition to Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's plan to use some crop checkoff dollars to balance the state budget may be working.

Nebraska lawmakers have introduced several more budget bills in response to the projected $334 million state budget shortfall.

The award is among more than $17 million in grants announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Gary Aksamit hopes that when he meets with local landowners here Thursday evening, he will secure some verbal commitments related to the wind power project he is developing.

A confirmed case of meningitis in Lincoln County sends one boy to the hospital, and has health officials investigating the cause of the sickness.

The firearm deer season in Nebraska runs from Nov. 14-22. The state Game and Parks Commission says large numbers of deer are in the field and plenty of permits remain.

Two Georgia men facing federal charges for possessing and conspiring to distribute hundreds of marijuana plants growing in a central Nebraska field have pleaded guilty.

Far from chastened by off-year election setbacks, congressional Democrats vowed no let-up in the drive to pass controversial health care Wednesday, arguing that the way to regain voter trust was to complete what they started in more prosperous political times.

James Ziebarth said in his resignation letter that he's been named to the state committee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency.

Luna Negra... According to the Chicago Sun Times,"This company knows what it means to really move- --to luxuriate in both the body and the story." The Robert M. Merryman Center will offer an opportunity for area dance students, 12 years of age and older, to participate in a free masterclass with cast members of Chicago- based Luna Negra Dance ...

A house fire in Hastings Tuesday night results in a total loss. No one was hurt.

Holiday shoppers could be in a bah-humbug kind of mood this year, according to a survey of business leaders and managers in nine Midwest and Plains states released Monday.

Police say a 30-year-old woman used her sister's name at a Lincoln hospital to get a prescription for some pain medication.

As part of observing National Adoption Month, state health officials are emphasizing the importance of helping children in foster care find safe, permanent homes.

ANGEL STREET CELEBRATES THE SPOOKY SEASON AT HCT Classic Thriller to "Gaslight" Hastings Community Theatre Audiences Hastings NE -- Hastings Community Theatre audiences will be mesmerized for the Halloween season by Patrick Hamilton's classic thriller, Angel Street.

Most Nebraska agencies will feel some pain over the next year and a half if lawmakers adopt the widespread spending cuts Gov.

Heineman is calling for broad cuts combined with transferring some money from the state's general fund.

A key state lawmaker said the governor's proposed budget cuts represent a good start toward balancing Nebraska's two-year budget, though questions remained.

Wet weather continues to stall fall harvest in Nebraska and officials say they haven't seen these kind of delays in decades.

A judge has cut a $1,000 state fine down to $50 against a former city administrator who used the Norfolk computer system in 2006 to send a single e-mail about a proposed cap on state spending.

State Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha asked for feedback on Nebraskans' priorities for the state budget, and he's getting it.

1983 - The state closed the Commonwealth Savings Co. of Lincoln and many customers lost thousands of dollars in deposits.

A record cool summer has yielded to a record cool fall. That combined with wet weather has slowed natural corn and soybean drying in the field, forcing farmers to dry their crops in the bin.

Nebraska's latest weekly crop report says fall harvest continues to lag because of chilly, wet weather.

A winter storm warning remains in effect until Friday morning for portions of western and north-central Nebraska as a slow-moving storm continues cutting a path through the state.