Posted: 8:49 AM U.S. Attorney Mike Heavican is among nine applicants to become chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Updated: 7:28 PM The terror plot's impact is being felt all the way back here in Nebraska. Travelers at the Lincoln Airport had to dump out their drinks and other liquids before boarding their planes.

Posted: 8:44 AM British authorities say they've broken up a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up several airliners headed toward the U.S. in what they say would have been "mass murder on an unimaginable scale."

Posted: 7:22 AM Third District Democratic congressional candidate Scott Kleeb's camp accused Republican Adrian Smith of misstating the stance of a group that has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Smith's campaign.

Updated: 9:14 PM Lincoln's City Council met Wednesday for the last time to vote on changes to the budget before it's handed to the mayor.

Posted: 10:35 AM The Nebraska volleyball team is ranked number one in a preseason poll.

Posted: 8:10 AM A sitting Supreme Court judge and the former number-two lawyer in the Attorney General's Office are among the applicants to become Nebraska's chief justice.

Posted: 6:30 AM The head of the state's retirement system has submitted her resignation.

Posted: 6:29 AM A toxicology report says a 53-year-old Wisner man was drunk when he fell and died at his home.

Posted: 6:27 AM Beatrice Fire Chief Terry Burger will retire on Sept. 1 despite a unanimous vote of support from the City Council Monday night.

Posted: 7:07 PM Police Chief Tom Casady says potential budget cuts by the mayor and city council could push the department over the edge.

Updated: 6:38 PM Police have told you to keep your garage door closed to prevent thefts. But even locked garages aren't keeping some criminals away. Police say four garages were broken into Monday morning at the Waterbrook Apartments in Lincoln.

Updated: 12:41 PM Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel took his doubts about America's presence in Iraq to a national audience Sunday.

Updated: 12:33 PM The Nebraska State Fair board voted unanimously Saturday to offer the job of executive director to a Wyoming man.

Posted: 7:24 AM Lincoln native Britt Woolf has had a whirlwind summer.

Updated: 3:40 PM Police are calling the death of a 43-year-old woman "suspicious", and treating it as a possible homicide.

Updated: 6:53 PM Mandatory water restrictions for Lincoln could be imposed as early as Monday.

Posted: 12:03 AM 10/11's Lance Schwartz caps the week of Make-A-Wish stories by talking about Stephen and Betty Kuchar of Lincoln who gave back to Make-A-Wish after their daughter's dream came true eleven years ago.

Updated: 9:41 PM You've seen the stars toting Louis Vuitton handbags and Kate Spade clutches along the red carpet. Now, those expensive purses can be yours...for a small price, of course.

Updated: 6:58 PM Robert Phares of North Platte has been appointed to the NU Regents seat formerly held by David Hergert.

Updated: 8:05 PM A Legislative Performance Audit Committee Report released today highlights some problems in the state's sex offender program.

Posted: 7:52 AM U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel is renewing his criticisms of the Bush administration's approach to problems in the Middle East.

Posted: 7:51 AM Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Nelson questioned Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

Posted: 7:50 AM Police are looking for a man who stole $47,000 in cash and checks from Bosselman Travel Center in Elm Creek early Monday.

Updated: 9:54 PM Family and friends say Joshua Ford, of Pender, was a caring man with a creative side. The 20-year-old Army Specialist was killed Monday by a roadside bomb in Iraq.