Новости за 09.08.2015

Lola McConnell passed peacefully in her sleep on Monday, August 3, 2015. She was 86...

Buford "Boo" M. Grosscup, August 11, 1921 - August 2, 2015. Buford was born in Dorchester to Clinton and Helen (Powell) Grosscup...

Dennis J. Stava, 88, of Lincoln died Thursday, 8/6/2015. Retired postal clerk. Korean War Army veteran. Member of St. Josephs Catholic Church...

Leroy Gerald Jiskra, 82, of Wilber, passed away on August 5th, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family...

Lois Ann Severson, 79, of Marlton, N.J., formerly of Lincoln, died on July 17, 2015 after a brief illness...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The humbled men in gold jackets entering football immortality were unmistakable. So was the endless sea of twirling yellow Terrible Towels there to greet them and the outpo…

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

Times submitted by theater for today

If Nebraska’s top elected officials want to challenge federal Clean Power Plan regulations in court, filing a lawsuit is within their lawful authority, although it might be a waste of money.

I believe a few comments are in order regarding the July 12 Local View column "Thoughts about the death penalty: Correcting the record," by Bob Evnen, a co-founder of Nebraskans for the Death …

I believe our legal system is based on the premise that all men are created equal. Recently, there were two deaths caused by drunken drivers. Both drivers, by all reports, were decent people w…

The circus of the Republican presidential candidates just sends chills up and down my spine. These candidates show little or no respect for regular citizens' concerns.

This in response to a letter by one Mr. Roger Schmidt concerning the Salt Creek beetles ("Better use for $30M," July 25). The $30 million price tag could be a bargain. A good mayor could find …

On July 29, Bernie Sanders streamed a speech to small meetings all over the country. Approximately 100,000 attended online. I went to a local one at the home of Joe Frass. He limited it to 50,…

I recently had the privilege to attend NMotion, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's startup accelerator ("NMotion's Demo Day creates a buzz," July 29). This event showcased the 2015 class of …

Millions of taxpayer dollars are going to be wasted saving the beetles ("Salt Creek tiger beetle recovery could take 30 years, cost millions," July 16). What do they do for us? We can’t eat th…

Now the picks get difficult.

"There were a lot of ups and downs, but it’s a blessing to be back out here," said the junior Husker linebacker on the one-year anniversary of his knee injury.

Two of the greatest NFL ironmen were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the same night.

Alex Davis arrived to Lincoln as a raw prospect at defensive end, having shown clear talent on film despite having played football for only one year.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez yielded two hits over eight innings, and Manny Machado had four hits and scored two runs in the Baltimore Orioles' 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels…

1. MUSIC: Lincoln Municipal Band, 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 9), Antelope Park, 31st and Sumner streets.

Lincoln has another striking piece of monumental sculpture -- a majestic, handpainted fiberglass work titled “Wind Sculpture III” by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare.

Nebraska poet Ted Kooser will read from his books and do a book signing at 6 p.m. Friday in Brownville at the Schoolhouse Art Gallery.

“Silent Creed” by Alex Kava, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 336 pages, $26.95