UNL Budget Cut, State Cuts Pondered
$3.5 Million in budget cuts have been announced for the University of Nebraska's Lincoln campus. Chancellor Harvey Perlman says the cuts are part of the $9.5 Million the University will be forced to make in the current two year period. Today's cuts include $1.4 Million from the Communications and Technology unit on East Campus, $2 Million from the Office of University Research, $73 Thousand from
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Flood, Fog Warnings Issued
Spring seems to be busting out all over. Emergency Management Officials hope it doesn't bust out too quickly. Rivers throughout eastern, Central, and Southwest Nebraska are mostly full to overflowing already, with more rain forecast. Flood advisories are out for the Platte, Elkhorn, Loup, and Big Blue Basins including all tributaries. Melting snow, new rainfall, and ice
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Woman dead in Fremont Crash
A woman is dead after a collision between a semi and a car on Highway 77 south of Fremont today.... it happened just before 8 a.m. this morning (Tuesday), about a mile south of Fremont. Cedar Bluffs Fire Chief Rob Benke says the woman was driving a southbound car that collided with the northbound truck. Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz says fog was heavy at the scene, but he could not
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College Funding Dispute Resolved
Nebraska's six community colleges are resolving their funding dispute, and Metropolitan Community College is dropping its lawsuit against the other colleges. State Sen. Greg Adams of York announced the agreement Tuesday afternoon. Omaha-based Metro said in its lawsuit that it has lost more than $10.8 million because of the state's miscalculations and the other colleges' misrepresentations. Adams
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Veto overturned, Bills Advanced
Nebraska lawmakers have easily overturned Gov. Dave Heineman's first veto of the legislative session. 38 state senators voted to override Heineman's veto of a bill (LB867) that will increase to $1,000 the cost of licenses that liquor manufacturers must have to ship liquor into the state. Thirty votes were needed. The current fee of $200 hasn't been changed in nearly 30 years. Sen. Russ Karpisek
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Task Force Shuts Down Massive Marijuana Operation
Five men are in jail, after members of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Drug Task Force seize three massive marijuana growing sites in a single operation across the city. Police Chief Tom Casady says search warrants were served at 5210 North 11th, 3260 Dudley and 2620 Norman Circle last weekend.
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Home invasion robbery on South 19th Street
While you were sleeping early Tuesday morning, three men from Omaha broke into an apartment at 623 South 19th Street. One man carried an AK-47 assault-style rifle. They allegedly threatened people living there. Police caught them trying to steal a large screen TV. Police Capt. Chris Peterson says the adult suspects are being questioned right now, along with witnesses to thishome
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EPA to study soil contamination at proposed arena site
When you go to the polls May 11th to decide whether an arena should be built in the Haymarket, you may not know yet how much it's going to cost to clean up decades of contamination on the exact spot where city officials want to build it. A contractor hired by the EPA begins work this week, but may not have final reports and cost estimates for about 2 months. The election is 2 months from
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Council looking at change in dance ordinance
Lincoln's dance ordinances date back to the 1930s, prohibiting teens younger than 19 from attending dances in clubs and bars after 9pm. Next week, the City Council votes on changing the age of 18. If no alcohol is served, people 18 and older can attend an adult dance without supervision. Teens 16 and older are allowed in bars as long as there's no dancing.
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Pet food recall being expanded
Lincoln-based Nature's Variety is expanding its recall of chicken-flavored pet food. The company says raw, frozen food is being recalled because it could be contaminated with salmonella. Bring back to the store from where you bought it...3-pound packages of chicken medallions, 6-pound packages of chicken patties and 2-pound packages of chicken chubs. Initially, the company recalled only
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Lincoln Police Investigate Toddler Death as Suspicious
A 23 month old Lincoln boy is dead and Police are saying he didn't die of natural causes. Lincoln police say right now, they're still trying to piece together the events that lead to the death. Police aren't releasing much information at this point about the death of a young boy in Lincoln earlier this week. What we do know at this point is that they do not believe he died of natural
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Armon Dixon Found Guilty of Rape
Armon Dixon is guilty. The jury reached its verdict soon after closing arguments were made. On March 21st of last year, Dixon raped a Casey's convenience store clerk and robbed the store. He's also accused of raping another woman in her Lincoln apartment and holding her hostage for several hours on April 26th. That case will be heard in a different trial.
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Man in jail for threatening wife's male friend
For allegedly threatening a man with a handgun, 32 year old Bryan Drew of Lincoln went to jail. Early Sunday morning, Drew came home to his house at 31st and "J" to find his wife there with a male friend. He allegedly pulled out a handgun and threatened the man.
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Out of state tuition payments for student living in Lincoln
A UNL student wondered why he's paying out-of-state tuition, while illegal immigrants pay in-state tuition. Troy Weigand told University Regents he moved to Nebraska four years ago, owns a house in Lincoln and pays taxes, but still is classified as an out-of-state student and pays higher tuition. Chancellor Harvey Perlman says Weigand's tuition issue has nothing to do with illegal
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LES customers conserving energy
Saving energy ???...ask LES to help. About 63 residential customers have asked for $68,000 from the Sustainable Energy Program for heat pumps and sealing and insulation. Officials say 25 commercial and industrial customers have reserved $63,000 for installing energy savings measures. Around $240,000 of the program's $1- million in financial incentives have been reserved.
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