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Bar owners push for later bar close

Many of them showed up at the city council chambers Thursday night to tell the Internal Liquor Committee why they feel like an hour later at your local watering hole is a good idea. More>>

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Can cell phone radiation cause cancer?

Do you worry about getting cancer from your cell phone? Some say the radio energy emitted by your cell phone can cause it but others say it's not enough to cause harm. More>>

1st West Nile Nebraska cases reported

Lincoln—The first cases of West Nile virus have been reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. More>>

Wealth For My Health Challenge

A local weight loss challenge kicked off and we'd like to introduce you to one the contestants. More>>

Update on Lincoln's graffiti battle

News release from Mayor Beutler's office More>>

Meister files as democratic gubernatorial candidate

A self-described country lawyer from Scottsbluff has made his candidacy for governor in Nebraska official by filing paperwork at the Capitol. Mike Meister is a 49-year-old trial lawyer and Democrat who More>>

Guard unit prepares for Afghan tour

About 300 Nebraska National Guard soldiers are saying goodbye to family and friends before a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. A farewell ceremony will be held Saturday morning at Hawks Field for the More>>

Lincoln Anti-graffiti program showing success

Lincoln's Mayor announced 94% of graffiti cases reported over the last 14 months has been cleared. More>>

Laptops stolen from Lincoln elementary school

Lincoln police are looking for suspects responsible in taking 21 laptops from Everett Elementary. More>>

Naked burglar arrested in Capital Beach area

A burglar is in jail after being caught naked on a boat. A woman told Lincoln police she saw 24 year old Andrew Alvaro burglarizing a home in the Capital Beach area Wednesday afternoon. Police searched More>>

Church burglaries concern Lincoln Police

The nine Church burglaries in the past month have Lincoln Police concerned. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood says most of the burglars gained entry to the buildings through a basement window. More>>

Nebraska hospital escapee found in Colorado

Cell phone tracking helped Colorado police find and arrest a man who fled custody last weekend while at a Lexington, Nebraska hospital. More>>

Federal judge doesn't issue ruling on Fremont law

A federal judge in Omaha has not ruled on requests to block Fremont's ban on hiring and renting to illegal immigrants. More>>

Pipeline plans delayed

A $7 billion oil pipeline that would run through Nebraska is being delayed. More>>

Update: Former Lincoln councilman dies

Leo Scherer identified as victim More>>

What's cropping up downtown is a mystery..

It may have caught your eye as you drove into Lincoln off I-180. Corn stalks have mysteriously cropped up near the Haymarket. More>>

Part of Arizona illegal immigration law blocked

Federal judge will hear Fremont, Nebraska immigration issue today.  More>>

Turner Gill's turn at Big 12 Media Days

Turner Gill wanted to get to know his new Kansas team and wanted to make sure they knew each other. So he asked questions like who was the most influential person in their lives and why, then had every More>>

Nebraska schools prepared for reduced funding

A top education official says most school districts across Nebraska have been taking steps to prepare for funding challenges that will follow the loss of federal stimulus dollars. More>>

Hundreds of Neb. workers won't take furloughs

Nebraska government workers won't all have to stay home, unpaid, to help ease budget pressures that threaten to force layoffs and reductions in state services. More>>

LPD says woman found escapee lurking in her home

A 68-year-old Lincoln woman called police after she found a man in her apartment early Wednesday morning. More>>

Head lice shouldn't keep kids out of school

The American Academy of Pediatrics says a little head lice is no excuse to skip class. More>>

Not all union workers forced to take furloughs

Not all union jobs created equally More>>

Delivery driver robbed at knife point

A pizza delivery driver escapes unharmed after he was robbed at knife point Tuesday night. More>>

Fremont City Council votes to suspend controversial ban

The Fremont City Council unanimously agrees to suspend voter-approved ban on hiring or renting to illegal immigrants. More>>

Overall, parents satisfied with LPS

1,800 parents responded to questions about how happy they are with the district.  When asked about the quality of education, 96% said they were satisfied. More>>

Fixing a pothole problem in Lincoln

Most Lincoln roads are back to normal now, but just a few months ago it was a different story. A City Council member wants to prevent the plague of potholes many drivers remember. More>>

Repair work to begin on I-180

If you plan to travel on I-180 this week in Lincoln, parts of the highway will be under repair. More>>

Lancaster County Super Fair preview

If you're looking for some family fun this summer. There's a super event about to kick off in lincoln. We have a sneak peak of the upcoming County Fair. More>>

Sex Offender faces more charges in exposure arrest

A sex offender received additional charges for his involvement with a 7 year old boy. More>>

Chairman of Woods Bros. Realty Passes Away

Woods Brother's Realty Chairman Emeritus F. Pace Woods II passed away Monday morning. He was the heir to his father's company. The 86-year-old passed away after a lengthy illness and was well-known in More>>

City council tweaks mayor's proposed budget

The Lincoln City council made some tweaks to Mayor Beutler's proposed budget for next year at their meeting Monday night. More>>

Bar owners plan push for later hours

About 40 bar owners attended Monday's city council meeting to speak during the public comment period and show support for changing closing time from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. More>>

Update: Alcohol suspected in death of Beatrice Woman

County authorities say at one person was killed and another injured in an accident near Beatrice. More>>

Arrest in sexual assault of young girl

A one-million dollar bond has been set for a Wymore man. More>>

Lincoln Salon Shuts Down without warning

The surprise closing of Center Stage Spa has taken former customers, and former employees by surprise More>>

Lincoln Police Investigate Car Fire

Lincoln Police are investigating an arson that destroyed a car early Sunday morning. More>>

Nebraska Archway Monument

The Platte River Road Archway Monument, which overhangs I–80 near Kearney, could soon be getting the attention it's been waiting for. More>>

Man Escapes from Lexington hospital

Authorities are searching for a man who escaped from a Lexington hospital while he was in police custody. More>>

Rally to Save City Jobs

A rally to show support for trees and the city employee that manages them was held Saturday afternoon. More>>

Special Olympians Leave Lincoln

Now that the games are over Athletes are heading home with medals and memories. More>>

2010 Special Olympics National Games at closing ceremony

Special Olympics athletes celebrate the end of the week with a ceremony at the Devaney Center. More>>

Burglar hits several Lincoln Churches

Lincoln churches have been on alert! They're being burglarized at an alarming rate. Lincoln police say in just 11 days 6 churches, almost all of them in the southeast part of town, have been hit. More>>

Update: City closes another park bridge

Wilderness Park bridge collapse More>>

Update: LES says power restored

Power has been restored to a section of mid–town Lincoln that was without power Friday afternoon for nearly an hour. Spokesman Russ Reno says the outage happened at around 2:30. It affected an area from More>>

Nebraska native Alex Gordon recalled up to KC Royals

Former Husker baseball player Alex Gordon has been recalled from Triple-A Omaha up to the Kansas City Royals. More>>

No new trial for man convicted of fatally attacking doctor

The man convicted of fatally attacking his psychiatrist will not get a new trial. More>>

Nebraska's abortion law may not survive legal challenge

A new abortion law in Nebraska may be flawed enough that Attorney General Jon Bruning won't exhaust all legal options to try to keep it on the books. Bruning said Friday that he is considering whether More>>

Police say man high on meth while driving

Lincoln Police arrested a man they say was high on meth while driving early Friday morning. More>>

One person hospitalized after plane accident

Authorities say a pilot was taken to a hospital after a crop-dusting plane taxied into a parked private plane at the McCook airport in western Nebraska. The crash Thursday morning touched off an explosion More>>

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