OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — David Karnes, an Omaha civic leader who was briefly a U.S. senator, has died at the age of 71.

Karnes died Sunday of cancer in Boston, where he was undergoing a clinical...

FILLEY, Neb. (AP) — A propane leak caused a Nebraska house fire that left one person dead and two critically injured, authorities said.

The fire started early Saturday in the Gage County...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A driver has been arrested after a deadly rollover crash on the northern edge of Lincoln, authorities say.

The Nebraska State Patrol said the crash happened just before...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska public health officials confirmed another 977 coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 61,285, according to the state's tracking portal.

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ANSLEY, Neb. (AP) — A central Nebraska school paid $650,000 to settle a lawsuit over the alleged rape of a 15-year-old disabled student during a basketball game.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska set yet another record Wednesday in the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus as as the total number of virus cases surged above 60,000.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Lindsay Corp. (LNN) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $14.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $1.36 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year old Nebraska man previously convicted of child pornography charges is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy at a sleepover three years ago, according to a...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Valmont Industries Inc. (VMI) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $39.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state police have arrested a Missouri man accused of pointing a gun at another driver on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska in a suspected road-rage...

WAHOO, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Nebraska are investigating after human remains were found in Saunders County.

The remains were found Tuesday afternoon by sheriff’s deputies and a...

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A third man has been charged in the shooting death of a Bellevue teenager earlier this month.

Rashaun Faison, 21, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was arrested Friday night and...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State regulators have found the Nebraska Republican Party and a political consulting firm liable for making illegal robocalls in a hotly contested legislative race.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company has agreed to pay a $4.1 million fine because one of its subsidiaries improperly sold equipment that was destined for Iran in violation of U.S....

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An official who oversaw Nebraska's road and bridge repairs after last year's historic floods and helped create the state Department of Transportation is leaving his post for a...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Low-income residents who qualify for expanded Medicaid coverage in Nebraska will have to work, volunteer or take classes or get job training if they want access to certain...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska regained its status last month as the state with the nation's lowest unemployment rate, according to federal data released Tuesday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska continues to report record numbers of people hospitalized with the coronavirus, and another inmate who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 has died.

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Arthur County def. Sandhills/Thedford, 22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-8, 15-3

Auburn def. Plattsmouth, 24-26, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 15-12

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A stray ember from a wood-burning fireplace sparked a house fire over the weekend that killed four people, fire officials in the eastern Nebraska city of Columbus said....

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — The Rutgers quarterback competition is down to Nebraska graduate transfer Noah Vedral and redshirt sophomore Art Sitkowski.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will reopen a series of federally funded grant programs to help small businesses and nonprofits that are struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Pete Ricketts...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln company focused on fighting wildfires using drones has been awarded more than $1 million in federal and state grants, it announced.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A recent surge of coronavirus cases in Nebraska has led to record numbers of hospitalizations, and the state's rate of new infections now ranks fifth-highest...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases in Nebraska is growing at a fast pace, and the state's rate of new infections ranks sixth-highest in the nation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man accused of stabbing his mother to death Friday outside a Nebraska pharmacy has been arrested, police said.

Officers responding to a report of a cutting found...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts announced new restrictions Friday aimed at curbing the coronavirus amid a surge of new cases and hospitalizations in Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to a payday lending measure on the November ballot.

Supporters of the measure, which would cap the annual...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Omaha says an investigation has substantiated several allegations of sexual misconduct with minors against a priest who died last year.

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Archbishop Bergan def. Omaha Concordia, 25-12, 25-18, 25-15

Bertrand def. Kenesaw, 24-26, 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 15-4

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KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has been convicted of animal cruelty for attacking his dog with a baseball bat, killing it and burying it in his backyard.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska reported nearly 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus, and doctors in rural areas expressed concern about the high rate of infections across the state.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials say Halloween celebrations may need to be tweaked this year because of the coronavirus pandemic as the state continues to set records for the number of...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 17-year-old was taken to a hospital in critical condition Tuesday following a shooting in North Omaha, Nebraska.

Police said the shooting happened just before 10 a.m....

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus and the rate of new cases remains high in Nebraska.

The state said Tuesday that 299 people were hospitalized with...

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska kicked off the week by registering nearly 500 new cases of the coronavirus as the state continues to see its number of cases climb, state health statistics...