Two homes were damaged Monday night after a house fire on Crown Point Avenue in Omaha.
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Nebraskans Rebecca Atanassova and Alissa Hansen teamed up to create their new children's book, "George the Mouse in a Log Pile House," inspired by photographer Simon Dell's work.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. Their final stop was in Richmond, Virginia, on July 1.
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David Hoffmann built an executive search firm that became the foundation of a diversified family business spanning more than 100 companies.
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Nebraska football unveiled redesigned uniforms at its "Red Sea Rising" announcement Saturday with new-look numbers and pants.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced a number of changes made to increase oversight and implement operational improvements within its Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center system.
The 39th annual Cruise Nite kicks off Tuesday night with a Show & Shine and a new Jukebox Jam. The week's events will be highlighted by a Saturday afternoon parade.
For the fourth month in a row, Nebraska's monthly tax receipts came in below economic projections, bringing the current budget deficit to roughly $223 million.
The groups behind the effort to establish two new Nebraska political parties submitted required signatures to get a ballot line this November.
Troopers arrested Niccolo Luis-Michael Moylan, identified as a homicide suspect, as he traveled on Interstate 80 on Monday.
Two new political parties appear poised to join Nebraska's ballot this fall, each with alleged designs on carving away a slice of the general electorate.
Police are investigating after two teenagers were injured in a shooting at 19th and Locust Streets in North Omaha late Tuesday.
Justis Barnhouse, 31, of Beatrice is accused of shooting 37-year-old Joshua May on the morning of April 21 in Beatrice. He was arrested later that day in Lincoln.
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