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A very real looking news release from Bold Nebraska may have done more harm than good for the reputation of the grassroots gr...
Lincoln's Novartis Pharmaceuticals Plant will lose 300 jobs over the next two years. The company announced the cutback to...
An all-day meeting starts at Noon Thursday in Grand Island on the Keystone XL oil pipeline. It's the last open public for...
There are at least 16,000 non-profit companies, limited liability partnerships and limited liability companies in Nebraskadel...
That person next to you looking at a dinette set at Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha might be carrying a gun. As one of the b...
Nebraska's tax receipts in the month of March dipped below projections. The state tax commissioner reported Wednesday tha...
A text scam to tell you about. It claims to be from Union Bank and Trust, but it's not. The text asks you to call a numbe...
Nebraska lawmakers have granted first-round approval to a measure that would give housing assistance to youths aging out of f...
Nebraska's state auditor says the wasteful state spending his office reported earlier this week is but a drop in the budg...
Gasoline prices have dropped again. Super unleaded around Lincoln is now $3.42 a gallon. AAA Nebraska points out pump pri...
A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states jumped last month, suggesting improving economic growth fo...
The USDA reports farmers plan to plant 97.3 million acres of corn this year. That's the largest number seen since 1936. T...
The USDA reports farmers plan to plant 97.3 million acres of corn this year. That's the largest number seen since 1936. T...
The Lancaster County Republican Party wants Mayor Beutler and City Council member Gene Carroll to apologize to UN-L Regent Ti...
A new report says the value of Nebraska's farmland soared 25 percent last year despite the drought, but experts think val...
How'd you like to go to jail for the night ??? Not because you've done anything wrong, but to raise money for KFOR...
Nebraska's Second District Congressional Representative,Lee Terry, has introduced a bill to allow the Keystone XL oil pip...
State Auditor Mike Foley says the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services failed to collect more than $60,000 that...
Bogus letters are being reported from around the country claiming to be from Publishers Clearinghouse's International Lot...
Nebraska's net tax receipts in the month of February dipped below projections. The state tax commissioner's office re...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Wyoming man who was convicted of posing as a licensed car dealer and...
The Lincoln Independent Business Association has endorsed three candidates for City Council in the coming spring election. Th...
Investor Warren Buffett says last year was "subpar" for his company even after posting a 45 percent increase in pro...
The new conduit system recently installed in downtown Lincoln will be used by NebraskaLink, a Lincoln-based Internet provider...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is criticizing Congress and President Obama for across-the-board spending cuts rather than target...
Omaha Public Power District has issued a warning about a billing scam. People pretending to be from OPPD's billing depart...
Mayor Beutler rejects 3 plans for renovating Pershing Center.Turning the 50-year-old auditorium into a downtown library would...
Those testifying during Monday's Lincoln City Council public hearing on a proposed rate increase on your electric bill sa...
There could have been some financial hanky-panky in yesterday's Berkshire hathaway deal. Federal regulators have alleged ...
Upper Great Plains states have the lowest home mortgage delinquency rates in the nation. Homeowners around the country who to...
State forecasters are predicting modest economic and employment growth in Nebraska this year, and a pullback in farm incomes ...
Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson has a new job: chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker has introduced a bill that would lower the state's inheritance tax rates.Sen. Jo...
American farmers and ranchers were borrowing more at the end of last year as their operating expenses and feed costs increase...
A central Nebraska ethanol plant is temporarily shutting down because of the unfavorable market for the corn-based fuel. Aben...
A monthly economic index for nine Midwest and Plains states rose above a growth neutral level last month, pointing to slow gr...
Nebraska says a law that establishes a review process for a proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is constitutional. The state re...
Public hearings have been scheduled for Gov. Dave Heineman's proposals to overhaul the state tax system. The Legislature&...
The Keystone XL pipeline is drawing lots of criticism in Nebraska, but TransCanada’s Shawn Howard wants to reiterate th...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are introducing a bill to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has unveiled two proposed tax reform measures that would eliminate or reduce state income taxes.T...
The Nebraska Department of Revenue says the statewide total of property taxes collected by counties increased nearly 4 percen...
The Nebraska Department of Labor says the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged in December, matching the 3.7 perc...
A new survey of rural bankers suggests that growth in farmland prices, cash rents and farm equipment sales remain strong desp...
Governor Dave Heineman is calling for an overhaul of Nebraska's tax system, saying the state needs to get rid of its indi...
Don't be scared into paying a late electricity bill that isn't yours. The Lincoln Electric System has heard about a s...
2012 was the best year for home sales in Lincoln in the last 5 years. Nicole Jensen with the Realtors Association of Lincoln ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing its final crop report for 2012, providing a glimpse of what last year's d...
A new office complex will soon go up on the southwest corner of P and Canopy Street, 2 blocks from the Pinnacle Bank Arena.Bu...
Governor Dave Heineman says he will request an increase in state aid that would allow for a two-year tuition freeze at the Un...
Not since 2010 have gasoline prices been this low. Super Unleaded fuel prices are now under $3 a gallon. It's not a c...
The fiscal cliff vote in congress brought a reaction of "could have been worse" from Nebraska's largest farm gr...
LINCOLN, NEB. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says he will request an increase in state aid that would allow for a two-year tuition...
Only one of Nebraska's House members voted for legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. Republican 1st District Congressman...
"Could have been worse…" That's the reaction from Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson to fiscal ...
A new report to Congress says pipeline spills caused by flooding dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous ...
Federal agriculture officials say Nebraska's hog inventory is down. The United States Department of Agriculture says in a...
Organizations opposing the Keystone X-L Oil Pipeline may be stopping the pipeline, but not the flow of oil. Energy companies ...
Lincoln is stuck in the middle of low gasoline prices. Omaha to the east and Grand Island to the west are seeing pump prices ...
A new survey of rural bankers shows that rising commodity prices and lower energy costs are helping businesses in Midwestern ...
Concerns about cold temperatures mean the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will up the amount of water flowing into the lower Mis...
Nebraska is getting settlement money from a multi-state agreement with 4 major tobacco companies involving a 10-year dispute ...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway says it paid $1.2 billion to repurchase 9,200 Class A shares from the estate of a...
A judge is allowing TransCanada to resume work on an oil pipeline being built on private property in Texas before a hearing n...
The White House and Congressional Republicans are still negotiating about ways to bring the nation's budget deficit under...
A Nebraska political group has issued a new report predicting the Keystone X-L Pipeline will be a financial windfall. The Pla...
A Texas court has ordered TransCanada to temporarily halt work on a private property where it is constructing part of an oil ...
The Nebraska Tourism Commission has selected Kathy McKillip to be the agency's executive director. McKillip has been dire...
We've been hearing a lot about the approaching "fiscal cliff," but not very much about a solution. Senator Mike...
The fight over the Keystone XL oil Pipeline is picking up again as groups urge President Barack Obama to either approve or re...
A 15-minute phone conversation last night between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner is being followed by ...
Lawmakers are looking for ways to replace the revenue that Nebraska counties would lose if the state's inheritance tax wa...
Nebraskans are making the lowest mortgage payments in the nation. LendingTree, which runs an online market for mortgages and ...
The Ralston school board has agreed to offer buyouts to longtime teachers as part of its efforts to avert more severe budget-...
FAIRMONT, Neb. (AP) - A pipeline spill in southeast Nebraska earlier this week that leaked as much as 150 gallons of gasoline...
Congress is back in session, with negotiations resuming on the fiscal cliff. Among those paying close attention are Nebraska ...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri also expressed concern about the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to ...
An index of economic conditions in 10 Midwest and Western states has jumped for a third straight month, but the looming "...
The Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with plans to reduce flow from an upper Missouri River reservoir despite concerns th...
If you live in Omaha, you might see utility prices jump in the next month. The Omaha Public Power District is considering a g...
If you heat your home using electricity, throw on another blanket. You'll probably be paying more to keep warm. If you he...
The Nebraska Public Power District's retirement plan says Wells Fargo misled it about the risks associated with a securit...
The Nebraska Department of Revenue is reporting $228 million in October net tax receipts, an amount roughly in line with ...
Most Nebraskans will be paying more for electricity in 2013. The Nebraska Public Power District board voted Friday to raise i...
Warren Buffett's company says its third-quarter profit soared 72 percent because the value of its investments and derivat...
The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will lay off 38 workers by the end of the year and won't fill vacant positions as it...
Another update on the Midwest's economy is due out this morning (Thursday). Creighton University economist Ernie Goss wil...
A preliminary 600-page report has been released on the oil pipeline that a Canadian company wants to build across Nebraska. T...
As winter approaches, energy prices in Nebraska appear stable, but consumers could still see higher bills if the weather is c...
The fiscal cliff is looming in the nation's future. It would not be kind to the University of Nebraska. NU Budget Directo...
Closed for nearly all of 2012, Lincoln's Novartis plant is still not ready to reopen. BusinessWeek has reported that Nova...
The deadline for Nebraska businesses and organizations remitting unclaimed property to the state is approaching. Unclaimed pr...
Nebraska’s unemployment rate for September is 3.9%. The rate is down from the August rate of 4.0%, and one-half percent...
Union Pacific says its third-quarter profit rose 15 percent as price increases and more automotive and chemical shipments hel...
A major economic development announcement for the state of nebraska Friday. Fidelity Investments says it has decided to build...
Omaha-based Travel and Transport says it is buying Ultramar, a Travel agency in New York City. Financial terms of the all-cas...
Nebraska utilities will likely continue to rely heavily on coal, natural gas and nuclear power to produce electricity until s...
The Nebraska Department of Revenue is lowering the interest rate that the state charges for delinquent taxes, starting next y...
Your electricity rates could be going up 2 1/2%, but it might have been worse. Originally, a 4% increase was proposed. Lincol...
The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development has received four national awards. The Lincoln Business Retention and Expans...
Three former TierOne Bank executives have been charged with concealing millions of dollars in real estate losses and misleadi...
The federal government is giving rural electric cooperatives in Iowa, Nebraska and seven other states loans to improve portio...
ConAgra Foods said Thursday that its profit more than doubled in its fiscal first quarter.The Omaha-based maker of Healthy Ch...
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has OK'd a new building for the College of Business Administration. The new &...
Governor Heineman wants to know why the University of Nebraska is asking local governments in Omaha to help pay for a $32...
Start calling the Cornhusker Hotel the Cornhusker Marriott. The Marcus Corporation out of Milwaukee, the same company that bo...
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor, Harvey Perlman, is making increased enrollment and reduced spending his priorities...
Several businesses pushed back today against a city plan to allow alcohol at the Auld Recreation Center. The Parks and Recrea...
Republican Senate Candidate Deb Fischer got two and a half minutes on stage before the Republican National Convention on Tues...
The company that wants to build a pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries has revised its new ro...
The former executive director of Kool-Aid Days in Hastings has lost his lawsuit over a bonus. Randy Kottwitz was seeking unpa...
The government is on the verge of approving a grain mainly used as livestock feed to make a cleaner version of ethanol. The E...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that Nebraska's drought-stunted corn crop will plunge 13 percent below last ...
The Nebraska Supreme Court has declared the state's embattled campaign finance law unconstitutional. The 1992 law provide...
Renewable fuel industries in Iowa and Nebraska remain strong at a time of conflict over whether more corn and soybeans should...
Some Omaha council members are questioning unbudgeted pay raises that Mayor Jim Suttle awarded in January to some senior mana...
A big change for the Nebraska Community Blood Bank...it's merging with the Blood Bank of Saint Paul Minnesota. They are c...
The time between today andFriday, July 20th, has been proclaimed as the annual Campaign Against Hunger in Lancaster county. T...
A new report shows Nebraska's tax receipts in the last fiscal year beat projections by nearly $105 million, roughly 3...
The University of Nebraska Foundation has named an executive at Ohio State University as its new president and chief executiv...
Hot temperatures mean spending more time inside in the air conditioning... unless you're homeless. The People's City ...
The Nebraska Democratic Party is targeting GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Deb Fischer in a new television ad that portrays her famil...
Mayor Chris Beutler introduced his budget proposal to the Lincoln City Council on Monday. The $312 Million dollar package...
A June survey says growth in rural areas of 10 Midwestern and Western states, including Nebraska, has slowed. The report rele...
Unemployment remained steady in Omaha, but went up slightly in Lnicoln last month. Omaha's jobless rate was unchanged at ...
A new report says Nebraska's tax receipts in May were higher than expected. The Department of Revenue reports (Monday) th...
Opponents of a Canadian crude oil pipeline have made good on their threat to challenge Nebraska's new pipeline siting law...
The Federal Reserve says the average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states grew more than 25 percent in the...
Nebraska's unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent in April, marking the state's lowest rate since December 2008. The...
Nebraska farmers are almost done with planting the corn crop and are making good process on finishing the soybeans. The U.S. ...
A survey of supply managers suggests growing economic strength in a nine-state region of the Plains and Midwest. The Mid-Amer...
Parts of 40th and Superior streets were shut down earlyWednesday afternoon because of a natural gas leak. The leak was traced...