LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a California real estate broker’s lawsuit over a Nebraska law requiring licensing to market Nebraska homes online.

Leslie Young’s lawsuit said that advertising “for sale by owner” homes online was constitutionally protected speech. Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon (buh-TAL’-yuhn) disagreed in a ruling issued last week, saying the issue was regulation of conduct, not regulation of free speech.

Her Elist.me website features advertisements for properties listed on ForSaleByOwner.com. The lawsuit said she merely publishes information about the listings, doesn’t get a sales commission and doesn’t provide other services to homeowners.

But Nebraska’s lawyers say in filings that she charges a fee and provides sellers with a CD containing information and web links.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It’s been a while, but there’s a giant Powerball jackpot that’s expected to have a prize of $317 million by Wednesday night’s drawing.

The total is a return to form for Powerball, which has been known along with Mega Millions for its record-breaking jackpots in recent years. But there’s been something of a drought, with nearly a year passing since the Powerball total climbed above $300 million.

Lottery officials say there’s no particular reason for the lull.

Terry Rich, president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries and CEO of the Iowa Lottery, says lottery jackpots are inherently random. He says the game is expected to have slow periods based on projection models.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill to phase in mandatory seat belts on Nebraska school buses is now in the hands of a legislative committee.

The bill by Sen. Robert Hilkemann of Omaha would require public school buses purchased after Jan. 1 to come equipped with lap-shoulder belts. Hilkemann asked the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee on Monday to advance the legislation to make school buses safer.

Dawn Prescott of Fremont urged lawmakers to pass the measure, saying it might have presented her son’s death in a school bus crash in October 2001.

A lobbyist for Nebraska school boards argues that national research hasn’t shown whether seat belts improve safety on larger school buses. The state already requires seat belts on buses that weigh less than 10,000 pounds.

• Today: Snow with areas of blowing snow before 11am, then a slight chance of snow between 11am and noon. High near 21. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as -2. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light south southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

...ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH AN
ARCTIC COLD FRONT...AND PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. A BAND
OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY BETWEEN HIGHWAY 2 AND THE I80
CORRIDOR. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL COMBINE
WITH THE SNOW TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITES TO A QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

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GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE
352 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015 /252 AM MST WED FEB 4 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY MID
  MORNING AND END BY LATE MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING TO DIMINISH BY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.