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Police link teens to car thefts, pursuits

Dec 3, 2008 5:13 pm

Police have arrested four teenagers suspected of being involved in some recent car thefts and police pursuits. Last week police said six or eight recent car thefts had involved attacks on cars 15 to 2...

Program gathers holiday cards for troops

Dec 3, 2008 1:43 pm

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry is encouraging people to participate in the Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Last year, the program helped deliver more than 600,000 holiday cards to troops recovering in ...

Forecast: Wake up to snow

Dec 3, 2008 1:13 pm

Lincoln residents woke up to the first measurable snow of the season Wednesday morning. Around 7 a.m.,

Farmers have options on taxes

Dec 3, 2008 7:01 am

The Nebraska Farm Business Association director says farmers should be making preparations and decision on their taxes for 2008. Director Tina Barrett is reminding farmers that they can write off the ...

Pickup crashes after chase with police

Dec 3, 2008 7:01 am

A 41-year-old man was arrested after a police pursuit that ended when he crashed his pickup and injured himself.

New education resource features UNL bullying research

Dec 3, 2008 7:00 am

UNL research on bullying is featured in a new online resource for parents at Education.com , co-sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators.

County Board OKs development near 'Bennet Corner'

Dec 3, 2008 7:00 am

Karen and Jerry Fletcher got more than a zoning change from the Lancaster County Board on Tuesday. They got a legacy. Commissioners voted unanimously to re-zone 80 acres from agricultural from agricul...

1st candidate jumps in race for Lincoln City Council

Dec 3, 2008 7:00 am

Lincoln physical therapist Jayne Snyder has announced her candidacy for a seat on the Lincoln City Council in the spring city elections. Three at-large seats on the City Council will be up for grabs i...

Former UNL chancellor Spanier named as cabinet prospect

Dec 3, 2008 6:59 am

Former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Graham Spanier is on the list of potential prospects for secretary of education in the Obama administration.

Attorney: Sandoval should get new trial

Dec 3, 2008 6:59 am

Before Jose Sandoval walked in the courtroom for his trial for the murder of five people in a Norfolk bank, jurors deemed him guilty, his Norfolk attorney argued Tuesday before the Nebraska Supreme Co...

Local News from Scottsbluff Star-Herald via Yahoo! News

Balza headed to Penn State

Dec 3, 2008 6:28 am

Fatima Balza made a huge impact for the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team during her two seasons with the Cougars. Now, the 6-foot-3 sophomore middle hitter will try to make a similar...

Girl suffers injuries in Highway 71 accident

Dec 3, 2008 6:27 am

A 17-year-old girl suffered injuries in an Highway 71 accident south of Gering. Marisella Cabera of Gering was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Geo northbound on Highway 71 when she fell asleep, according to ...

Citizens warned about possible scam

Dec 3, 2008 6:27 am

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That advice is still sound, says John Garlinger, spokesperson and regional communications director for the Social Security Administration in Kansas Ci...

Local girl donates to Locks of Love

Dec 3, 2008 6:27 am

Macee Buchheit (8), the daughter of Tobie and Rob Buchheit of Hemingford, made the decision last Wed. to cut and donate her hair to Locks of Love, an organization which makes wigs for cancer patients....

Christmas Holiday Parade is Friday

Dec 3, 2008 6:26 am

Saturday volunteers moved the 2008 edition of Santa Village into place for the holiday season on the corner of 10th and N Streets in Gering. Santa Village will open following the Gering Merchants Asso...

New Scottsbluff council seated

Dec 3, 2008 6:26 am

Raymond Gonzales and Bill Zitterkopf read the oath of office before taking their seats on the Scotsbluff City Council meeting on Tuesday. Photo by Maunette Loeks

Legislators to speak over breakfast at Chamber event

Dec 2, 2008 6:43 am

The Scottsbluff-Gering United Chamber of Commerce is expecting lots of questions for legislators during its annual Pre-Legislative Breakfast on Dec. 9.

News for Kearney, Nebraska

Family mourns loss of Rob Yllescas, who was wounded in Afghanistan

Dec 3, 2008 2:48 pm

Dena Yllescas wants people to know this about her husband: He was a hero off the battlefield, too.

Heineman offers 'Nebraska viewpoint' for stimulus

Dec 3, 2008 2:43 pm

LINCOLN -- Nebraska's conservative Republican governor found common ground Tuesday on restarting the nation's struggling economy with the notquite-conservative Democratic president-elect, Barack Obama...

Legislative task force hold first safe haven meeting

Dec 3, 2008 2:37 pm

Members of a legislative task force that met Tuesday reached no conclusions about how best to help troubled Nebraska children and their families.

Lawyer: Norfolk bank killer's trial unfair

Dec 3, 2008 2:28 pm

LINCOLN -- Norfolk bank killer Jose Sandoval was denied a fair trial because he was not allowed to know the identities of his jurors, his lawyer said Tuesday in a hearing before the Nebraska Supreme C...

USS Nebraska officer speaking at Hub's 2009 Freedom Awards

Dec 3, 2008 7:47 am

KEARNEY — A man who has spent much of his military career beneath the ocean will speak at the 2009 Kearney Hub Freedom Awards banquet.

For Disney director, it's all about details

Dec 3, 2008 7:40 am

KEARNEY — The movement, speed and flow of skaters is what Matt Buttrey thinks are the most compelling parts of an ice show.

Seed Savers

Dec 3, 2008 7:39 am

Ronnie Sanchez of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District office in Kearney moves bags of prairie seeds to storage Tuesday in a Quonset at the Cottonw...

Goodfellows drive hits $1,400 mark

Dec 3, 2008 7:38 am

KEARNEY — The Goodfellows drive stands at $1,422 today thanks to gifts of $55.

Deck your halls

Dec 3, 2008 7:32 am

Amber Brown of 1515 14th Ave. puts up lights around her house Tuesday. She said there aren’t as many places to hang lights this year because a tree blew down in the tornadoes in May.

Class helps divorcing parents, guardians

Dec 3, 2008 7:31 am

GRAND ISLAND — People have come to expect the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension to be a dispenser of knowledge on all things agricultural and horticultural.

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Dec 3, 2008 1:42 pm

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