Новости за 20.06.2015

COLUMBUS -- A 22-year-old Columbus man accused of seriously injuring the 4-month-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend last month is going to trial in Platte County District Court.

OMAHA -- U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford says his vote last week to help win House passage of fast-track trade negotiation legislation demonstrated his independence and determination to do "what's best…

OMAHA — Construction will begin early next month on a new, smaller Salvation Army center near 36th and Cuming streets in Omaha.

After nearly three years, Steve Hendry has reached the pinnacle of competitive eating.

OMAHA — Omaha police say a man has died following a report of an assault in eastern Omaha.

Omaha gets Florida-Virginia for a third time, only this time the winner advances to the championship series.

CHICAGO (AP) — An appearance by Kim Kardashian on the National Public Radio show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" has angered some listeners.

OMAHA — An Omaha campaign that began as a way to show support for police is now raising thousands of dollars for youth sports and other causes championed by officer Kerrie Orozco, who was kill…

NEW YORK (AP) — In 1974, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite made a cameo appearance as himself on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

TECUMSEH — Scheduled pavement work could hamper traffic on U.S. 136 in southeast Nebraska next week.

Times submitted by theater for today

Now that the Food and Drug Administration has set a three-year deadline for the food industry to get rid of artery-clogging trans fats, a logical question occurs:

What were the people of Papillion thinking when they elected Bill Kintner as their state senator for District 2? Fortunately, very few of his ideas have been passed by the Unicameral, or even …

I have a question for our elected officials and those who bid on the site of our new V.A. clinic ("Veterans, homeowners express concerns about VA campus plans," June 16). Have you asked or do …

When the Rev. Karla J. Cooper heard that nine black people had been killed in a mass shooting at a South Carolina church on Wednesday, she said it felt like her heart had been ripped from her chest.

Sharolta Nonen, a defender for the 1999 Husker team and the Canadian World Cup squad, is another chapter in the storied history of Huskers with international success.

With three outdoor courts, tennis has been part of the Knolls for 48 years. The club plans to close Nov. 1.

Following the Nebraska Eight-man All-Star football game Saturday at Hastings College, Heartland graduate Jordan Heinrichs will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right arm.

Friday's results from the baseball diamond.

CRETE -- Frank Sinatra would have approved.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Roberts, a cable pioneer who built Comcast from a small cable TV system in Mississippi into an entertainment and communications behemoth, has died. He was 95.

HASTINGS -- When a doctor told Juan Jimenez in April that the reason his muscles felt like jelly and he kept falling was because he has ALS, he asked what he could do.

The necessity created by a rural backdrop in northern Minnesota taught Morgan Lottes to tinker on small engines and whatever else he could get his hands on.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former "Melrose Place" actress convicted of vehicular manslaughter in a New Jersey court could soon face a civil trial in federal court.

A trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol for nearly 25 years sued the agency and its new leader Friday, alleging that Col. Brad Rice's grudge against him has prevented him from being promoted …