Posted: 7:23 AM Getting specialized medical care can be tough, especially for families with kids. But one local organization is helping out by bringing that care to the children who need it.

Posted: 7:20 AM One hundred kids at Holmes Elementary in Lincoln left school Friday with one book bag full of homework and another full of healthy food.

Posted: 7:26 AM On Friday, the The Joint Antelope Valley Authority (JAVA) held a press conference at the Jayne Snyder Trails Center to announce the completion of Lincoln’s historic Antelope Valley Project.

Updated: 7:36 AM Lincoln City Libraries and Healing Heart Therapy Dogs, a local therapy dog organization, are providing an opportunity for children ages 6 to 12 who need to polish their reading skills.

Updated: 3:01 PM Husker football players took time away from the field to give back to the community Tuesday night.

Posted: 7:17 AM Not everyone was lucky enough to get the Labor Day holiday off of work. That's why a local restaurant is trying to make at least a small group of them feel that it's worth it.

Posted: 7:15 AM Visitors to the 2012 Nebraska State Fair may have noticed the recycling bins for plastic all around the fairgrounds. They're just the latest efforts by the State Fair to help erase the fair's carbon footprint.

Posted: 7:14 AM Firefighters battling wildfires raging in northwest Nebraska are in need of water, snacks and other items, and people in the area are stepping up to help.

Posted: 8:05 AM Mayor Chris Beutler and Lancaster County Commission Chair Deb Schorr today commended City and County employees for donating $25,072 and more than 4,575 pounds of food and personal items to the Food Bank for Lincoln.

Posted: 7:33 AM 24 volunteers from the Nebraska's chapters of the American Red Cross are heading to to the Gulf Coast to help with Isaac

Posted: 7:18 AM A Nebraska businessman wants to help FFA members learn more about agriculture careers.

Updated: 5:21 AM Jami Marcano describes the past three months as a nightmare. In early June, the single mother of three was backing out of her driveway, unaware that her daughter was behind the car. Months later, Aubree is still on the road to recovery.

Posted: 4:38 AM 400 Nebraska Wesleyan students continue an 18-year long tradition of community service to non-profit organizations.

Posted: 4:33 AM The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity starts the first weekend of school off with a concert to raise donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Posted: 7:37 AM Jerry Thraen is heading to Florida and it's not for a vacation on the beach.

Posted: 7:49 AM It was a late summer's Sunday morning surprise for veterans who came out to see what all the rumble was about. The "Patriot Riders" came to Grand Island carrying the flag, and these "wild ones" weren't out to hassle the community, but to support it.

Posted: 7:48 AM The Nebraska Safety Council is a finalist for a chance to win a new car from Toyota. It will be used for its teen driving program. The public must vote for the council to win.

Updated: 7:47 AM The Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation has won 6 thousand dollars in a charity event held at the Red Nine nightclub in Lincoln.

Posted: 7:27 AM Keep Lincoln and Lancaster County Beautiful (KLLCB) is seeking volunteer groups to help with the 2012 “No Coast Coastal Cleanup” at area lakes.

Updated: 2:34 PM Mayor Chris Beutler today presented the Mayor’s Award of Excellence for June to Chris Myers, Northeast District Park Supervisor for the Parks and Recreation Department.

Posted: 3:56 PM Grants are now available for communities that want to plant trees in Nebraska.

Posted: 7:24 AM A community came together Sunday to help a woman who dedicates her life to saving others.

Posted: 7:26 AM An idea begun last year by four people in western Nebraska to feed the hungry is doing just that -- to the tune of more than 300 people a week.

Posted: 7:28 AM With various charities offering those in need everything from free backpacks to school supplies, two North Platte hair-cutting salons decided they wanted to get in on the act.

Posted: 3:06 PM The Nebraska High School Small Bore Rifle Silhouette Championship is scheduled to be held next month at Pressey Wildlife Management Area.