Stories from Sunday, February 8, 2009

KEARNEY -- University of Nebraska-Kearney head football coach Darrell Morris announced today the names of 32 high school seniors, and one transfer, who will suit up for the Lopers in the fall. The group includes 26 Nebraska natives and seven players from Colorado...

HASTINGS -- The Hastings College men's basketball team would get out to a fast start and never looked back as they defeated Dordt College 94-78 Saturday afternoon at the Lynn Farrell Arena in Hastings. The Bronco lead would grow as large as 30 points before Dordt would slowly chip away. Hastings would hold strong down the stretch for the 94-78 win...

The Nebraska Supreme Court (NSC) ruled on Friday that the property taxes permitted under LB 701 are unconstitutional because it is the responsibility of the State to assure Compact compliance, not the responsibility of the residents of the Republican River Basin. This is a much more significant ruling than the ruling made earlier by the District Court...

WASHINGTON, D.C.--After days of leading bipartisan negotiations, U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced an agreement on an amendment to the Economic Recovery Act currently before the Senate. The Nelson-Collins amendment would reduce the total cost of the package to $780 billion--$110 billion less than the bill that the Senate is currently considering...

LINCOLN -- With the shot clock winding down, Ade Dagunduro had no choice but to launch the 3-pointer that gave Nebraska a four-point lead in the final minute against No. 16 Texas. "That's not usually my shot," Dagunduro said, "but it was desperation time."...

February 6, 2009 -- Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson released the following statement announcing a bipartisan proposal to move the economic recovery package forward in the Senate: "These days, all too often when tuning into the news we cringe. Layoffs, job losses, poor earnings, business closings, state fiscal problems, foreclosures, global financial troubles and the worried faces of so many Americans...

Today's tough economic times have begun to seriously affect the way parents and prospective college students approach the college application process. With higher education's price tag skyrocketing and household finances being stretched to the breaking point, paying for college is causing many a sleepless night...