Новости за 12.01.2017

FREMONT -- There will be an open casting call for background actors in the movie “12 Days of Giving,” that will be shot in Fremont Feb. 1-17.

A fitness center that combines kickboxing with other forms of exercise plans to open a second location next month.

The high school state volleyball tournament is staying put in Lincoln.

With significant ice accumulation possible, the National Weather Service is out early with a winter storm watch for Lincoln.

The weather forecast is still a bit dicey, but there's a 60 percent chance things could get icy in the Lincoln area this weekend.

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota judge overseeing Prince's estate will wait for appeals to be exhausted before making a final determination on who will inherit a fortune that could be worth around $200 million, he said at a hearing…

On Episode 2 of the Husker Extra podcast, the crew discusses the Mark Banker firing and more.

The Lincoln chapter of M.A.D. Dads is moving on without the everyday presence of its founder and board president, the Rev. Don Coleman.

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Holloway says he's terrible at keeping secrets, which is ironic because the actor has starred in two TV shows where it's key to keep plot points quiet: ABC's "Lost" and now USA's "Colony," premiering its…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania district attorney says he'll drop all but two minor charges against Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter after reviewing video of his altercation with a bar bouncer and a police officer.

The start of a new year is a great time to start a new career.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tanya Tucker is postponing tour dates after fracturing a vertebrae and injuring a rib during a fall while on tour.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau on Thursday said Gov. Pete Ricketts' proposed tax reduction package "fall(s) short of moving Nebraska toward overdue tax reform" by not providing adequate property tax reduction.

Democratic State Chair Jane Kleeb said Thursday that Gov. Pete Ricketts is "modeling our state after Kansas" and that would result in "a lose/lose for everybody."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prevailing wisdom says the easiest way to hold a star running back in check in the NFL is to simply keep him from getting started.

PARIS (AP) — French authorities have filed the first charges against three suspects in the armed jewelry heist of Kim Kardashian West, with more charges expected to follow, the Paris prosecutors' office said Thursday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is calling on lawmakers to pass a property tax overhaul, merge state agencies and approve incremental income tax cuts that would begin in 2020.

Look for a landslide of news on shows at Pinnacle Bank Arena and Pinewood Bowl over the next month or so.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Since Ohio State's drubbing by eventual national champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff, coach Urban Meyer has hired new offensive coordinators who have to figure out how to score touchdowns without the Buckeyes' best all-around…

NEW YORK (AP) — Cassandra Clare and Laurie Halse Anderson are among more than 160 Simon & Schuster children's authors and illustrators who added their names to a letter sent to the company's chief executive in protest of the recent…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle, "Moonlight" helmer Barry Jenkins and Kenneth Lonergan of "Manchester by the Sea" all scored their first nomination for a Directors Guild Award and further enhanced their chances of an Oscar…

Last week, The Hot Read broke down four yawn-inducing playoff games that followed the chalk hard. But we were just getting warmed up; this week's divisional round action promises to be all killer, no filler.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Willie Nelson wants his friend Loretta Lynn, who recently revealed that she tried marijuana for the first time at the age of 84 for her glaucoma but didn't like it, to give pot a second chance.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood heavyweight Robert De Niro has come to the defense of Meryl Streep, saying her speech at the Golden Globes was "great."

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Third baseman Conor Gillaspie and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract, a raise from his $1 million salary last year.