Новости за 18.02.2018

OMAHA — A 14-year-old girl has been arrested as a suspect in the death of a 48-year-old man who was found dead in his home in northeast Omaha.

The approaching decision over the level of state funding appropriated to the University of Nebraska is emerging as the most consequential issue in the 2018 legislative session.

All-ACC pitcher Jessica Dreswick pitched a complete-game shutout, limiting the Nebraska softball team to three hits in Boston College's 3-0 win in NU's final game of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Sunday in Atlanta.

The colors were striking — the bright orange of a roasted sweet potato and the hunter green of grilled kale set against the stark white of the round dinner plate. Pan-roasted, medium-rare rack of lamb flanks the potato and kale.

Don't be fooled by Sunday's spring-like conditions, with temperatures in Lincoln pushing toward 60 degrees with strong south winds.

More than 50 bighorn sheep are carrying new equipment to help the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission track and aid their populations, some of which are struggling in areas of the state.

This Presidents Day, take a deep dive into American history with one or more of these fantastic reads. From picture books to novels, silly tales to serious ones, these titles draw on America’s heritage to create entertaining stories for kids…

Immediate and substantial property tax relief, restoration of state funding support for the University of Nebraska and increased attention to prison reform head Sen. Bob Krist's initial priority list as he launches his 2018 Democratic gubernatorial campaign.

1878: Lincoln streets were so muddy that four horses were needed to pull an ordinary one-horse mail wagon to the depot.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Growing up in Ukraine, Oleksandr Abramenko's father pushed him toward sports. Well, one sport actually. Soccer.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):

Follow the latest from day 3 the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

If you’ve been around town lately, chances are you’ve seen 2- and 3-foot bronze maquettes – miniature likenesses of the 10-foot Chief Standing Bear sculpture that was unveiled last October at Centennial Mall.

He wore sunglasses when he ran.

Upcoming outdoors activities in Southeast Nebraska and other parts of the state.

Times submitted by theater for Sunday.

HASTINGS — Beginning a year from now, the Adams County sheriff will no longer live in an apartment inside the county courthouse.

Betty Ann Arnold

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