Updated: 10:25 PM LPS held its last day of classes Thursday, and the kids are thrilled for summer to start, but are sad to say 'so long' to some of their classmates and teachers.

Updated: 8:40 PM The minutes in the back of an ambulance can mean the difference between life and death. National EMS week celebrates those who fight to save lives.

Posted: 5:22 PM Sometimes it's nice to take a few moments to slow down, stop and smell the roses...or this time of year, smell the lilacs! In this House Works, we travel to UNL's East Campus to learn more about the wonderful lilac collection that's on display every spring.

Updated: 10:39 PM A search and rescue team from Nebraska is returning home after helping with tornado damage in an Oklahoma City suburb.

Updated: 7:22 PM 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 late Wednesday.

Updated: 3:57 PM A Norfolk city councilman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

Updated: 9:26 PM The Columbus Police Department says they are investigating a homicide at 2603 8th Street in Colubus, Neb.

Updated: 10:27 PM School administrators at Irving Middle School say an eighth grader in charge of designing the school yearbook wrote something offensive next to another student's picture.

Updated: 5:38 PM Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that the number of vehicle crashes in the City continues to decrease.

Posted: 11:49 AM Sometimes it's hard to get out of a rut. In this Mommy Makeover, our latest mom has been fearful of change, but thanks to our team of stylists, she's happy with her new look!

Updated: 11:35 AM State Troopers rerouted drivers off Interstate 80 after a semi truck crashed. It happened just East of the Pleasant Dale exit around 9:15 Thursday morning.

Posted: 8:41 AM Day one of the First News Nebraska Capital City Baking Challenge

Posted: 6:17 AM House Republicans have pushed through legislation to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Updated: 8:39 AM Some people don't want to clip coupons. There are easy ways to save without spending the time or the effort of clipping coupons and lugging them to the store.

Updated: 4:56 AM The chase ended with state troopers arresting 43-year-old Paul Johnson of Lincoln. It started when Johnson refused to pull over on I-80 around 4:30 p.m.

Updated: 7:43 AM Three people from Beatrice have joined forces to help raise money and collect survival supplies for storm-weary residents in Oklahoma.

Updated: 6:02 AM Police say three Nebraska Danger players' apartment was burglarized.

Updated: 5:31 AM No doubt people in Oklahoma need help from the rest of the country to put their lives back together after a tornado devastated the area, but fraudsters are also looking to take advantage of your willingness to help.

Updated: 7:43 AM Money. It's the only thing the Red Cross says is guaranteed to help tornado victims. Sending something else can quickly become another burden. "If you look at the pictures of Moore, Oklahoma, there are no houses," said Susan Epps, Executive Director of the Cornhusker Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Updated: 6:04 AM The York Police Department is looking for a woman driver who may have been involved in a hit and run incident at York’s Wal-Mart last Friday, May 17.

Posted: 2:20 PM Lincoln Police Sergeant Thomas L. Hamm, age 53, has died. Sergeant Hamm was a 24-year veteran of the Lincoln Police Department. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; his three daughters, Bethany, Charity and Haley; his parents and other family members.

Updated: 7:46 AM The clean-up continues in Moore, Oklahoma Wednesday. Eighty-two members of Nebraska Task Force 1 are an active part of that recovery effort.

Updated: 6:09 AM The LETR is the grass-roots fundraiser for the Special Olympics which include events like Polar Plunge, Tip-A-Cop, Cop-On-Top, and LETR Truck Convoys for Special Olympics. Since its inception, the LETR has raised $42 million.

Posted: 8:26 AM Click in the story to watch our weekly Crimestoppers segments with Lincoln Police.

Updated: 6:34 AM Beginning Tuesday, May 21, S. 17th Street from South to “A” streets will be closed for about eight weeks for street rehabilitation. The project was originally scheduled to begin in early May, but it was delayed when the Near South Neighborhood Association asked if some of the existing stone curb could be incorporated into the project.