Paxton officials say water is safe to drink

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

PAXTON, Neb. (AP) -- A notice issued in the western Nebraska town of Paxton telling people to boil their tap water before drinking it has been ...

Neb. Gov. Heineman vetoes $44.6M from state budget

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Gov. Dave Heineman announced Saturday that he has trimmed $44.6 million from the state budget, while approving money for a two-year tuition freeze at the University of Nebraska and funding to build a new veterans' ...

Neb officials reject mountain lion hunting plan

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

At a meeting Friday in Chadron, commissioners voted unanimously not to accept staff recommendation allowing mountain lion hunting. Commissioners directed wildlife staff to bring new recommendations to the July 26 commission meeting in ...

Owner of jet at Lincoln Airport begins paying rent

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The jet, a 1981 Canadair CL-600 Challenger, flew to Lincoln on Sept. 3, 2009, to have work done at Duncan Aviation, and has been there ever since, the Lincoln Journal Star reported ...

Gov. Heineman wont run for US Senate

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman announced Saturday that he will not run for U.S. Senate, making the race to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns wide ...

Exploration of rare Neb. mineral deposit on hold

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A Canadian mining firm says it's close to securing the funding needed to move forward with a plan to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast ...