Новости за 20.08.2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Calling himself "the biggest hypocrite ever," ex-reality star Josh Duggar has apologized for a "secret addiction" to pornography and for cheating on his wife.

"It’s constantly competition. But right now, Dedrick deserves those (first-string) reps," said linebackers coach Trent Bray.

A stranger tried to lure an 11-year-old Schoo Middle School student into his SUV after school Wednesday, police said.

SIDNEY — Sidney has fired its public works director, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after he was accused of looking into his ex-girlfriend's home.

NORFOLK — A group of physicians at a northeast Nebraska hospital say they want two former colleagues reinstated to their jobs.

The ACLU of Nebraska has asked U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg to open an investigation into Nebraska’s ongoing efforts to obtain lethal injection drugs from a "sketchy" foreign source.

If you see one movie about governmentally modified assassins this weekend, don’t make it “Hitman: Agent 47.” “American Ultra” is the far superior take on the unknowing super spy, because it ta…

OMAHA — They call her Miss Paulyne.

Nelnet, the Lincoln-based student loan servicing and finance company, is planning to hire up to 250 employees in the next 60-90 days, company spokesman Ben Kiser said.

NELIGH — The Antelope County clerk says the counting of the Neligh recall petition signatures should be finished by the end of the week.

OMAHA — A loggerhead sea turtle in Omaha is turning 20 years old.

Authorities say a teenage boy watched as his friend raped a teenage girl on the floor of an apartment building laundry room in eastern Nebraska.

Her family gathered around Katie Kennell-Langan’s hospital bed Wednesday morning and listened to her heart beat for the first time in 20 months.

Regardless of what recommendations come from a city of Lincoln-commissioned study of Pinnacle Bank Arena operations, the question of whether beer will be sold at Husker basketball games will u…

OMAHA  — Authorities say a 27-year-old man has died more than three weeks after being shot in the backyard of a home in northeast Omaha.

Christopher Ford, who performs as Christopher the Conquered, has been through more than a few phases as a stage performer since 2006. The Des Moines, Iowa-based pianist and singer-songwriter h…

A new survey shows that more Nebraska farmers are using computers and connecting to the Internet.

Lincoln Sen. Kathy Campbell and Omaha Sen. Heath Mello said Thursday the Legislature is accepting applications for the Intergenerational Poverty Task Force advisory committee.

Myron L Kliment, age 84 years, Omaha, Jan. 28, 1931 - Aug. 17, 2015. Born in Brainard. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956...

Virginia Mary (Schiefelbein) Trausch, 88, of Roseland, passed away Aug. 17, 2015...

The Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission on Wednesday rejected controversial provisions of proposed rules to govern wind turbines in the county.

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In the grand scheme of things, it is entirely rational for city officials to consider the possibility of selling the Highlands Golf Course to avoid a future in which taxpayers subsidize the ci…

Everyone laughs at the colonel's jokes, and few dare to take issue with his opinions, I found in my 32 years of active duty, much of which I was the colonel and some of which I was a private.

An Aug. 6 Journal Star article about Mayor Beutler’s goals suggested one goal was to look at the municipal golf program this year ("Mayor's goals include updating fire department, better recyc…