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     Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen has pulled from the November ballot an initiative to repeal a law granting state tax credits for donations to

      A petition drive has successfully place repeal of South Dakota’s sales tax on groceries on the November ballot.         Supporters of ending the 4.2% tax needed

       SWANN, the Solid Waste Agency of Northwest Nebraska, is raising rates for the second year in a row but only the third time in the

       Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate was unchanged for the 7th straight month in April at 2.5%. The seasonally-adjusted rate is half-a point higher than a year

     The 3rd annual Northwest Nebraska Volksmarch is this Saturday at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. There are options for 5K (3.1-miles) or 10K (6.2-miles) walks

     This Saturday is Free Fishing and Park Entry Day for all Nebraska state parks, state recreation areas, and state historical parks. This is also South

     The Nebraska State Highway Commission meets at least once a year in each of its 6 districts and Friday morning will have its District 5

      After 15 years of providing a welcoming environment and a warm meal to in-need members of the Chadron Community, Closer to Home will change on

       A Casper teenage boy who allegedly bragged about wanting to have a “gun battle” with police a month ago has been charged with 1st-degree murder

     The U-S House on Wednesday approved the 5-year reauthorization bill for the FAA – Federal Aviation Administration – by 387-26 margin The Senate approved it

   Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted numerous alcohol compliance checks across the state last month, including in Dawes County.        Checks were conducted in 26

    Sheridan County had only a couple of contested races in Tuesday’s primary election, with county commissioner the most prominent.     . Incumbent Dan Kling easily overcame

       All 5 members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation easily won their Republican primaries, 3 of them despite having opponents who’d been endorsed by the state party. 

    It took Dawes County Clerk Cheryl Feist about an hour longer than she expected to get all the ballots counted last night, primarily because of

    Today is Peace Officer Memorial Day, first proclaimed by President John F Kennedy in 1962 and the centerpiece of National Police Week. Flags are at