A cattle feedlot operator has pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor for discharging waste from the animals into an adjacent wetland in south-central Nebraska.

Volunteers are needed for Spring Clean-Up this month. The Downtown Improvement District is ushering in Spring by hosting a to clean up Downtown Omaha event.

Veteran's Hospital in Omaha honored Army vet Jacqui Spillane last month.

A 77-year-old Lincoln woman has died, weeks after three relatives were accused of failing to get her medical treatment and leaving her in a urine- and feces-soaked bed for more than a week.

The Saunders County Sheriff has released the name of the woman who was killed Tuesday on Highway 77. She is 64-year-old Maralee Taylor of Wahoo.

Lincoln-based Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food.

The Nebraska Supreme Court's legal self-help committee has developed a free online form for parents to assign temporary parental powers to friends and relatives.

The Rebuild Iowa Office reports that disaster recovery funds promised to Iowa for use in state, community, business and individual recovery programs for the 2008 floods and tornadoes now exceed $3.8 billion.

Officials from several Nebraska activist groups and labor unions are stressing the importance of public-service jobs.

The city of Omaha had its Oscar hopes too, in a way. Omaha provided the backdrop for two Oscar nominated actors. In addition to George Clooney and Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air" was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, but the star of a local Oscar party was far from glamorous.

A Heartland woman tells Omaha Police her lost dog was actually stolen, and the woman who found him will not return the Schnauzer. Now the suspect says the dog has runaway.

A Heartland woman tells Omaha Police her ex-boyfriend took more than he should have when he moved out recently. The 39-year-old victim says $30,000 worth of her property was stolen.

27-year-old Elizabeth Chica is facing charges after police find 84 marijuana plants in a South Omaha home.

Bill Kirby describes driving on the street near his home as “worse than being on the moon.”

The Aurora Cooperative plans to spend $11 million to expand the capacity of three of its railroad terminals in the state.

Inmates in Nebraska's state prisons have stepped up to help victims of the January earthquake in Haiti.

Officials are in the process of changing all the old-fashion locks and installing electronic card access on all exteriors doors on over 100 campus buildings.

Officials are on the lookout for thieves who are targeting expensive stop signs in the Waterloo area.

The Plattsmouth volunteer department gets a passing grade.

ISU researcher calls link "conclusive".

Federal regulators have fined two Nebraska men $25,000 and banned them from the banking industry.

Deadbeat parents who try to collect on a winning ticket or cash out after a winning session at Kansas state-owned casinos will have to turn over the money to pay child support debts.

10 cute puppies faced an ugly fate.

The Cassgram reports smokle from the area of the Horning State Farm Sunday (2/28).

21 Iowa counties included in disaster declaration.