Posted: 1:45 PM Iowa and Nebraska take a heavy hit from the major snowstorm moving across the Plains and into the Midwest.

Updated: 5:37 PM Roads are still slick and Lincoln City officials say 'don't drive if you don't have to'.

Updated: 8:22 AM Click in the story for the latest weather conditions and forecast.

Updated: 1:23 PM Interstate 80 from Utica to Kearney remains closed as of 11:00 a.m., (CST), due to snow pack and rough ice.

Updated: 11:01 PM Lincoln Public Schools announces there will be no school tomorrow - Thursday, Dec. 20 - due to the inclement weather conditions with expected considerable snow accumulation through the evening hours.

Updated: 11:01 PM Click in the story to see which sections of I-80 are closed.

Updated: 12:55 PM A residential parking ban went into effect at 8 a.m. Thursday morning.

Updated: 1:01 PM Gov. Dave Heineman discussed winter weather safety tips Wednesday. With the holidays approaching and winter weather settling in, this is a good time to highlight several safety tips

Posted: 6:05 PM With snow on the ground, Mayor Chris Beutler reminded residents that volunteers are needed to shovel snow for those who are unable to clear their sidewalks and driveways.

Posted: 6:37 AM A major snow storm traveling through the Midwest is expected to create whiteout conditions in parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

Updated: 4:40 AM Winter storms can range from moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard that lasts for a few days.

Posted: 12:14 PM With the potential for a winter storm Wednesday, a six-point vehicle check for your car is something to consider.

Posted: 8:27 AM Ponca State Park in northeast Nebraska will be the scene of all types of winter activities at the park's Winterfest celebration.

Posted: 2:08 PM With up to 40 meteors per hour, the Germinid meteor shower on Thursday, December 13 is expected to be the year's strongest and most productive.

Posted: 9:04 PM Skiers and snowmobilers are loving the winter storm that's dumped up to 16 inches of snow on parts of the Upper Midwest.

Posted: 6:20 PM Scientists are puzzling over the discovery of gullies inside young craters on the giant asteroid Vesta.

Posted: 6:17 PM The water wars are raging again in America's heartland. Drought-stricken states are competing for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River and have taken their case to the White House.

Posted: 7:28 AM Lincoln and other Midwest cities are setting records for the lack of snow.

Posted: 6:09 PM Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in new dazzling nighttime views of the Earth.

Posted: 6:06 PM A revised Mississippi River forecast is offering a bit of a reprieve for shippers, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared. Still, at least two large barge companies already are reducing loads over concerns about the river's depth.

Posted: 7:40 AM NASA says it wants to launch another mega-rover to Mars modeled after the wildly popular Curiosity.

Posted: 6:11 PM Northern California residents recovering from a series of wet, windy storms won't get much of a break.

Posted: 6:05 PM NASA's long-running Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region at the edge of the solar system and is close to exiting it forever.

Posted: 6:03 PM The Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first chemical test of soil from the red planet, and scientists say there are no surprises so far.

Posted: 7:48 PM The University of Nebraska Kearney is hosting a public stargazing event.