Updated: 6:58 AM Putting aside $8 million to pay for upgrades to the state's distance learning system did not find favor Wednesday in the Legislature.

Updated: 6:40 PM A young man's unexpected death is shaking up an entire Sudanese community in Lincoln.

Updated: 5:58 PM Student enrollment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has dropped by 767 students from the fall of 2003. That decline means less tuition money and the possibility Chancellor Harvey Perlman may have to cut the budget next year.

Updated: 2:08 PM The number of online tax return filings is increasing every year.

Updated: 2:04 PM Michael McGuire is given up to 80 years in prison for escaping from the Tecumseh prison last year.

Updated: 2:01 PM Lawmakers move forward a bill that would study the needs of distance learning in Nebraska. However, they do not approve putting aside money now to pay for the recommendations.

Updated: 10:36 PM A deadly accident in Kansas kills three, including a father and son from Geneva, Nebraska. It all happened yesterday on Interstate 35 South of Haysville. Eyewitnesses say a pick-up was going the wrong way for miles before hitting the car carrying Craig Wilkins, his wife and two sons.

Updated: 7:25 PM Voters headed to the polls to cast their vote, even if it's "just" the primaries.

Updated: 7:22 PM Police say they now know how a homeless man was killed near downtown Lincoln

Updated: 7:01 AM Kansas man was driving north in a southbound lane when he struck an oncoming vehicle.

Updated: 7:00 AM About 80 percent of fatalities in work zones are drivers and passengers.

Updated: 6:59 AM About a dozen people are left without jobs and without their last five weeks of pay since their employer filed for bankruptcy.

Updated: 12:02 AM A body is found near a bike trail in Lincoln, now police are treating the case as a homicide.

Updated: 5:35 PM Lincoln voters will have the opportunity to vote in the primary election on April 5 for three at large seats for the Lincoln City Council.

Updated: 4:37 PM A 29 year old woman is identified as the victim in a house fire in Hall County.

Updated: 4:33 PM Nebraska governor says he wants to study the impact of methamphetamine use in the state.

Updated: 4:31 PM Nebraskan is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

Updated: 7:22 AM Hajim al-Hassani earned Masters from UNL.

Updated: 9:30 PM Cheney public school board members are considering other avenues when it comes to finding funds to keep the school afloat.

Updated: 10:28 PM The death of pope John Paul II has sent ripples throughout the Catholic community. Here in the Capitol City many Catholics who attended evening Mass services were saddened by the news. 10-11's Ashley Smith reports.

Updated: 9:46 PM University of Nebraska- Lincoln students and cancer survivors walked for a cure.

Updated: 10:41 PM The Pope's health has been the concern for Catholics everywhere, including those that attended the Cathedral of the Risen Christ's evening mass. Many expressed sadness about the Pope, but said they are happy because they know he will go to a better place.

Updated: 8:28 PM Gov. Heineman received a tour of the new business when he presented them with a Community Development Block Grant.

Updated: 6:03 AM Lucy Boruch allegedly embezzled more than $1,500.

Updated: 5:58 AM Attorney was among eight people indicted this week.