Nebraska Governor Takes a Pass on Senate Bid
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska said Saturday he would not be a candidate for the Senate seat in his state that will become vacant next year because Sen. Mike Johanns is not running for a second term.
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Big Ten Conference Undergoes Divisional Realignment
David Dermer/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) – The Big Ten conference underwent more changes this weekend, with the schools approving new East and West divisions for the 2014 season.
The schools’ presidents and chancellors voted unanimou…
Georgia Tops Nebraska 45-31 in the Capital One Bowl
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(ORLANDO, FL) – Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to lead No. 7 Georgia (12-2) to a 45-31 thrashing of Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl.
Murray’s 427 passing yards and five touchdows broke school records for m…
Ball Leads Wisconsin To Third Straight Big Ten Championship
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS) — Badgers senior running back Montee Ball rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns as Wisconsin (8-5) pounded No. 14 Nebraska (10-3) Saturday, 70-31 to capture their third consecutive Big Ten championship.It …
Scoreboard Roundup – 12/1/12
Getty Images/Hemera(New York) — NCAAF: (2) Alabama (12-1) escaped (3) Georgia (11-2), 32-28.
(7) Kansas State (11-1) stuffed (23) Texas (8-4), 42-24.
(12) Oklahoma (10-2) trumped TCU (7-5), 24-17.
Wisconsin (8-5) drilled (14) Nebraska (10-3), 70-31.
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Nebraska Right to Life Group Pushes for Ultrasound Images on State Website
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(LINCOLN, Neb.) — The anti-abortion group Nebraska Right to Life is pushing for the passage of legislation in the state that would require that so-called 4-D ultrasound images of an unborn fetus be posted on a Nebraska state websit…
Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne Announces Retirement
Brian Bahr Getty Images (LINCOLN, Neb.) — Former Nebraska head football coach Tom Osborne announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as the school’s athletic director effective New Year’s Day 2013. He will stay on as athletic director…
Police Accuse Nebraska Woman of Faking Anti-Gay Hate Crime
City of Lincoln Police Department(LINCOLN, Neb.) — A Nebraska woman was arrested for faking an anti-gay hate crime in which she claimed three masked men bound her, cut words into her skin and spray-painted slurs on her wall before setting her house o…
Nebraska Lesbian Mutilated in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LINCOLN, Neb.) — Nebraska cops are hunting three masked men who carved derogatory epithets into the body of an openly gay woman.”Three men wearing masks, that’s all the victim was able to provide,” said Officer Katie Flood of th…
Ron Paul’s Delegate Insurgency Ends in Nebraska
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Ron Paul’s delegate insurgency has come to an end.Supporters of the libertarian GOP presidential candidate fell short at the Nebraska GOP convention, where they had hoped to out-organize Mitt Romney’s del…
It’s D-Day for Ron Paul’s 2012 Insurgency
Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Today will mark the end, or the ultimate success, of Ron Paul’s delegate insurgency.After a primary campaign in which Paul’s team focused on the most ignored parts of the GOP proce…
Last Stand for Ron Paul
Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rep. Ron Paul faces long odds in his last chance to win an official presence and speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.Paul supporters are organizing for the Nebraska state GOP c…
Not Christian Enough? Job Seeker Sues Company for Asking When He Was ‘Saved’
Ron Chapple Studios/Thinkstock(LINCOLN, Neb.) — The Voss Lighting Company of Lincoln, Neb., doesn’t hide its religious light under a barrel. “Our biblical mission,” an online statement reads, “is to ‘sell’ our lighting products so that we may ‘tell’ e…
Deb Fischer Wins Republican Nomination in Nebraska Senate Race
Douglas Graham/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Mitt Romney picked up two more states on Tuesday, winning the presidential primaries in both Oregon and Nebraska. But the main focus that evening was on Nebraska’s Republican senate primary.State Sen. Deb F…
What to Watch for in Oregon, Nebraska and Idaho Voting Contests
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Voters will go to the polls in Idaho, Nebraska and Oregon on Tuesday. Oregon and Nebraska both host their presidential primary contests, though those races have ceased to get any significant levels of attention …
Michelle Obama: ‘I’m Strong, Smart and Bold’
Leon Neal/WPA POOL/Getty Images(OMAHA, Neb.) — First lady Michelle Obama was in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday for an address to women and girls, aimed at boosting their confidence as advocates for themselves. She also appealed for campaign cash at a fund…
Forecasters Warn of Violent,’ Life-Threatening’ Storms for Midwest
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Midwest is bracing itself for an outbreak of violent weather Saturday that could be “life-threatening,” according to forecasters. Baseball-sized hail and damaging 70 mph winds are expected to whip through a handf…
Ex-Senator from Nebraska to Run Again, Report Says
Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Democrat Bob Kerrey, a former senator from Nebraska, has made a reversal and decided to run for office again, The Washington Post reports.His decision is good news for Democrats, who feared losing the se…
States File Suit Against Contraception Mandate
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(OMAHA, Neb.) — Nebraska, joined by Republican attorneys general of six other states, filed suit in federal court Thursday challenging the Obama administration’s policy requiring most health insurance plans to cover prevent…
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson Announces Retirement
US Senate(WASHINGTON) — The senior senator from Nebraska has decided not to run for re-election next year. Retiring at the end of his second term, Nebraska’s Ben Nelson becomes the seventh Senate Democrat to announce his retirement this session.In 201…