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54-year-old Columbus woman killed in collision with train near North Bend

NORTH BEND, Neb. (AP) _ Eastern Nebraska officials say a Columbus woman has died after her vehicle hit a train at a railroad crossing. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says 54-year-old Debra Kessler was traveling northbound on a county road around 9 p.m. Wednesday when her minivan and the train col...

Cuts hold spending growth to zero in proposed 2018-19 University budget

Tens of millions of dollars in administrative cuts, continued restraint in hiring and purchasing, and other steps to manage reductions in state funding will hold the University of Nebraska’s spending growth to near zero under a proposed 2018-19 operating budget released today by President Hank Bou...

Reclamation will lower Guernsey Reservoir for annual silt run

MILLS, Wyo. - The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo., will be lowering the water level in Guernsey Reservoir in preparation for the annual silt run. “The silt run is an operation which provides silt-laden water to Goshen, Gering-Fort Laramie, and Pathfinder Irrigati...

Governor Ricketts, Japan’s Consul General Highlight New University-Kewpie Partnership

DAVID CITY – Governor Pete Ricketts and the visiting Consul General of Japan in Chicago, Naoki Ito, toured the Henningsen Foods plant in David City, Nebraska.  The visit occurred on the heels of a newly-announced strategic partnership agreement between Henningsen’s Tokyo-based parent Kewpie Co...