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Gov. Heineman wont run for US Senate
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman announced Saturday that he will not run for U.S. Senate, making the race to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns wide ...
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Exploration of rare Neb. mineral deposit on hold
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A Canadian mining firm says it's close to securing the funding needed to move forward with a plan to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast ...
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Omaha Archdiocese plans to expand area schools
Although the Omaha Archdiocese closed three of its grade schools this year, it plans to grow five schools in the Midtown area and expand its Catholic ...
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Cannes Dern a leading man again in ‘Nebraska’
From right, actors Bruce Dern, Angela McEwan, director Alexander Payne, June Squibb and Will Forte pose during a photo call for the film "Nebraska" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23, 2013. AP photo CANNES, France-- For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip ';Nebraska,'; Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene ...
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Biodiesel plant in Beatrice retrofitted for revival
Benefuel Inc. and Flint Hills Resources Renewables say their joint venture, Duonix, LLC, is retrofitting a 50-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant in Beatrice to use inedible plant and animal material for feedstock.But reopening the idled plant for commercial production is not yet certain, according to Jake Reint, spokesman for Flint Hills."No, we continue to evaluate but we're ...
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Whiteclay activist arrested while filing complaint
A group that opposes alcohol sales in Whiteclay is alleging that one of its beer store owners gave baseball bats and a stick to men who frequent the town, and told them to attack the protesters' encampment on the Pine Ridge Indian ...
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Biodiesel plant in Beatrice to be revived
Benefuel Inc. and Flint Hills Resources Renewables say they have a joint venture, Duonix, LLC, retrofitting a 50-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant in Beatrice to use inedible plant and animal material for feedstock.Thie plant was acquired by Flint Hills out of Beatrice Biodiesel's bankruptcy in November, of 2011, and will continue to be operated by FHR. Built in 2008 on the northwest ...
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Gasoline prices dropping as fresh supplies arrive
Gasoline prices were retreating locally and regionally Friday as refinery troubles got no worse, and replacement supplies from the Gulf ...
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Lincoln couple accused of bilking investors
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A Lincoln man and wife accused of bilking investors out of more than $675,000 to develop made-up inventions have each been indicted on four federal counts of wire fraud and one count of ...
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Neb student loan company Nelnet to fill 300 jobs
Company spokesman Ben Kiser says Nelnet's soaring growth in the federal student loan servicing business is the reason behind the new hiring. Nelnet's share of federal student loan servicing went from 16 percent in the 2011-12 academic year to 30 percent in the 2012-13 academic ...
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Neb. high court upholds new trial in murder case
The Nebraska Supreme Court says Nebraska's self-defense law, which says a person does not have to retreat from his home before using deadly force in self-defense, covers those fending off an attack from a ...
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Nebraska student writing scores show improvement
Nebraska Education Commissioner Roger Breed announced Friday that 66 percent of 8th graders met or exceeded state standards, a 2 percent increase over the previous year. Breed says 68 percent of 11th graders met or exceeded standards, a 6 percent increase from last ...
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Lincoln man sentenced to prison for assault on boy
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A 58-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a boy he befriended at an arcade in the ...
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Omaha makes move to develop Midtown
TIFs have their critics, but the progress thus far seems to show that incremental tax financing may work in Midtown Omaha and provide the investment that some pockets of the neighborhood need to revitalize the area.
Omaha is the commercial and transport hub of Nebraska, it is the state’s largest city and is the home to five fortune 500 companies and has been named by Forbes as the “Best Bang-For-The-Buck” city in the US and one of those leading the country’s recovery. Read more
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