Nebraska Turns 149 Today, and Planning is Well Underway for the Big 150
LINCOLN - Nebraska turns 150 next year and will host a yearlong jubilee dubbed the Nebraska 150 Celebration. The Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission is planning events across the state to highlight...
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On this day in 1867, Nebraska became the 37th state admitted to the United States. Happy 149th Birthday Nebraska!
View ArticleNorfolk foster dad pleads guilty to soliciting sex from adopted son
LINCOLN - A longtime foster parent in Norfolk has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a foster son he adopted. The 59-year-old man - whose name is not being published to protect the identity of the...
View ArticleNebraska turns 149 today, and planning is well underway for the big 150
LINCOLN - Nebraska turns 150 next year and will host a yearlong jubilee dubbed the Nebraska 150 Celebration. The Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission is planning events across the state to highlight...
View Article"Connecting the Dots" Between Your Digestive System and Feeling Healthy
*PRESS RELEASE* FREMONT, NE - March 1, 2016: Fremont Health invites area men and women to learn more about how they can take a more proactive role in their healthcare by maintaining optimal digestive...
View ArticleAlbion Police Investigate Burglary, Following Gas Station Break-In
ALBION - Police are investigating a burglary after an unknown male broke into a gas station in Albion to steal cigarettes. Albion Police officials say a man broke through the glass door at Bosselman's...
View ArticleMeet The Docs: Dr. Brandon Borer
Get to know Columbus Podiatrist and Petersburg native Dr. Brandon Borer in this new bi-montlhy segment brought to you by the Columbus Community Hospital.
View ArticleHundreds of Women Gather for 6th Annual Go Red Night
COLUMBUS - Close to 500 women gathered in Columbus for a common cause. The 6th Annual Columbus Go Red For Women Ladies Night Out was held at the Ramada Inn Tuesday evening as women from all around the...
View ArticleNebraska State Patrol arrests 2 in what it says was a murder-for-hire plot
An investigation into what authorities are calling a murder-for-hire plot led to the arrest of two men on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, the Nebraska State Patrol said Tuesday. On Friday, the...
View ArticleHowells-Dodge Ready for State Tourney Run
HOWELLS - The Howells-Dodge Jaguars advanced to the state tournament for the second straight year after posting a 19-6 record in Class D-1. The team lost in the subdistrict finals to Fullerton in a...
View ArticleFullerton Girls Returning to State Focused and Determined
FULLERTON - This year the Fullerton girls aren't just satisfied with making the state basketball tournament, they want to go all the way. The Warriors returned all five starters from last year's team...
View ArticleHuskers Fall to #15 Purdue on Senior Night
LINCOLN - Another Big Ten men's basketball opponent has made itself at home in Nebraska's Pinnacle Bank Arena. No. 15 Purdue rolled to a 21-point lead after 12 minutes Tuesday night and cruised from...
View ArticleLocal Sports for Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016…
Basketball: For the first time since 1999, the Fremont Tigers are headed to the State Tournament in boys' basketball. Fremont claimed the A-2 District Championship at Al Bahe Gymnasium, last night...
View ArticleFremont Man Arrested After Causing a Disturbance
FREMONT - A Fremont resident is arrested after the Fremont Police Department received multiple disturbance calls. Officers arrived to business on the 400 block of W. 23rd St. at 2:31 a.m. in regards to...
View ArticleMultiple Storage Unit Burglaries Draw Extra Patrol
FREMONT - After multiple recent burglaries of local storage units, the Fremont Police Department is positioning extra patrol. As officers were assigned to patrol area storage units, they were called to...
View ArticleFPD Responds to Storage Unit Burglary; Suspect Unknown
FREMONT - Fremont Police responded to another storage unit burglary that was reported Tuesday morning. Officers arrived at the General Self Storage units on the 500 block of N. Pierce St. at about 11...
View ArticleACLU: Eastern Nebraska Counties Non-Compliant With Abortion Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska investigation has found that 15 counties aren't following state law for minors seeking an abortion. The Nebraska law requires a minor...
View ArticleYork inmates, Lincoln nonprofit partner to feed children
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A Lincoln nonprofit organization has teamed up with female inmates to assemble meals to combat child hunger. The York News-Times reports that 20 inmates at the Nebraska Center for...
View ArticleNew Bill Proposes Nebraska Grand Juries Publicize their Proceedings
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A bill that would make Nebraska grand juries report their proceedings to the public will be debated by the full Legislature. Grand juries are called to investigate deaths of a...
View ArticleCounty Board Proposes New Ordinance for Safer Tomorrow
FREMONT - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation by Dodge County's legal council Wednesday on maintaining and adding constitutional guidelines for the possibility of a new adult...
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