Новости за 22.12.2015

Gary A. Foster, 72, died December 20, 2015. He was born March 6, 1943. Gary was a lifelong Nebraska resident...

Michael A. Borowiak, 51, passed away on December 19, 2015...

Alvin J. Ninneman, 80, of Denton, died December 18, 2015...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions will have some fond memories of the way they came together this season, even if they regret it took them too long to get rolling.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What Kevin Durant did to the Los Angeles Clippers was analogous to a baseball player hitting a go-ahead home run before robbing someone else of one.

MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Doughty's left arm is covered in tattoos. The skin on his right arm remains pristine.

NEW YORK (AP) — Referee Gediminas Petraitis has made the call. He's becoming an American citizen.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield's exceptional dance moves have drawn hundreds of thousands of views on social media.

Young people interested in climate change are invited to apply to participate in a Nebraska Youth Summit on Climate.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For all the arm talent Matthew Stafford has displayed in his seven NFL seasons, it was his efficiency and decision-making that sparked the Detroit Lions to a big lead and he…

Congress approved another monstrosity last week – a 2,000-page-plus, $1.15 trillion omnibus bill stuffed with all sorts of unrelated items, major funding changes, tax cuts and various policy riders.

There are many ways in which our community works together to benefit us all. One way is through the Lincoln Police Department's Santa Cop program. In addition to the wonderful things they do t…

At the recent Fracking hearing ("Nebraska oil and gas regulator gets thumbs-up from peers; others unconvinced," Dec. 15), Senator Haar asked me, "why do I care?" I pondered this during my 4.5 …

Thank you to the Public Works Department and specifically to all the street construction workers who worked on improvements to Old Cheney Road. What had become a pothole-laden trail is now an …

I would like to share how I took some of Gov. Ricketts comments in the Dec. 15 article, "Postcards will tell Nebraskans how much state is saving them on property taxes."

Perhaps you remember some Nebraska football defensive players in August lauding a new defensive system for its simplicity, particularly relative to the previous coaching staff’s defensive system.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Cam Talbot made 44 saves and Teddy Purcell had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their seventh consecutive home game, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 …

Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles took note of the mental toughness and machine-like consistency of coach John Cook’s volleyball team.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Moriah Jefferson led UConn with 17 points and the top-ranked Huskies, playing without two-time national player of the year Breanna Stewart, routed LSU 86-40 on Monday night.

The first natural gas vehicles in Nebraska used to transport health-care patients are on the streets of Lincoln.

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored three times in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs broke loose for four goals in the final 20 minutes to beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Monday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Antti Niemi stopped 30 shots in relief and the Dallas Stars scored four straight goals to beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Monday night.

A plan to turn the VA campus in east Lincoln into housing for veterans and seniors and medical clinics has hit a bump in the road, said David Landis, director of the city's Urban Development D…

The City Council gave its blessing to a plan that will encourage private developers to turn much of the South Haymarket into apartments and townhomes for 1,000 to 2,000 people, mixed with offi…

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 36 points and the Houston Rockets squandered a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter before coming back for a 102-95 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Mond…