Nebraska News
The Holt County Sheriff's Office said the incident occurred about 8:45 Thursday morning while Matthew Schaeffer of Stapleton was in the jail recreation area, which is located on the roof of the courthouse.
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ST. LOUIS - The argument over using crops to make biofuels is about to get a little louder, courtesy of a new group formed by some of the biggest agribusiness companies in the world.
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NEW YORK - Booming shipments of coal, grain and fertilizer coupled to improved productivity drove Union Pacific Corp.'s second-quarter earnings up 19 percent, despite the impact of rising fuel costs and Midwest floods.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Joey Gathright on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a lingering shoulder injury and recalled outfielder Mitch Maier from Triple-A Omaha.
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THE SURPRISE: Earnings at the nation's two largest railroads, when excluding some one-time charges, topped the expectations of Wall Street analysts, despite soaring fuel prices and the impact of weeks of Midwest floods.
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NEW YORK - Despite rapidly accelerating fuel costs and Midwest floods putting a damper on profits, the nation's two largest railroad's second-quarter profits were boosted by demand for farm products, coal and improving operational efficiency.
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James Glass had pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to distribute crack in the Lincoln area from June 2005 to March 2007.
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OMAHA, Neb. - Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, fresh from an Iraq trip with Democrat Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on the war's future and stop arguing over the success of last year's troop surge.
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NEW YORK - Tribune Co. is inviting at least three potential buyers who each submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate in a second round of proposals, according to a person involved in the process.
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SEATTLE - Farmers and ranchers struggling against high grain prices got some help Thursday from a federal judge who cleared the way for an emergency federal program opening private conservation land to hay production and cattle grazing.
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The Davenport, Iowa-based company said net income was $2.8 million, or 6 cents per share, for the three months ended June 29, compared with $22.5 million, or 49 cents per share, in the same period last year.
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Excerpts from recent Nebraska daily newspaper editorials on topics of statewide interest.
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OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel says gains made in Iraq are easily reversible if that nation's government can't take advantage and make political progress.
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Prosecutors contend the Kaweah Indian Nation defrauded legal and illegal immigrants across the nation by claiming tribal membership conferred U.S. citizenship.
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OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel says gains made in Iraq are easily reversible if that nation's government can't take advantage and make political progress.
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NEW YORK - A CEO packs his board with cronies, uses corporate dollars toward things like a yacht and allows his company to do business with others he owns.
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