Posted: 7:29 AM People who live near a lead recycling plant site in Lincoln have questions and suspicions about a recently release contamination report.

Posted: 7:19 AM Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making his first trip back to Nebraska for a speech at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Posted: 7:15 AM The Scotts Bluff County Board is telling officials in 11 communities that they need to pay more to upgrade emergency 911 and dispatch services or the county will drop out of a 23-year-old dispatch agreement.

Posted: 7:12 AM The Omaha Public Library Board is considering closing library branches or limiting hours to meet Mayor Jean Stothert's proposed budget cuts.

Posted: 7:03 AM Authorities say a man has been accused of trying to sexually assault a woman outside her Jazzercise class in Omaha.

Posted: 6:52 AM ew technology to reduce bad breath that was developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been licensed to a Chinese company.

Updated: 12:33 PM A 32-year-old Nebraska woman has been sentenced to 30 months of probation for her fake marriage to a man who was living in the country illegally.

Posted: 12:05 PM Officials say a body found in the Missouri River at South Sioux City was that of a missing Nebraska man.

Posted: 9:04 AM The Nebraska Roads Department is planning to resurface 10 miles of State Highway 8 in southeast Nebraska this week.

Posted: 9:02 AM Nebraska's four state-run veterans homes have received perfect scores on their most recent annual Health Care System Surveys from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Posted: 6:45 PM Nebraska Sen. Steve Lathrop is kicking off his statewide listening tour as he weighs a run for governor.

Posted: 5:25 PM The Nebraska corn crop is faring far better than some other states including neighboring Iowa with 75 percent of the crop in good or excellent condition.

Posted: 4:25 PM The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has been arrested during a protest of alcohol sales in Nebraska, on the border of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Posted: 4:02 PM The utility that runs the Cooper nuclear power plant in southeast Nebraska must persuade regulators it has improved the way workers respond to problems.

Posted: 3:18 PM Nebraska officials are canceling their contract with a Lincoln-based paper recycling firm after auditors found that the state failed to collect more than $60,000 from the company.

Updated: 1:16 PM Seward County deputies are investigating a rollover accident that killed one and injured two others.

Updated: 8:36 AM In this week's Smart Living, learn about two women who are working to improve your health and the environment by limiting our usage of plastics.

Updated: 1:49 PM A 36-year-old man who was pulled unresponsive from the Platte River in eastern Nebraska has died.

Posted: 6:50 AM Approval of a massive farm bill could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week.

Posted: 8:34 PM A conservation group is sponsoring a guided bird watching tour and habitat presentation at Summit Lake in Tekamah.

Updated: 11:12 AM The Nebraska Secretary of State's office is warning about a direct-mail request that seeks money from businesses.

Posted: 11:10 AM The Nebraska Capitol's south entrance is set to reopen after more than a week of repair work.

Posted: 9:14 AM Low-income seniors can once again buy fresh food through a farmers' market coupon program.

Posted: 9:10 AM This year's Nebraska State Fair is still two months away, but the fair's officials have already begun preparing for next year's fair.

Posted: 9:04 AM A Grand Island attorney whose was denied payment by the Hall County Board of Supervisors because he waited more than two years to submit the bill has filed a notice of appeal in Hall County District Court.