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The bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, has issued a powerfully worded letter calling on Christians to unite in their absolute opposition to abortion and its supporters.

The Democrat challenger to Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) is facing scrutiny and lost the support of his state’s party on Monday after it was revealed that he made sexually explicit comments about a staffer in a group text.

No charges will be filed against the Omaha, Nebraska, bar owner who fatally shot a protester on Saturday during the third night of riots that have broken out over the death of George Floyd.

A man with cerebral palsy in Seward, Nebraska, is feeling loved thanks to community members who heard he needed some cheering up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) on Friday announced restaurants and several other businesses are allowed to restart operations on May 4 if they follow public health guidelines.

A tattoo parlor in Lincoln, Nebraska, is helping to make sure healthcare workers have what they need during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

A Nebraska teacher got a wonderful surprise from his students after his favorite pair of sneakers went missing from his office recently.

Winter storm Gage is causing massive power outages, flight delays, and traffic snarls in the upper Midwest and New England.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A storm packing heavy snow and high winds that wreaked havoc as it whipped through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska marched into the upper Midwest on Wednesday as anxious Thanksgiving travelers buckled up and barreled headlong into a busy, if not perilous, holiday week.

A Nebraska firefighters union is making sure children stay out of the cold this holiday season by handing out hundreds of coats to children in need.

The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Brian C. Buescher as U.S. District Judge in Nebraska after the nominee had been pilloried by pro-choice Democrats from the Senate Judiciary Committee last December for his membership in the Knights of Columbus.

The Democratic National Committee released its June fundraising numbers — showing the organization trailing its Republican counterpart — late Friday afternoon when most of the media had already signed off for the weekend.

A pair of thieves were caught on camera taking valuables from a historic church Thursday night in Omaha, Nebraska.

A man who allegedly used Tinder to lure and kill a 24-year-old Nebraska woman had a bloody outburst in court Monday after using an item to slash his throat.

A Nebraska woman is avoiding jail time after she tried to compete with her half sister over who could have sex with their dad first.

A slightly disappointing reading on manufacturing in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.

Farmer Kurt Kaser of Pender, Nebraska, escaped a grisly death by sawing off his own leg with a pocket knife.

Vice President Mike Pence traveled on behalf of President Trump to flooding disaster areas in Nebraska on Tuesday.

Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers (I-Omaha) referred to the American flag as “a rag” and compared it to a swastika during a Tuesday speech on the floor of the state legislative chamber.

Silicon Valley giant Google reportedly plans to spend $13 billion on real estate in 2019 as part of the company’s rapid expansion.

An American doctor who was reportedly exposed to the Ebola virus while working with patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in the U.S. Saturday and was taken to a Nebraska hospital.

The principal of an elementary school in Elkhorn, Nebraska banned teachers from using candy canes in the classroom because they are in the shape of a “J,” which she believes stands for Jesus. She has been since placed on leave by the school district.

A near-record November snowstorm blanketed the Chicago-area with 13 inches of snow in the last 24 hours, prompting morning commute delays, wide-spread power outages, and hundreds of flights being canceled. 

Land O’ Lakes announced on Thursday that they created America’s first Association Health Plan (AHP), which offers plans nearly 50 percent less expensive than Obamacare, thanks to President Donald Trump’s executive actions on health care.

Sen. Ben Sasse revealed Saturday that he repeatedly thinks about leaving the Republican Party to become an Independent.

The Nebraska Republican Party posted photos on Tuesday of the smashed window at their campaign office and red graffiti reading ‘ABOLISH ICE’ on the nearby sidewalk.

Parkland school shooting survivor and Second Amendment advocate Kyle Kashuv flew to Nebraska to take Fidan Ibrahimova to the prom after she reached out to him on Twitter.

A Nebraska man accused of filing a false police report found himself in more hot water after surveillance video caught him trying to stash cocaine in the interrogation room ceiling at the police station, authorities said.

A sex offender convicted in the United Kingdom after attempting to kill and eat a teenager has moved to Nebraska after completing his sentence, angering residents.

Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts has proposed a budget to Nebraska citizens that would end family planning taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood and other clinics that perform abortions.

Two foreign nationals operating a motel in Kimball, Nebraska pleaded guilty to harboring and exploiting an illegal alien from India who they forced to work for them without pay.

Stakeholders are weighing in on the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s announcement on Monday that it will permit the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline in the state.

State and local public health officials are offering few details about the mysterious tuberculosis (TB) death of a patient first diagnosed last month at a hospital in Fremont, Nebraska.

A judge sentenced a Nebraska man to four years behind bars after he was found guilty of sending prostitutes to his neighbor’s door multiple times over three years and watching them strip.

A man wearing a costume that consisted of a black robe and a toy rifle in a crowded mall sparked panic because some people thought the get-up was inspired by the Islamic State (ISIS).