Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach joined forces Friday to oppose Nebraska’s planned Platte-Republican interbasin transfer, which they argue would introduce invasive carp that could bring significant harm to Kansas waterways. The…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail added insult to injury for people in the Midwest already contending with heat, humidity and intense flooding after days of rain. The National…

Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services before saying hours later that services had been restored. It was not immediately clear what caused the outages or…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump — double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas! Unfortunately for her, you can’t do that, prosecutors said.…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities said they don’t expect any lingering problems related to Thursday’s explosion of a railroad shipping container carrying an acid used to make explosives because the chemical largely burned off…

Grant LaHaye is a busy man this time of year, running the LaHaye Bucking Bulls which will put on the Bull Bash show at the Allen County Fair Friday and Saturday night.  The LaHaye Bucking…

Every town has its own unique story, traveling a path filled with twists and turns as the years march on. Seth Varner, a 23-year-old college student from Nebraska, is making it his goal to make…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mention televised legislative debates, and what may come to mind are stuffy, policy-wonk discussions broadcast by C-SPAN. This year’s Nebraska Legislature was more like a reality TV show, with culture-war rhetoric,…

FORT SCOTT — Singing the praises of an unsung hero turned into quite a shock for Gracie Conrad Monday. Conrad, a junior attending Loup County High School in Taylor, Neb., was named the winner of…

TOPEKA — A Nebraska higher education administrator was chosen to serve as the 10th president of Pittsburg State University, the Kansas Board of Regents said Friday. Daniel Shipp, with a doctorate in educational leadership from…