Provides the latest RSS feeds for Omaha News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nebraska State News.net http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/cat/78efc37f01322b18/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 01:06:22 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:06:22 -0400 30 The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section /inline-content --> Andrew Brown drove in four runs and scored three of his own to help the Las Vegas 51s run away with a second straight victory in Omaha, Neb. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a triple, one of three triples the 51s hit in a 9-4 victory against the Omaha Storm Chasers. The 51s scored two in the first inning before ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214609930/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:58 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214609930/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Saturday's jackpot is a record $590.5 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was $656 million in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. That was split by three tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214609894/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:31 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214609894/scat/78efc37f01322b18 A Hofstra University student who died during a confrontation between a home invasion suspect and authorities was killed by police gunfire, a Nassau County, New York, police spokeswoman said Saturday. Police fired at least eight shots at the ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608982/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:05:24 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608982/scat/78efc37f01322b18 That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:32 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Download the free MiLB app In a see-saw game that already featured three lead changes, there was a chance the Portland Sea Dogs would not see the momentum tilt back in their favor before the final out. Sure, Xander Bogaerts and Tony Thomas started the bottom of the ninth inning with singles, but Binghamton closer Jeff Walters -- who had allowed just one run over 15 2/3 innings -- responded by ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608002/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:52:03 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608002/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:18 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Simmonds had unwavering dedication before the biggest race of her life. She was among a handful of Special Olympians picked to run the 100-yard dash at State ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606206/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:58 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606206/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Severe storm warnings have been issued for parts of Nebraska and Kansas, and the storm could spread to Oklahoma City by early Monday. Residents are bracing for heavy downpours and potentially strong winds. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606102/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:47 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606102/scat/78efc37f01322b18 ROUND ROCK, Texas - Max Ramirez of the Omaha Storm Chasers and Brett Oberholtzer of the Oklahoma City RedHawks have been named Pacific Coast League Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week of May ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606207/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:08:17 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606207/scat/78efc37f01322b18 The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:18 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:42 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/78efc37f01322b18 - For the first time since 2005 at Rosenblatt Stadium, the Nebraska State Class A High School Baseball Championship Tournament returns to the Omaha-Metro and today the seeding and matchups have been officially released. All eight qualifying teams will take the field at Werner Park on Saturday, May 11 with a four-game slate scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., the first of the five-day event at the home ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214604553/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:22 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214604553/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:12 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/78efc37f01322b18 -- Mug shots: See who got arrested When police escorted Montgomery outside, she punched and bit an officer. The officer was treated for his injuries. Montgomery was booked for assault on an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602111/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:40:43 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602111/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Police told KETV NewsWatch 7 a 5-year-old boy was riding a truck on a kid ride when somehow a truck disengaged from the track. Police said it somehow left a boy with a gash on his head, nearly throwing him from the ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214601079/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:36:09 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214601079/scat/78efc37f01322b18 North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599150/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:26:19 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599150/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Download the free MiLB app Jake Buchanan's plan sounds simple: "Keep the ball down. Be the ground-ball guy. Sink it. Cut it. Get people out with three pitches." Nobody can argue with the results. Buchanan made his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance Friday night, allowing five hits over five innings as the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks posted a 1-0 road win over Midland ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599193/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:58:21 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599193/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Buy D-Cubs tickets A few timely hits from the heart of a batting order can go a long way. In a doubleheader Friday, Daytona's Jorge Soler and Dustin Geiger threw timely out the window, instead going with a more abundant approach. The duo combined to go 14-for-18 with seven extra-base hits, six RBIs and seven runs scored to help Class A Advanced Daytona sweep of a pair of games from ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599191/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:58:21 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599191/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Buy Quakes tickets Garrett Gould is making his second trip through the California League this season. And after some mixed results last year, it looked like the hitter-friendly circuit hadn't gotten any easier for him this time around. In his last few outings, however, that's beginning to change. On Friday night, the Dodgers prospect struck out eight over six scoreless innings for ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599192/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:58:20 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214599192/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Metairie, LA - Five pitchers combined on a three-hitter as Omaha shut out New Orleans, 1-0, Thursday night to salvage the last of a rain-shortened three-game series at Zephyr Field. The Storm Chasers halted a three-game slide to improve to 15-11 and maintain their hold on first place in the American Conference North Division over Memphis, which travels to Omaha to begin a four-game series on ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214598570/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:53:37 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214598570/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Orioles' No. 8 prospect recorded a career-high 13 punchouts over 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits in Class A Delmarva's 5-2 come-from-behind victory over Hickory. "It didn't hit me how many strikeouts I had until after the game," Kline said. "I thought I'd looked at the scoreboard at one point and saw eight or nine or something. When I found out I ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214598569/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:53:37 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214598569/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Follow the PCL on your phone Brett Jackson has dealt with a lot since the end of a tough 2012 season -- a new swing, several injuries and a slow start at the plate. He's put it all behind him and in the process has matured as a player. ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214598571/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:53:37 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214598571/scat/78efc37f01322b18 See a game in Augusta In a game in which he did not allow many baserunners, Joe Biagini said he was most satisfied with the way he pitched out of the stretch. The Giants prospect gave up one hit and two walks while striking out two over seven innings Friday night as Class A Augusta routed Savannah, 11-0. Biagini (2-0) gave up a leadoff single in the top of the first to Yucary De La Cruz and ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597910/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:17 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597910/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Follow the IL on your phone Bryce Brentz has a high opinion of reliever Wirfin Obispo's repertoire. When he stepped in to face the Gwinnett right-hander in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday night, he wasn't thinking about much else. "He came in [Thursday] night and he struck me out," Brentz said. "Tonight was my third time seeing him and his stuff is really ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597911/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:17 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597911/scat/78efc37f01322b18 See a game in Fort Myers Every year, once you get past a team's first couple of high-profile selections in the Draft, there's a sense that the dozens of picks who follow are lottery tickets with varying odds. Obviously, there's a difference to being drafted in the 10th round and, say, the 42nd. But with few exceptions, there are players with elite pedigrees taken early on, and ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597269/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:36 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597269/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Video: Gausman earns K Friday would have been a 25-donut night for Kevin Gausman. Sadly, those days, amid talk of a possible promotion to Baltimore, are over. Following speculation that he might join the parent club, ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597268/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:36 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597268/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Willy Taveras snapped a 37-game homerless streak with his solo homer in the fifth inning, and had two of his five extra-base hits in the loss to the 51s. (Mark Kuhlmann/Omaha Storm ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597267/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:36 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214597267/scat/78efc37f01322b18 The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section /inline-content --> Behind a staunch performance from the bullpen, the Las Vegas 51s snapped a three-game losing streak Friday night in Omaha, Neb. The 51s defeated the Storm Chasers 7-3 to even their four-game series at one win apiece. The game was tied 3-3 after five innings, when Las Vegas manager Wally Backman pulled starter Matt Fox and began to use ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214596540/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:15 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214596540/scat/78efc37f01322b18 --Thieves steal fallen hero's most prized possessions "He knew what he had to do, and he did the right thing and returned them," she said. Although some of the items are still missing, Bock said the returned items mean the world to her. "I feel like I got a piece of my husband back," she ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214596541/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:42 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214596541/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them critically -- authorities said. A train heading from ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595817/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:15 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595817/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them seriously -- authorities ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595057/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:03 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595057/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Colorado Srings, CO - Willy Taveras collected three hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs as Omaha bounced back from a tough loss last night to down Colorado Springs, 14-4, Sunday afternoon in the second of four meetings at Security Service Field. Every Storm Chaser had at least one hit, including seven different batters who totaled at least two, in the team's highest-scoring game ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595159/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:22 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595159/scat/78efc37f01322b18 The Storm Chasers game scheduled for Tuesday night in Reno, Nevada against the defending Pacific Coast League champion Aces has been rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, May 9, beginning at 6 pm central time. Omaha will send right-hander Nate Adcock to the mound Wednesday night to open the four-game against Reno righty Zeke Spruill. Coverage of the game ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595160/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:22 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214595160/scat/78efc37f01322b18 At least 20 people were injured Friday when two trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in Connecticut, according to CBS News, Fox News and ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214594313/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:05 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214594313/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Teachers used the learning mechanism to motivate students to improve their math skills. Kids earned pieces of duct tape every time they got an answer ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214593445/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:12 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214593445/scat/78efc37f01322b18 And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions in his state, CNN has ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214592071/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:40 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214592071/scat/78efc37f01322b18 The utility that owns the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in eastern Nebraska says it hopes to have the plant ready to operate by the end of June, despite word Friday that it has a long way to go before federal regulators allow it to ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214592259/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:24 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214592259/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri May 17, 2013 5:56pm EDT (Updates with quote from spokesman, details on closure) May 17 (Reuters) - Ag Processing Inc, the U.S. largest farmer-owned cooperative, is permanently closing a Nebraska ethanol plant that had been idled since February, a company spokesman said on Friday. "It just reflects the general industry trend of difficult economic times for ethanol plants. (Margins) ... http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214593446/scat/78efc37f01322b18 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:43 -0400 http://www.nebraska.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214593446/scat/78efc37f01322b18