New Capitol Humane Society Facility Opening Delayed The new Pieloch Pet Adoption Center won't be opening until later in June. Capitol Humane Society Director Bob Downey says a flooring problem is causing the delay. Downey says a solvent that was used to clean off excess debris from the walls, leaked onto the floor and damaged tiles. The floor repair will take several weeks and a new opening date will be announced soon.
Man Allegedly Threatens Employees At Car Dealership Some scary moments for employees at a car dealership.........Lincoln Police arrested a man after he reportedly walked into Husker Auto Group and threatened to shoot employees. It happened just before 11 a.m. this morning (Friday). According to police reports, 67-year-old William Strain was upset over repair services not covered in his vehicle sales contract.
Mock Drill In SD Riles Keystone Pipeline Opponents An emergency drill in Hot Springs has outraged opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota after it portrayed the groups as domestic terrorists. The Hot Springs School District on Tuesday practiced a lockdown after pretending to receive a letter from a group promising destruction unless the projects were stopped.
A New York man had been indicted on federal charges, accused of assaulting and intimidating flight crew members on a flight from New York to Omaha last month. Deshaun Blackett is charged in the indictment with interference with flight crew members and attendants.
Lawmakers Advance Human Trafficking Bill A Nebraska bill that would expand protections for human trafficking victims has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The bill that advanced on Thursday focuses heavily on minors of both sexes who are coerced and sometimes forced into the sex trade. Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln says the law should reflect that young people often aren't entering the sex trade by choice.
Work-Subsidy Pilot Bill Heads To Final Vote A proposed work-subsidy program aimed at Nebraskans who qualify for welfare is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. Lawmakers gave the bill second-round approval on Thursday. The measure by Sen. Sue Crawford, of Bellevue, would create a pilot program to subsidize employment for parents or young people who make as much as 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
A University of Nebraska-Kearney professor has been accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. The Kearney Police Department arrested 52-year-old Joseph Benz late Wednesday. The Attorney General's Office says a cyber-crimes unit had been investigating him.
The new Pieloch Pet Adoption Center won't be opening until later in June. Capitol Humane Society Director Bob Downey says a flooring problem is causing the delay. Downey says a solvent that was used to clean off excess debris from the walls, leaked onto the floor and damaged tiles. The floor repair will take several weeks and a new opening date will be announced soon.
Some scary moments for employees at a car dealership.........Lincoln Police arrested a man after he reportedly walked into Husker Auto Group and threatened to shoot employees. It happened just before 11 a.m. this morning (Friday). According to police reports, 67-year-old William Strain was upset over repair services not covered in his vehicle sales contract.
An emergency drill in Hot Springs has outraged opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota after it portrayed the groups as domestic terrorists. The Hot Springs School District on Tuesday practiced a lockdown after pretending to receive a letter from a group promising destruction unless the projects were stopped.
A New York man had been indicted on federal charges, accused of assaulting and intimidating flight crew members on a flight from New York to Omaha last month. Deshaun Blackett is charged in the indictment with interference with flight crew members and attendants.
A Nebraska bill that would expand protections for human trafficking victims has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The bill that advanced on Thursday focuses heavily on minors of both sexes who are coerced and sometimes forced into the sex trade. Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln says the law should reflect that young people often aren't entering the sex trade by choice.
A proposed work-subsidy program aimed at Nebraskans who qualify for welfare is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. Lawmakers gave the bill second-round approval on Thursday. The measure by Sen. Sue Crawford, of Bellevue, would create a pilot program to subsidize employment for parents or young people who make as much as 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
A University of Nebraska-Kearney professor has been accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. The Kearney Police Department arrested 52-year-old Joseph Benz late Wednesday. The Attorney General's Office says a cyber-crimes unit had been investigating him.
A Norfolk city councilman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Josh Moenning is also a spokesman for 1st District Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Norfolk Police say officers found Moenning's car parked in the middle of a street early Wednesday morning.
Vandals have irreparably damaged Beatrice High School's football field. Someone scaled a 6-foot outer fence and 4-foot inner fence to spread at least 100 pounds of birdseed on the new artificial turf.
This year's Farm Bill came out of committee last week, but Nebraska U.S. Republican Senator Mike Johanns says it's far from a vote. He says the bill doesn't save as many tax dollars as some say. It also continues target prices for commodities, but Johanns says that's still better than using the 1940s Farm Bill or using annual extensions.
The number of traffic crashes in Lincoln continues to drop. A 2011 traffic crash study shows nearly 7,700 crashes were reported, about 37 less than 2010 and 65 less than 2009. Mayor Chris Beutler says despite city growth, Lincoln's street continue to be safe. More than 1,300 intersections were reviewed, including 14th and Superior, which continues to see accidents...
Lincoln City Council member Doug Emery has been chosen to fill the open spot on the Joint Public Agency overseeing construction of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. He says the arena project has been his passion since the concept was introduced several years ago. Emery succeeds Gene Carroll as the Council representative on the three-person agency.
A 43 year old Lincoln man released on parole on Monday led the State Patrol on a 5 mile chase into a north Lincoln neighborhood. Late Wednesday afternoon near 27th and Fletcher, Paul Johnson refused to pull over on I-80.
House Republicans have pushed through legislation to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The bill was approved 241-175 largely along party lines. It's unlikely to be taken up by the Democratic-controlled Senate. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review.
When travelers hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, they should be careful when crossing railroad tracks. It can take more than a mile for a train to stop, and when a train collides with a vehicle there can be disastrous consequences for the vehicle's occupants.
Nebraska has fallen into the loser's bracket of the Big Ten baseball tournament. The Huskers lost 3-2 on Thursday to Ohio State in a game that was decided in the ninth inning. Nebraska was down to its last strike in the top of the ninth, but Bryan Peters tied the game with and RBI single.
Mark Hardy helped the Winnipeg Goldeyes downed the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-1 on Haymarket Park's Opening Night Thursday. Hardy pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out nine and walking zero to earn the win. Yasel Gomez's two-out single sparked the lone Lincoln run of the night, which was ultimately driven in by Stephen Douglas with a single.
Nebraska's homecoming game against Illinois on Oct. 5 will kick off at 11 a.m. The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced start times for this football season's homecoming games. Television coverage will be announced later.
After dropping a 3-game series to Michigan last week at Hawks Field, the Nebraska baseball team responded with an 11-to-2 win Wednesday afternoon over the Wolverines at Target Field in Nebraska’s first game of the 2013 Big Ten Tournament. Sophomore Kyle Kubat pitched 7 innings of one-hit ball, while Blake Headley, Pat Kelly and Austin Darby each produced multi-hit days at the plate.
The Lincoln Saltdogs wrapped up a three-game series in KC against the T-Bones Wednesday night, winning 6-3. Stephen Douglas went four for five last night and that three-run homer wound up being the difference in the Saltdogs win over the T-Bones.
The Nebraska softball team isn't fazed by having to travel to Oregon to play the third-seeded Ducks in this weekend's NCAA super regional. The Pac-12 champion Ducks (49-9) handed Nebraska (43-13) its most lopsided loss of the season and have won 24 straight at home.
Nebraska-Omaha right fielder Ryan Keele is player of the year and newcomer of the year in the Summit League, and Mavericks coach Bob Herold is coach of the year. The conference announced its baseball honors at a banquet Wednesday night in Elmhurst, Ill. Keele batted .461 in league games and was second in all games at .385.
Lincoln Southeast High School officials announced Tuesday that JJ Toczek will be the high school's new athletic director. Toczek comes to Southeast from the Papillion-La Vista School District, where he served most recently as a high school and district administrator.
Seven members of the Nebraska baseball team are being honored by the Big Ten Conference, including Chad Christensen and Pat Kelly, who were each tabbed as first-team All-Big Ten performers by the league coaches.
The Lincoln Saltdogs got quality starting pitching and whacked three more home runs in a 5-4 win over the Kansas City T-Bones Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas. Dennis Raben has four home runs in the first six Saltdogs games. The Dogs got three homers last night and then had to survive three solo homers by the T-Bones late in the game.
In a game that saw record-setting power, the Kansas City T-Bones outslugged the Lincoln Saltdogs 14-10 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark Monday night. The T-Bones five home runs in the bottom of the third is a new American Association record for home runs in an inning.
Dave Gillespie, who has been the athletic director at Lincoln Southwest High School the past seven years, has been named the director of athletics at Midland University in Fremont. Gillespie, a former Nebraska football player, was Coach Tom Osborne's recruiting co-ordinator during a national football championship era for the Huskers.
The Nebraska softball team fought through three weather delays and defeated Stanford 10-5 Sunday to win its first NCAA regional championship since 2002. The start of the game was delayed 32-minutes by rain, and Stanford took a 3-1 lead after the first inning. Then, the rainy weather delayed the start of the second inning for more than an hour.
The Lincoln Saltdogs wrapped up their season-opening series in Gary, Indiana against the Gary-Southshore Railcats by losing 6-5 to the Cats. With the game tied at 5-5, Saltdogs shortstop Brad Payne bobbled a grounder with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, allowing the winning run to score for the Railcats.
Nebraska women's basketball star Jordan Hooper has earned a spot on USA Basketball's 12-player roster for the Women's World University Games in Russia in July. Hooper, who will be a senior next year at Nebraska, earned a spot on USA Basketball's Women's World University Games Team after three days of competition.
The new Pieloch Pet Adoption Center won't be opening until later in June. Capitol Humane Society Director Bob Downey says a flooring problem is causing the delay. Downey says a solvent that was used to clean off excess debris from the walls, leaked onto the floor and damaged tiles. The floor repair will take several weeks and a new opening date will be announced soon.
Some scary moments for employees at a car dealership.........Lincoln Police arrested a man after he reportedly walked into Husker Auto Group and threatened to shoot employees. It happened just before 11 a.m. this morning (Friday). According to police reports, 67-year-old William Strain was upset over repair services not covered in his vehicle sales contract.
An emergency drill in Hot Springs has outraged opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota after it portrayed the groups as domestic terrorists. The Hot Springs School District on Tuesday practiced a lockdown after pretending to receive a letter from a group promising destruction unless the projects were stopped.
A Nebraska bill that would expand protections for human trafficking victims has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The bill that advanced on Thursday focuses heavily on minors of both sexes who are coerced and sometimes forced into the sex trade. Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln says the law should reflect that young people often aren't entering the sex trade by choice.
A proposed work-subsidy program aimed at Nebraskans who qualify for welfare is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. Lawmakers gave the bill second-round approval on Thursday. The measure by Sen. Sue Crawford, of Bellevue, would create a pilot program to subsidize employment for parents or young people who make as much as 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
A University of Nebraska-Kearney professor has been accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. The Kearney Police Department arrested 52-year-old Joseph Benz late Wednesday. The Attorney General's Office says a cyber-crimes unit had been investigating him.
A Norfolk city councilman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Josh Moenning is also a spokesman for 1st District Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Norfolk Police say officers found Moenning's car parked in the middle of a street early Wednesday morning.
Vandals have irreparably damaged Beatrice High School's football field. Someone scaled a 6-foot outer fence and 4-foot inner fence to spread at least 100 pounds of birdseed on the new artificial turf.
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This year's Farm Bill came out of committee last week, but Nebraska U.S. Republican Senator Mike Johanns says it's far from a vote. He says the bill doesn't save as many tax dollars as some say. It also continues target prices for commodities, but Johanns says that's still better than using the 1940s Farm Bill or using annual extensions.
The number of traffic crashes in Lincoln continues to drop. A 2011 traffic crash study shows nearly 7,700 crashes were reported, about 37 less than 2010 and 65 less than 2009. Mayor Chris Beutler says despite city growth, Lincoln's street continue to be safe. More than 1,300 intersections were reviewed, including 14th and Superior, which continues to see accidents...
Lincoln City Council member Doug Emery has been chosen to fill the open spot on the Joint Public Agency overseeing construction of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. He says the arena project has been his passion since the concept was introduced several years ago. Emery succeeds Gene Carroll as the Council representative on the three-person agency.
When travelers hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, they should be careful when crossing railroad tracks. It can take more than a mile for a train to stop, and when a train collides with a vehicle there can be disastrous consequences for the vehicle's occupants.
Nebraska has fallen into the loser's bracket of the Big Ten baseball tournament. The Huskers lost 3-2 on Thursday to Ohio State in a game that was decided in the ninth inning. Nebraska was down to its last strike in the top of the ninth, but Bryan Peters tied the game with and RBI single.
Mark Hardy helped the Winnipeg Goldeyes downed the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-1 on Haymarket Park's Opening Night Thursday. Hardy pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out nine and walking zero to earn the win. Yasel Gomez's two-out single sparked the lone Lincoln run of the night, which was ultimately driven in by Stephen Douglas with a single.
Nebraska's homecoming game against Illinois on Oct. 5 will kick off at 11 a.m. The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced start times for this football season's homecoming games. Television coverage will be announced later.
The Nebraska softball team isn't fazed by having to travel to Oregon to play the third-seeded Ducks in this weekend's NCAA super regional. The Pac-12 champion Ducks (49-9) handed Nebraska (43-13) its most lopsided loss of the season and have won 24 straight at home.
Nebraska-Omaha right fielder Ryan Keele is player of the year and newcomer of the year in the Summit League, and Mavericks coach Bob Herold is coach of the year. The conference announced its baseball honors at a banquet Wednesday night in Elmhurst, Ill. Keele batted .461 in league games and was second in all games at .385.
Lincoln Southeast High School officials announced Tuesday that JJ Toczek will be the high school's new athletic director. Toczek comes to Southeast from the Papillion-La Vista School District, where he served most recently as a high school and district administrator.
Dave Gillespie, who has been the athletic director at Lincoln Southwest High School the past seven years, has been named the director of athletics at Midland University in Fremont. Gillespie, a former Nebraska football player, was Coach Tom Osborne's recruiting co-ordinator during a national football championship era for the Huskers.
Nebraska women's basketball star Jordan Hooper has earned a spot on USA Basketball's 12-player roster for the Women's World University Games in Russia in July. Hooper, who will be a senior next year at Nebraska, earned a spot on USA Basketball's Women's World University Games Team after three days of competition.
