Updated: 3:37 PM Despite a fire line break, a Nebraska official says firefighters are still on track to completely contain three wildfires that have blackened more than 117 square miles of north-central Nebraska.
Posted: 3:30 PM A 49-year-old Iowa woman has been given nine years of probation in Nebraska because she violated terms of an earlier probation sentence by living with dogs.
Posted: 3:18 PM A Canadian company that wants to build an oil pipeline from Alberta's tar sands region to Texas refineries now has a final permit for the Gulf Coast portion of the project.
Posted: 4:49 AM Several cases of whooping cough have been reported in central Nebraska.
Posted: 11:41 PM A family farm in Kenesaw was the setting as the Nebraska Farm Bureau officially endorsed Republican Senate candidate Deb Fischer.
Posted: 7:33 PM A convicted felon has been sent back to prison for his role in robbing a Kearney man of marijuana and money.
Updated: 2:47 PM It's not easy to keep an event going for more than 90 years, but participants and fans are keeping the spirit of rodeo and rodeo entertainment alive in central Nebraska this week.
Updated: 6:23 AM Dozens of agencies from across Nebraska and the Midwest are fighting fire to save farmland, but it started with local volunteers battling the blaze to save their own.
Updated: 10:30 PM Two South Dakota men accused of shooting at a Nebraska state trooper have made plea deals.
Posted: 12:33 PM The wildfire in the northwest corner of Nebraska has spread far enough to burn more than 3 square miles, but firefighters have contained at least 60 percent of the blaze.
Updated: 11:42 AM Officials are optimistic they'll be able to contain the massive wildfires in north-central Nebraska soon, and all of the scenic Niobrara River will likely be open to boating and tubing this weekend.
Updated: 5:28 AM Eight more Nebraska counties have been added to a national list of those eligible for a streamlined drought relief process.
Updated: 10:51 PM Nearly 20,000 people are expected to make their way to Burwell this week for one of central Nebraska's oldest traditions: Nebraska's Big Rodeo.
Updated: 12:20 PM There's not a human being alive today that doesn't face challenges. It's just that some people deal with those challenges better than others. And it doesn't hurt if your life-long dream lies on the other side of those obstacles.
Updated: 8:17 PM Keeping a Harvard yard green will require a new routine: new lawn watering restrictions were implemented on Tuesday. For now, odd numbered addresses may water their lawns on odd numbered dates, evens on evens.
Posted: 6:54 PM Grand Island Police continue to look into embezzlement concerns at Grand Island's Community Foundation, but Foundation board members say the organization is ready to move forward.
Posted: 4:25 PM Officials estimate that a wildfire in the northwest corner of Nebraska has blackened about 1.5 square miles.
Posted: 4:19 PM Authorities have tentatively identified the human remains found in northwest Nebraska's Dawes County.
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Posted: 7:43 AM A southern Nebraska natural resources district has banned lawn watering and car washing as the drought and high temperatures raise the demand for water.
Updated: 7:10 AM Red Cross leaders say so many donations have come in, they're now only asking for money.
Posted: 7:27 PM Hall County officials say Grand Island's senior center is in desperate need of upgrades, but they don't have the funding to make it happen.
Posted: 5:50 PM The south-central Nebraska city of Harvard is taking precautions to ensure a water crisis may be avoided.
