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GRAND ISLAND -- Officials in a central Nebraska county are asking voters to abolish the county's 14 township boards, saying they no longer serve any purpose.

The most newsworthy portions of Donna Brazile's speech at UNL touched on her observations about this year's Wild West presidential battle, but she also had other messages to deliver.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Affleck is still a box office draw outside of the bat suit.

Star receiver Dez Bryant will miss his third straight game for the Dallas Cowboys. Bryant, who has a knee injury, was limited in practice this week.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump has some choice words for Saturday Night Live.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have named Boston Red Sox general manager Mike Hazen an executive vice president and general manager.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actress and longtime New Mexico resident Ali MacGraw will be recognized for her advocacy work in the community.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Officials in a central Nebraska county are asking voters to abolish the county's 14 township boards, saying they no longer serve any purpose.

Darrell Hazell is no longer the head coach at Purdue, according to GoldandBlack.com, the Rivals website that covers the program.

The Latest on Week Six of the NFL season (all times EDT):

Survive and climb. Nebraska keeps doing it. Moving up two spots after Saturday's 27-22 hard-fought win at Indiana, the Huskers now sit at No. 8 in the latest AP poll.

The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team accomplished what it wanted to do this weekend.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who tried to escape from the Nebraska State Penitentiary was caught before he could climb over an internal fence.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Three decades ago, as Todd Bowles was winding up his final season as a defensive back at Temple, his young coach Bruce Arians had some advice.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Democratic Committee is hosting two events in Omaha to rally support for its candidates in the final weeks before the Nov. 8 general election.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers agreed to terms Sunday with free agent forward Justin Fontaine on a two-way contract and assigned him to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Lincoln native Jack Sock won his second ATP Masters 1000 doubles title and seventh overall as a pro as he combined with fellow American John Isner to defeat Finland’s Henri Kontinen and Australia’s John Peers 6-4, 6-4 in the finals…

The NFL's sixth Sunday kicks off with nine early games, although the best matchups don't start until later in the afternoon.

LONDON (AP) — Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has brought WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange a vegan meal and expressed concern for his health.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nobody buys a ticket to watch managers manage.

Deer hunting season is well underway in Nebraska. Archers have been taking to the field since the start of September. Hopefully, hunters using tree stands are doing so safely. But it’s always a good time to review tree stand safety.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The next Omaha Science Cafe will focus on the use of a marijuana plant extract to treat epilepsy.

I’m guessing it’s no coincidence that Hulu and Netflix are releasing their original series a couple of weeks before Halloween. These are not of the horror/slasher variety, but rather suspense thrillers, which, in my opinion, often are scarier than Jason…

Emerald ash borers were found in a South Omaha park earlier this year. It is estimated the beetle will kill more than 66,000 ash trees in Omaha parks, right of way and residential yards.