Updated: 10:27 PM The Nebraska State Patrol says a Friday night pursuit in Seward County ended with a suspect being killed after firing on troopers.

Updated: 9:40 PM If you've noticed more people on the streets, or in line at your favorite restaurant lately thats because tourism numbers are up in Grand Island Hall County area, and officials say thats good news for the area and business.

Updated: 10:06 PM On the fifth day of his trial Peter Draper's jury began deliberation just before 4 p.m. At 4:45 they handed the judge their verdict: guilty on two counts of intentional child abuse.

Posted: 4:35 PM Federal authorities will keep a control tower in Grand Island open through the end of September thanks to action by Congress.

Posted: 2:20 PM The City of Grand Island is ramping up its green initiative with a digital newsletter.

Updated: 5:20 PM Lawmakers have pulled funding to buy an airplane from the University of Nebraska Foundation, choosing instead to study whether better options are available.

Posted: 10:51 PM Senate Republicans have boycotted a scheduled committee vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Posted: 9:51 PM Peter Draper of Naponee faces two counts of intentional child abuse that resulted in the death of his grandson. Draper himself was his defense's last witness on Thursday.

Posted: 8:35 PM Nebraska officials have agreed to stop releasing water into Kansas, now that the states have reached a tentative agreement on Kansas' future access to water from the Republican River.

Updated: 6:30 AM Lawmakers have given first-round approval to a bill that makes up most of Nebraska's state budget.

Posted: 7:56 PM The Grand Island Fire Department responded to a grease fire at a trailer house located at 2323 Bellwood Drive just after 3 p.m. Thursday.

Updated: 9:47 PM Leaders in Grand Island and Hall County say they have a grander vision for the area come 2025!

Updated: 4:50 AM A preliminary federal report says a small plane hit and severed a power line before crashing in northeast Nebraska, killing two people aboard.

Posted: 6:38 PM A Broken Bow man remains in critical condition at a Kearney hospital after a motorcycle crash Wednesday.

Updated: 7:39 AM Fundraisers are planned after a 3-year-old North Platte boy nearly drowned this week.

Posted: 2:49 PM A final agreement must be reached by 5:00 p.m. this Friday or the required releases by Nebraska will be reinitiated.

Updated: 12:49 PM Lawmakers have rejected an attempt to add $7.5 million in yearly funding to Nebraska's property tax credit program.

Posted: 4:49 AM Despite wet weather in April, the amount of water flowing into the Missouri River remains below normal because of slow runoff and the ongoing drought. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that the cold weather reduced the amount of runoff from snowmelt in the past month.

Posted: 11:10 PM The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says that the Obama administration has discussed declassifying key data on U.S. missile defense in order to provide it to Russia. The administration has been exploring how to ease Russian concerns that the U.S. missile defense shield is aimed at countering Russia's nuclear arsenal.

Updated: 11:03 PM Gov. Dave Heineman has honored 15 Nebraska high school seniors who garnered perfect scores on the ACT or SAT college admissions exams. Heineman traveled to Omaha's Central High School on Wednesday for the ceremony, and was joined by Nebraska Education

Posted: 10:27 PM The Wyoming State Engineer's Office expects more calls on water rights in the North Platte River drainage in the months ahead despite recent heavy snowfall in the river headwaters. Hydrologists continue to forecast less water storage than the amount needed for irrigation.

Updated: 6:18 AM Wednesday was the third day of the trial of Peter Draper, a Franklin County man accused of killing his two year old grandson last spring.

Posted: 8:37 PM Kearney High School is one of only five Nebraska schools to receive the honor.

Posted: 7:32 PM A ground breaking for a $10-million medical building took place in Kearney on Wednesday night.

Updated: 6:38 AM Hall County District Court Judge William Wright said the 27-year-old may have avoided jail time by "the slimmest of margins."