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Sheldon to reopen Tuesday

Jan 5, 2009 5:39 pm

The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will reopen with its normal hours Jan. 6. The museum was closed over the weekend after vandals damaged four panes of glass in the Great ...

Jury selection begins in Eric Lewis trial

Jan 5, 2009 5:38 pm

Jury selection began Monday in a case in which 37-year-old Eric F. Lewis stands accused of intentionally killing a Lincoln Regional Center doctor in 2007.

State Lottery gives out nearly $7M in last quarter

Jan 5, 2009 5:08 pm

The Nebraska Lottery says it gave out nearly $7 million to various beneficiaries over the past three months. The lottery says more than $6.7 million collected from scratch ticket and lotto ticket sale...

Cornhusker Marching Band travels to Florida

Jan 5, 2009 4:38 pm

Have you ever had to eat and sleep on a bus full of college students for 30 hours? Have you marched for hours in the Florida sun with a tuba? How about sprinted onto a football field in under 15 secon...

Forecast: Sunny & breezy, 37

Jan 5, 2009 1:08 pm

The week was expected to start out sunny and breezy on Monday, with a high near 37 and a south southwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. The evening was expected to be mostly...

1,600 to receive degrees at UNL graduation

Jan 5, 2009 6:26 am

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How, where to recycle your Christmas tree

Jan 5, 2009 6:26 am

The city will accept holiday trees for recycling at seven sites through Jan. 11. * Ballard Park, 3901 N. 66th St.

Looking back at 2008 in the news

Jan 5, 2009 6:25 am

Most of us will be glad to see the books close on 2008. It was a year of controversy, contentiousness and concern, from the courtroom to politics to our national and personal well-being.

Nebraskans set inaugural reception

Jan 5, 2009 6:25 am

Nebraskans will gather at a pre-inauguration reception in Washington the day before Barack Obama is sworn in as president. The Nebraska Society of Washington, D.C., will hold its traditional inaugural...

Nebraska not in the red, but budget won't show it

Jan 5, 2009 6:25 am

Nebraska's unemployment rate is half the national rate. State tax revenues are coming in on target. Nebraska is one of a handful of states not currently in a financial crisis.

Local News from Scottsbluff Star-Herald via Yahoo! News

Morgan Gayle Dietrich and Jess Even Wimmer

Jan 4, 2009 10:32 am

Michael and Gayle Dietrich and Wade and Suzette Wimmer together announce the engagement of their children, Morgan Gayle Dietrich and Jess Even Wimmer.

Girls in Consolation Tuesday in Mitchell

Jan 4, 2009 8:18 am

Jodi Stangle at right, gets off a pass to a teammate in the Mitchell Holiday Tournament Monday afternoon against Morrill. They played in the Consolation bracket Tuesday afternoon after the loss.

Lyman postal carrier lauded for helping elderly woman

Jan 4, 2009 8:17 am

Photo by Maunette Loeks Lyman Postal Carrier Vicki Kler, left, receives letters from Sen. Chuck Hagel, U.S. Postmaster General John Potter and a gift from the family of Esther Margheim during a recogn...

Fabulous Finish

Jan 4, 2009 8:17 am

Photo by JEFF FIELDER /Star-Herald Gering senior Chris Calvert competes in the Gering Invite this past season.

Nebraska Prep Basketball

Jan 4, 2009 8:17 am

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NU rushes into NEW Year with big bowl win

Jan 3, 2009 6:19 am

JACKSONVILLE -- NU's Todd Peterson snags a pass in front of Clemson's Marcus Gilchrist in the first quarter. The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers played the Clemson Tigers in the Gator Bowl in Jacks...

Airport reaches 10,000 boardings

Jan 3, 2009 6:18 am

It was close, but Western Nebraska Regional Airport Manager Darwin Skelton said Monday that the airport reached a goal of 10,000 boardings with more than 100 to spare.

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Top read online stories from last week

Jan 5, 2009 4:09 pm

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Obama's big event draws Midlanders to D.C.

Jan 5, 2009 3:00 pm

Charles C. Johnson of Omaha has little chance of landing a ticket to the presidential inauguration, but that won't stop him and hundreds of other Nebraskans and Iowans from descending on Washington, D...

Enhanced 911 now in most of state

Jan 5, 2009 2:57 pm

Rescue workers are now able to pinpoint emergency cell phone call locations in about threefourths of Nebraska.

Ozone pollution limits sought

Jan 5, 2009 2:56 pm

Ozone pollution, a form of smog, is projected to worsen in the western United States over the next 10 years, and an environmental group wants states, including Nebraska, to take steps to keep that fro...

Nebraska towns of all sizes celebrate a wide variety of ethnic foods, traditions

Jan 5, 2009 8:09 am

PRAGUE — Mark Nemec loves his Czech heritage. He embraces it. He lives it every day. He shares it with others.

UPDATED: Structure fire at 2921 Ave. A under investigation

Jan 5, 2009 7:56 am

UPDATED 10 a.m. 1-05-09: KEARNEY -- The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire this morning at 2921 Ave. A.

Johanns opens Kearney office

Jan 5, 2009 7:13 am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kearney will be the site of one of U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns’ four in-state offices.

Impressions of Dops’ visit to Normandy published nationally as a poem

Jan 5, 2009 7:13 am

MINNEAPOLIS — In the world of poetry, Gary Dop still considers himself a small fry.

Spokes in Time

Dec 18, 2008 10:21 am

Each month, the Hub highlighted a different decade in its history. Front pages showed how the appearance and news content of the newspaper evolved over the years. In addition, the feature reviewed maj...

Kelcey Fike case aided by FBI

Dec 12, 2008 8:22 am

KEARNEY — With the help of the FBI, the Kearney Police Department has developed “persons of interest” in the Kelcey Fike murder investigation.

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Jan 5, 2009 7:40 pm

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Obama said to support $300 billion tax cut plan

Jan 5, 2009 7:08 pm

President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face to face consultations with congressional leaders Monday, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to $300 billion. Obama said the country faces an...

Despite an economic slowdown, many Omaha music clubs are still going strong

Jan 5, 2009 7:07 pm

Despite the economy &#151; and the closing of one live music venue &#151; many Omaha music venues are still going strong, club owners say. Owners of both the Waiting Room and Slowdown are hap...

Help for abused under one roof

Jan 5, 2009 2:26 pm

The opening of a Family Justice Center later this year will make it easier for survivors to escape their abusers, get help and rebuild their lives, sponsors of the new facility say. The center will p...

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Jan 5, 2009 5:19 am

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Auto sales ran into brick wall in 2008

Jan 5, 2009 5:10 am

The good news for the auto industry in December came when General Motors and Chrysler got their federal bailout. The bad news comes today, when automakers are expected to report another month of stagg...

Tax pattern illustrates school finance rationale

Jan 5, 2009 5:09 am

Big houses come with big property tax bills. And you're more likely to find larger, newer houses in the Omaha area outside the city's older core. Put those two common-sense facts together to explain ...

World-Herald Week in Pictures

Jan 5, 2009 3:29 am

Every day, the World-Herald's award-winning photographers capture images of Midlands life. Continuing weekly, Omaha.com will showcase the week's best photos in a new special gallery format. Here's the...

Breaking barriers one photo at a time

Jan 4, 2009 5:39 pm

Groundbreaker. Trailblazer. Pioneer. Say any of those words to Rudy Smith and, at best, you'll receive a small smile and a shake of the head. But when the 45-year veteran news photographer made his la...

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