Updated: 05/24/2013 - 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 early Thursday morning.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - Husker defensive end Avery Moss has a court date set for July. According to court records, Moss is charged with 3 misdemeanors including public indecency and disturbing the peace in last December.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - A perfect storm brews over Lincoln this holiday weekend with thousands of people descending on the city for different events.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - Adoption numbers are at a record high, but Lincoln is running low on foster homes.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - After a wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time. In Lincoln some boy scout leaders are praising the decision.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - A group that opposes alcohol sales in Whiteclay is alleging that one of its beer store owners gave baseball bats and a stick to men who frequent the town, and told them to attack the protesters' encampment on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - Nebraska students showed improvement in this year's statewide writing proficiency test.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - The jury in Jodi Arias' murder trial has been dismissed after failing to decide if she should receive the death penalty.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - After a wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - Ryan Hander,, who was making his first start since early April, pitched 4.2 solid innings as the Huskers stay alive at the Big Ten Tournament with a 7-4 win over Minnesota.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - Husker defensive end Avery Moss has a court date set for July. According to court records, Moss is charged with 3 misdemeanors including public indecency and disturbing the peace in last December.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - Nebraska's November 29th football game against Iowa will begin at 11:00 a.m.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - Health experts say it's common to check for ticks after a day at the park or a hike in the woods, but they say those aren't the only times to look.

Updated: 05/23/2013 - The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - Alabama health officials say a mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in the southeastern part of the state. In a statement, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre says seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath.

Posted: 05/23/2013 - It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

Posted: 05/22/2013 - A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later -- in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.