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.

Updated: 5:03 AM A Lincoln man captured on his cell phone the massive twister that tore through Moore, Oklahoma as he was just driving through, on his way back home to Nebraska following a hunting trip.

Updated: 7:35 AM Man's best friend is going to Oklahoma to help kids and other victims cope with the devastation caused by a massive tornado Monday.

Updated: 5:20 AM For Joseph Ahlers of Grand Island, the Moore, Oklahoma, tornado hit straight home. His 10-year-old daughter Ariana was inside one of the elementary schools that was wiped out in the path of destruction.

Updated: 6:18 AM At more than a mile wide, no could predict the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, or the destruction left behind.

Updated: 7:34 AM As the death toll rises for the massive tornado that hit Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon, some well-known relief agencies are jumping into action. There are many ways for those in Oklahoma and all over the country to help.

Updated: 5:30 AM According to the Nebraska Supreme Court site, the StarTran bus driver caught on video punching a passenger numerous times has plead not guilty to 3rd Degree Assault.

Updated: 6:40 AM The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Posted: 2:02 PM All of us are looking to save a little money. And some experts say that one of the best places to start is in the kitchen. One way to save a few dollars is to buy a whole chicken and cut it up yourself. Chef Judy joins us with Dean Dvorak of Plum Creek Farm to show us how it's done.

Updated: 9:27 AM Day one of the First News Nebraska Capital City Baking Challenge

Updated: 6:02 PM Hunting for Morel Mushrooms is a Pure Nebraska pastime, but the growth of these mushrooms is running a little late this year. We'll go mushroom hunting and show you what to look for.

Updated: 7:58 PM A 70-year-old registered sex offender from North Platte who pleaded no contest to a new charge of child sexual assault is going to prison.

Updated: 7:36 AM Rescue crews are working to find survivors after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs. About 80 members of the Nebraska Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue Team left Monday to help with rescue efforts.

Posted: 4:38 AM Police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery overnight. It happened just after 1 a.m. Monday, in the 1300 block of F Street. Police say the two victims were leaving an apartment when they were confronted by two men.

Updated: 6:04 AM The Senate is debating cuts to the federal crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week. The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies and crop insurance in the legislation, which would cost almost $100 billion a year over five years and would set policy for farm programs and food aid.

Updated: 6:54 PM At Monday night's meeting the Central City Public School Board handed out three pages of written answers to some of the questions citizens asked at a meeting in April.

Updated: 6:03 AM A pit bull attacked Sunday night, leaving one neighborhood shaken. It happened near 40th and D Street.

Updated: 5:13 AM A teenager missing from her Martell home since Monday, has been found. Lancaster County Sheriff's Office tells us 17-year-old Lisa Van-Meveren was located late Tuesday night.

Updated: 6:14 AM Roy Christensen, Lerion Gaylor Baird and Trent Fellers are the new faces of the Lincoln City Council. Monday night, it was finally time for the campaigning to end and the action to begin.

Updated: 6:43 AM Two suspects appeared in Hall County Court Monday for two separate stabbings.

Updated: 6:53 AM Students and staff are mourning the loss of Gary Monter.

Posted: 6:58 PM Tom Hutson of Red Cloud started the Nebraska Handwriting Contest in 1991. He did so in honor of his mother, Eva Hutson, who was widely know around Webster County for her fine cursive. A pair of penmanship pals from York were recently recognized for their carefully crafted cursive in the 23rd Annual Nebraska Handwriting contest.

Updated: 5:20 PM Losing weight is tough for anyone, but a Lincoln senior will make you believe it can be done. 81 year old Nancy Simmons lost 25 pounds and 6.5 inches around her waist.

Updated: 9:33 PM As police continue to investigate the Friday morning stabbing incident that sent both the victim and the suspect to the hospital, those who know both Mirna Medina-Colocho and Aslin Nabarro say they can't believe what happened.

Updated: 9:34 PM A Grand Island woman is in jail Sunday after police say she stabbed her boyfriend.