Posted: 6:11 PM Veterinarians and emergency crews will be joining forces in Kearney for an annual meeting on emergency responses to livestock diseases.

Updated: 9:49 PM University of Nebraska at Kearney students returned to campus today, and while back to school means hitting the books, for many, it also means back to a balancing act.

Updated: 6:16 PM This year's corn harvest is ahead of schedule with 4 percent in already compared with just 1 percent at the same time last year.

Posted: 4:30 PM Kearney wins its final game at the Little League World Series behind a record-setting 15-run second inning.

Posted: 6:05 AM Ranchers stricken by drought are expressing frustration at Congress' failure to pass disaster aid legislation before taking a five-week break.

Updated: 7:49 AM It was a late summer's Sunday morning surprise for veterans who came out to see what all the rumble was about. The "Patriot Riders" came to Grand Island carrying the flag, and these "wild ones" weren't out to hassle the community, but to support it.

Updated: 10:39 PM A St. Paul man is dead after his mobile home caught fire. Witnesses say the fire erupted sometime around 2 a.m. on Friday morning.

Posted: 4:20 PM The Kearney Little League Baseball team lost to Connecticut in the Little League World Series. Kearney faces Germany in a consolation game Monday.

Updated: 10:44 PM The Nebraska State Fair and Labor Day weekend are two big events that will also mean big traffic for Grand Island.

Updated: 10:50 PM A special meeting was announced today to discuss how to fund the new police hires a recent study says Grand Island desperately needs.

Updated: 11:47 AM As one family told Nebraska Central News earlier this week, they feel targeted by their neighbors. Now, the town of St. Edward is speaking out. Many said they don't want these isolated incidents to reflect on the whole community.

Updated: 6:39 PM Gov. Dave Heineman says Nebraska will continue to deny driver's licenses to young illegal immigrants who are now eligible for U.S. work permits under a new Obama administration policy.

Posted: 6:34 PM Nebraska's unemployment rate has risen to 4 percent in July.

Posted: 6:32 PM The Nebraska Supreme Court has affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a Norfolk man serving live in prison for the fatal stabbing of his former girlfriend.

Posted: 6:30 PM The former executive director of Kool-Aid Days in Hastings has lost his lawsuit over a bonus.

Updated: 5:56 PM A year from now, the Pinnacle Bank Arena will open its doors.

Updated: 9:35 PM Downtown Hastings will soon have a new anchor for the arts, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.

Posted: 8:13 PM Police have arrested a Sidney woman who allegedly left her 5-year-old son unattended for hours because she was intoxicated.

Updated: 9:42 PM In order to make the State Fair a little safer for Nebraskans this year, Bill Johnson, the National Sales Manager at Savox Communications, says security has invested in some equipment that will make fair-goers worry a little less.

Updated: 9:46 PM Buying land can be a costly venture for anyone, but for conservation groups finding the money to do it is sometimes an uphill battle.

Updated: 10:28 PM A farm bill, taxes and the national debt are concerns Nebraskans deal with everyday; and problems congressional delegates try to solve.

Posted: 3:24 PM A hearing is postponed for a woman suspected of helping to hide the body of a Denver man in western Nebraska.

Posted: 3:19 PM An economic index for 10 Midwest and Western states has dropped again, and an economist says the drought is "dampening economic activity across the region."

Posted: 3:17 PM Federal weather forecasters say the drought appears to be leveling off, although it is likely to continue at least through November.

Posted: 3:12 PM A convicted Nebraska sex offender has pleaded not guilty to a new charge.