Pack 107 volunteers hang more than 200 flags to honor veterans

Students at Alcott Elementary School honored veterans during their lunch period Tuesday by sharing free meals with family members who served in the armed forces.

A Kearney man will be sentenced in January for weapons and theft convictions.

A former Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services supervisor is accused of fraud to get SNAP and other benefits for their spouse.

Flights are expected to remain disrupted even as the shutdown nears an end, and cancellations are unlikely to ease right away.

Emergency crews Monday rescued two hunters trapped in mud flats at Lake McConaughy’s Cedar View Area, authorities said. Separately, a large structure fire at Sandy Beach Paradise also occurred on Monday, resulting in a total loss.

Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson has been named one of 13 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate player by the Maxwell Football Club.

Chancellor Rodney Bennett released the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s final $27.5 million budget reduction plan on Monday, following input from thousands of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and stakeholders.

A search for his successor will begin immediately.

While most local government services and offices are closed for Veterans Day, several facilities in Hastings and Grand Island will maintain regular or modified hours.