Posted: 6:57 AM The Nebraska Legislature has crossed the halfway point of its 90-day session.

Updated: 8:21 AM A 51-year-old Lincoln woman has been given nearly 22 years in federal prison for conspiring to sell crack cocaine.

Posted: 6:48 AM A Nebraska lawmaker wants to extend the timeframe in which residents can file a lawsuit to argue that a tax is unconstitutional.

Posted: 6:35 AM The Nebraska Court of Appeals has upheld the rejection of a sex offender's request for post-conviction relief.

Posted: 6:31 AM An Iowa man has been given 10-14 years in a Nebraska prison for bank robbery.

Posted: 8:59 PM A bill to expand Nebraska Medicaid coverage has advanced for debate in the Legislature, and supporters are building their case in anticipation that Gov. Dave Heineman will veto.

Posted: 6:37 AM The Nebraska Broadband Initiative has scheduled a free webinar on what it takes to have a successful mobile information operation.

Posted: 11:02 PM A 41-year-old man has been arrested on arson and burglary allegations stemming from a fire that heavily damaged a Chadron house.

Posted: 10:56 PM The Omaha Veterans Affairs hospital is referring surgeries elsewhere in the city because of humidifier problems in its operating rooms.

Posted: 10:42 PM An Omaha woman running an unlicensed home day care has been arrested in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy.

Updated: 4:42 AM Lawmakers are continuing to debate a measure that would create a state tax modernization commission.

Posted: 2:55 PM Nebraska has officially opened its first China trade office in Shanghai.

Posted: 2:52 PM A northeast Nebraska business will be getting a $544,023 refund because it mistakenly paid Norfolk's sales tax for several years when it wasn't required to.

Updated: 12:40 PM Average retail gasoline prices in Lincoln have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.64/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 146 gas outlets in Lincoln.

Posted: 8:12 AM Authorities and witnesses say a private jet has crashed in a northern Indiana neighborhood, striking three homes.

Posted: 8:07 AM The state has decided that an assisted living facility in North Platte will remain on probation until mid-July.

Posted: 8:01 AM The Nebraska Department of Roads says drivers should be prepared for the start of construction projects on the state's highways.

Posted: 7:57 AM A Nebraska couple has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for stealing $850,000 from several banks.

Posted: 7:44 AM The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a 19-year-old woman and injured the 18-year-old woman driver.

Posted: 7:40 AM This spring's Willa Cather conference will feature a filmmaker, author and entertainer.

Posted: 7:37 AM The Platte River Art Show at Mahoney State Park will have pieces from nationally known artists from around the Midwest.

Posted: 7:30 AM The Nebraska Public Power District says crews will soon begin patrolling its 4,300 miles of transmission lines in the state to trim any trees that threaten the lines.

Posted: 7:27 AM Douglas County Sheriff's officials say a traffic stop in Omaha led to the discovery of candy, treats and other foods laced with marijuana.

Posted: 7:25 AM A 16-year-old Alliance boy has died and another teen has been hospitalized in a crash near Alliance.

Posted: 7:17 AM The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says Ponca State Park is offering a variety of family activities for Easter.