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Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert says public input will be key as she leads the city over the next four years.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's net state revenue dipped below projections in May, but is still above the amount expected for the fiscal year that ends on July 1.

Omaha’s outgoing Mayor says he plans to take some time off before going back in to the private sector.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Douglas County sheriff's deputy has been taken into custody while awaiting court action on a charge of sexual assault.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy has agreed to pay a $1,000 fine for improper use of a state cellphone as part of a settlement with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission.

US Senator Mike Johanns supported a motion last week to keep student loan rates from doubling at the end of the month.

Nine Omaha Public School board members will be sworn in Monday evening, along with two new Omaha City Council representatives and the city's first woman Mayor.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities have identified a body found in a river as that of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted with another girl after getting off a school bus last month.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A private lunch with Omaha-based billionaire Warren Buffett has been sold for more than $1 million at auction. Compared to past years, that's a bargain.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tuition for resident students at the University of Nebraska won't increase in the next school year for the first time since 1990.