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Nebraska lawmakers launched Wednesday into a long-awaited debate about Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to cut property taxes by raising state sales taxes — but adjourned before reaching a vote.
Cows of several dairy farms in southern states were recently infected by bird flu, according to state and federal agriculture officials.
The first steps necessary for the state to build a new prison in northeast Lincoln happened with little fanfare Wednesday.
A man who earned his commercial driver's license, found housing and a job among those helped with workforce development programs funded by city's federal stimulus grants.
C.J. Wilcher joins Ramel Lloyd Jr., Eli Rice and Blaise Keita among those leaving the Nebraska men's basketball program.
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A Lincoln man was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison on Wednesday for shooting his neighbor to death in response to a minor car accident.
The annual Run for Hope, presented by the Hope Venture, will raise money to help bring education to India and Bangladesh's most disadvantaged kids.
Amy Williams earned an extension after leading the Huskers to the Big Ten title game and its first NCAA tournament win in a decade. Now, she's ready for higher expectations.
Nebraska lawmakers supported a bill Wednesday that would require porn websites to verify the age of website users, advancing the proposal that critics characterized as half-baked.
While it's not uncommon for Nebraska state senators to invoke the threat of censure against colleagues they feel have acted inappropriately, hearings like that scheduled Thursday are rare.
Lancaster County Commissioner Matt Schulte argued -- unsuccessfully -- that two Lincoln-Lancaster County Board of Health members who served during the pandemic should not be reappointed.
City announces street projects; audit says DHHS likely mishandled funds; Dannen introduced.
An annual audit of Nebraska's state agencies suggests the Department of Health and Human Services likely mishandled tens of millions of state and federal dollars last fiscal year.
A Nebraska lawmaker who is already under investigation for workplace harassment over comments he last week faced new allegations of inappropriate remarks Tuesday night.
The next few days could determine the fate of Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to make significant property tax cuts in Nebraska by raising sales taxes and capping local government spending.
Troy Dannen immediately became more vocal than his predecessor about Nebraska's NIL collective and ensured the Huskers would be ready for the ever-changing NIL space.
The state budget that passed Tuesday would leave about $20 million to pay for added spending or tax cuts in other bills working through the Legislature. That's nowhere near enough.
Troy Dannen called John Cook the "John Wooden" of volleyball, and spoke about how all Husker teams could "meet the standard that Nebraska volleyball has shown us."
Street crews will soon begin $47 million worth of street projects that includes 18 lane miles of arterials and 8 lane miles of residential streets.
A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below.
With every sport, Troy Dannen said, he will lean on the three R’s. Resource. Recruit. Retain. The No. 1 priority for Husker coaches is the No. 1 priority for him.
Husker notes: Gov. Jim Pillen’s call to Nebraska's new A.D., how Troy Dannen plans to ‘fight’ for NU
From Gov. Jim Pillen's phone call to Nebraska's new athletic director to Troy Dannen's description of himself as a high school athlete, check out all our Husker notes.
Nebraska A.D. Troy Dannen twice deflected questions about the $450 million Memorial Stadium renovation. "The assessment of anything we do ... does it help us win?”
Troy Dannen said he signed his contract to become Nebraska's AD at 3:51 a.m. last Wednesday. Check out more quick hits from his introduction.
Watch new Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen speak at his introduction Tuesday.
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
Amanda Benson's attorney submitted her request for $1,672,281 in attorney fees, plus $143,000 in costs, with a brief saying the agreement had followed nearly five years of "hotly contested litigation."
HHS chief approved; I-80 widening; Rice, Lloyd transfer.
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