Evanston, Ill. – The Nebraska softball team completed a three-game sweep of the Northwestern Wildcats with a thrilling 11-9 extra-inning victory on Sunday afternoon at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. Continue reading “Huskers Win 11-Inning Thriller at Northwestern; sweep Wildcats”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in southeast Nebraska say they’ve seized nearly 90 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Lincoln.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says deputies pulled over a sport utility vehicle for a suspected traffic infraction Thursday afternoon. The office says the 34-year-old driver from Ithaca, New York, consented to a search of the SUV.
Deputies say they found two large bags and three pieces of luggage in the back of the SUV containing heat-sealed bags of marijuana, which had an estimated street value of $400,000.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of dealing marijuana.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An internationally known expert on water, food and environmental research will serve as the next leader of the University of Nebraska’s Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute.
Peter McCornick will begin his new role as the institute’s executive director on Sept. 1.
McCornick currently serves as deputy director general for research at the International Water Management Institute in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He will succeed Roberto Lenton, who became the Water for Food Institute’s founding executive director in 2012.
McCornick is among the feature speakers at the 2016 Water for Food Global Conference, set for April 24-26 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln.
He has led research and development programs on water, agriculture and the environment in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A task force is seeking help for two research projects in the Nebraska Sandhills.
The Sandhills Task Force is conducting a landscape, ranch management and wildlife habitat survey and a trumpeter swan study.
The group says some landowners in the region have received requests to complete a mail survey from a University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher. The survey results will be shared with participating ranchers as well as in extension and research publications. Responses will be kept anonymous.
The group is also seeking help for a study of trumpeter swans. The number of young swans produced each year appears to have stagnated over the last decade.
Researchers are asking landowners to contact them if they see the birds on their property. The phone number is 402-471-1729 and the email is ngpc.ai.temp@nebraska.gov.
Lincoln – Kyle Kasun’s interception on the final play brought the White team (defense) all the way back for a 46-41 victory on a perfect day for football in Nebraska’s Red-White Spring Game in front of 72,992 fans on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Continue reading “Kasun Interception Clinches White Comeback”
NP finishes 2nd @ Hastings Invite. #WTMB @NPHS_AD pic.twitter.com/YsZu5f9PWE
— Coach Kaminski (@NPdawghoops) April 15, 2016
Girls Soccer beats Columbus 3-0. Congrats! #WTMB
— NPHS Activities (@NPHS_AD) April 16, 2016
Varsity final: Bulldogs 0 – 2 Columbus. #NEprepsoccer
— NP Bulldog Soccer (@NPBulldogSoccer) April 16, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas – The Nebraska track and field team took home five event titles at the Texas Invitational at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Saturday. Continue reading “Huskers Win Five Titles at Texas Invitational”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature will end the session having passed a budget and property tax measures, but many other proposals have fallen by the wayside.
Legislators used filibusters at least a dozen times in last-ditch efforts to stop bills that otherwise likely would have been approved. The drawn-out-debates helped block contentious bills, such as a new Medicaid expansion proposal and gun-rights legislation, but they also derailed proposals that weren’t controversial.
While bills can win approval with a simple majority in the 49-seat single-chamber Legislature, it takes 33 votes to overcome a filibuster. That’s an even higher hurdle than the 30 votes it takes to override a governor’s veto. Filibusters also burn valuable time in the session, forcing lawmakers to work longer days and delaying votes on other issues.
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