(AP) - Eight dairy goats are believed to have died in southeast Nebraska barn fire. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says the Ceresco barn is a total loss. About 1,000 bales of bromegrass hay were inside. . .

(AP) - Without rain to get in the way of the work, western Nebraska farmers were able to plant their winter-wheat fields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report released Tuesday that 9 percen. . .

(NRG)- The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance is warning Nebraska residents about two Internet-based companies offering personal loans to consumers. Barstow Brokers claims to be based in Omaha, while First Liberty Fin. . .

(NRG)- Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol took 110 impaired drivers off Nebraska roads during the more than two week long special "You Drink & Drive, You Lose" enforcement campaign. The nationwide effort which began Augu. . .

(AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wants hunters to report any bands they find on doves they shoot this fall. Jeff Lusk is upland game program manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. . .

(AP) - A former Doniphan-Trumbull teacher and coach has pleaded not guilty to assault charges. Hastings television station KHAS-TV says 26-year-old Dale Kavan made his pleas Tuesday in Hall County District Co. . .

(AP) - A Nebraska Game and Parks Commission workshop for small-game hunters will be held at the Lincoln Izaak Walton League facility. The workshop and rifle sight-in is set for Sept. 12. The facility and . . .

(AP) - Authorities in central Nebraska say an Elyria woman was fatally injured when her horse rolled over her. According to Ord radio station KNLV, Wendy O'Neel was rounding up cattle west of Sargent on Satur. . .

(AP) - Attendance at the Nebraska State Fair didn't just beat expectations during its inaugural run in Grand Island. It also beat attendance at the fair when it was held in Lincoln two years ago. Fair off. . .

(AP) - A Nebraska prison inmate has sued a Lincoln hospital and a doctor for negligence, saying a glass shard was left in his right forearm during treatment 14 years ago. The lawsuit filed by David Dieguez Al. . .

(AP) - Lancaster County authorities say an autopsy on the body of an infant who was found in a toilet has found no evidence of a crime. Sheriff Terry Wagner said Tuesday that the cause of Chase Lauenroth'. . .

Cloudy and breezy today with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high of 78 and southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Cloudy tonight with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low of 62 and sout. . .

(AP) - Lincoln County authorities have released the name of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a lake west of North Platte. The boy was identified as Cody Murphy, of North Platte. The Lincoln County Sh. . .

(AP) - A poll of rural Nebraskans suggests that agriculture is still key to their economic well-being. The 2010 Nebraska Rural Poll was conducted in March and April by the Center for Applied Rural Innovation . . .

(AP) - Nebraskans who wonder about nitrates in their well water are being invited to have it tested free at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island. A cup of the water is needed for the testing in the Natural . . .

(AP) - Nebraskans who receive economic assistance soon will be able to go online to check the status of their cases and get details about the amount of money they're eligible to receive. A news release fr. . .

(AP) - Three Nebraska meatpackers are headed to trials over how they pay their workers. In separate lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court, Nebraska Beef Ltd. in Omaha, Greater Omaha Packing Co. and the Tyson . . .

(AP) - The state of Nebraska has settled a lawsuit that accused workers at the Beatrice State Developmental Center of waiting five days to report an accident in which the legs of a resident were broken in a fall. . . .

(AP) - Two men on Nebraska's death row for their roles in the 2002 Norfolk bank slayings say prison officials denied them rights guaranteed under a 24-year-old agreement. Eric Vela and Jorge Galindo say in co. . .

(AP) - A Hastings man has been given 6 1/2-to-14 years in prison for assaulting his estranged wife. After a deal with prosecutors, 40-year-old Alan Good had pleaded no contest to several charges. Prosecutors . . .

(AP) - A Nebraska prison inmate who apparently is too ill or injured to pose a threat to anyone soon will be placed on parole. Charles Talley is scheduled to leave prison control on Wednesday, having serv. . .

(AP) - Kite enthusiasts from 14 countries and more than 25 states turned out in central Nebraska this weekend to participate in the 20th anniversary of the Callaway Kite Flight. American Kitefliers Associatio. . .

(AP) - Authorities in Lincoln have released the name of a dead baby who was found with his head in a toilet. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office on Sunday identified the baby as 10-month-old Chase Lauenroth. . .

(AP) - Three Nebraska programs will receive more than $250,000 in federal grants to boost the economy in rural areas and help support nearly 100 jobs. The USDA Rural Development grants are going to the Cente. . .

(AP) - An insurance company's study shows that Lincoln is one of the safest U.S. cities for drivers. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance t. . .