Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska county official says he's skeptical about a push to close four beer stores in Whiteclay, a village with a dozen residents that sells millions of cans annually next to a South Dakota Indian reservation. Sheridan County Commissioner Jack Andersen says...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — One of the four Nebraska liquor stores that sell millions of cans of beer near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has been sanctioned for selling to a minor. The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission decided Tuesday to penalize the Arrowhead Inn. The business is...

GORDON, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says a person has died after a car fled a traffic stop and later collided with a trooper's cruiser in northwestern Nebraska. The patrol says in a press release Tuesday that the crash happened Monday night on state Highway 27 north of...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A tiny Nebraska village known for selling beer on the border of an alcoholism-plagued American Indian reservation is getting a new broadband tower that officials say could eventually help connect residents to health care, emergency and distance learning services....

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A recent death and other problems in Whiteclay are drawing new scrutiny from Nebraska lawmakers, who plan to announce an initiative to address persistent issues when they visit the tiny village later this week. Senators say they're looking seriously at ways...

GREELEY, Neb. (AP) — A man suspected of burglarizing the home of the brother of the late Nebraska punter Sam Foltz has seen charges filed against him in Greeley County. Television station KSNB says 38-year-old Scott Davis, of Lennox, South Dakota, faces six counts, including burglary...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Federal safety officials have begun investigating a worker's fall at a construction site in Scottsbluff. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports that the fall occurred at a Western Sugar Cooperative facility. Initial reports are that the worker fell through...

VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) — The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota is delivering some benefits for Nebraska as riders drive through the Cornhusker state. Many riders are passing through Nebraska on their way to the event. The influx of travelers provides economic benefits for many...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A tiny Nebraska village that sells millions of cans of beer each year near a South Dakota Indian reservation is consuming a sizeable chunk of the surrounding county's budget, according to county officials. Sheridan County Commissioner James Krotz raised the...

CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska grand jury has cleared officers involved in a chase that led to the death of a South Dakota woman. Chadron station KCSR reports that the Dawes County jury said officers broke no laws in the Feb. 23 chase that ended with a collision between a police...

WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — A government-run hospital on a Native American reservation in Nebraska is getting a new clinical director and other staff in an effort to improve the quality of care provided to patients. The Indian Health Service administers the hospital on the Winnebago...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Three Nebraska state legislators with South Dakota ties are lending their voices of support to a South Dakota constitutional amendment that would remove candidates' party affiliations from primary and general election ballots.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Alexandria native Amanda Hart will make the move to the University of Nebraska to be the Huskers' director of operations under new coach Amy Williams. Williams announced Friday that her three assistant coaches and Hart will take up the same positions at Nebraska....