WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel has voted to approve the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The horse racing industry is dismissing an anti-gambling group's allegations that the industry wants to stop live horse racing during a hearing on horse racing bills.
More than 76,000 people in Nebraska and southwest Iowa sought assistance last year by way of 211.
A new law will reduce the size of the Omaha Public Schools board to nine members.
