OMAHA, Neb – Those that attend concerts in Omaha at a familiar venue will soon be attending the same facility with a new name. The Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) and CHI Health have reached an agreement that will change the name of CenturyLink Center in Omaha to the CHI Health Center Omaha. This…… Read more »
Lincoln, Neb. – At a ceremonial bill signing event in the Governor’s Hearing Room on Monday, Governor Pete Ricketts highlighted LB 845, which was introduced by Senator Tom Briese of Albion. LB 845 will prohibit courts from denying legal or physical custody of children based upon the disability of one of the parents. LB 845 was…… Read more »
KEARNEY, NE – United Way of the Kearney Area is hosting the first annual Freedom Fest on July 3, 2018, 4 pm – 11 pm, at the Viaero Event Center located at 609 Platte Rd in Kearney, Nebraska. Music, food, carnival games and a large fireworks show will be made free to the public. Free…… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska dentist has been sentenced to 10 months for submitting fraudulent bills to Nebraska and Iowa Medicaid programs. Authorities say 59-year-old Gregory Garro, of Omaha, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. He was ordered to pay restitution of more than $82,500 to the Nebraska Health and Human…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska judge has ordered the state to release records about its supplies of lethal injection drugs, but officials say they plan to appeal the decision. In a decision issued Monday, Lancaster County District Judge Jodi Nelson ruled the state Department of Correctional Services must release documents related to the acquisition…… Read more »
KEARNEY, Neb. – The business of Luke & Jake’s Bar-B-Q will be ending a 23-year run in Kearney when they close their doors on July 31. While the owner Ty Strawhecker realizes that this will come as a shock to many of their faithful customers in the area, Strawhecker told UNK Communications that this was…… Read more »
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Police say they aren’t giving up on a 10-year-old central Nebraska homicide case and are still actively pursuing leads despite having no suspects. Kearney Police Department Captain Mike Kirkwood tells the Kearney Hub that officers work on the Kelcey Fike murder investigation on almost a daily basis. He says police remain…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Several women are running across Nebraska as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Tammie Kruszczak of Omaha ran nearly 160 miles from Holdrege to Lincoln. She finished her leg of the run on Sunday and handed the relay baton to…… Read more »
The Nebraska State Patrol is asking for assistance in locating a person that is wanted for multiple charges. NTV news reports that an arrest warrant has been issued in Chase County for Kody G. Huff, 30, for the following offenses: first degree assault, kidnapping, terroristic threats, use of a weapon to commit a felony, possession…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A new report says Nebraska state tax collections came in lower than expected in May. The Department of Revenue reported Friday that the state received net taxes of $392 million, which is more than 4 percent below the state’s official certified forecast. The report says net sales-and-use and individual income tax…… Read more »