Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group representing slaughterhouses urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing...
Nebraska inmates’ fight to wed ends after one of them dies
LINCOLN, Neb. — A man and a woman convicted in separate murders who fought the state of Nebraska for years for the right to...
Missouri man charged in brother’s deaths accused of fraud
A Missouri farmer accused of attempting to cover up a $215,000 cattle fraud scheme by killing two Wisconsin brothers was indicted Tuesday on a...
Hearing postponed for Nebraska man accused in kids’ deaths
OMAHA, Neb. — A court hearing in California for a Nebraska man charged in the deaths of his two children was postponed on Tuesday.
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2 Nebraska kids found dead, father arrested in California
BELLEVUE, Neb. — The father of two young children found dead in his eastern Nebraska home, where they had been staying for a court-ordered...
Buffett’s firm sells off financials, halves Chevron stake
OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett's company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new...
US rail industry defends safety record amid staffing cuts
OMAHA, Neb. — Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing...
Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools
MISSION, Kan. — Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore,...
Indian variant of the coronavirus found in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska health officials said an extremely contagious variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in India has been confirmed in...
Nebraska death sentences continue despite no execution drugs
OMAHA, Neb. — Three times in the past four years, Nebraska prosecutors have sought death sentences, and each time they have been successful. Within...