• Today: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
• Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Higher than expected tax collections will boost Nebraska’s cash reserve to a projected $707.5 million.

The Nebraska Department of Revenue reported Thursday that net tax receipts totaled more than $4.1 billion for the budget year that ended on June 30.

The state’s economic forecasting advisory board predicted in February that Nebraska would receive about $4.02 billion, using conservative estimates.

By law, the difference of nearly $97 million has to go into the state’s cash reserve. That additional money will boost Nebraska’s rainy-day fund to $707.5 million.

The Government Finance Officers Association recommends that states maintain a savings balance that would cover two months’ worth of general fund expenses.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is traveling to Nashville for an annual meeting of the nation’s governors.

Heineman is scheduled to leave Thursday for this year’s National Governor’s Association conference. The gathering for Democratic and Republican governors runs through Sunday.

Organizers say the event will focus on education, workforce development, health care, veterans and jobs.

The National Governors Association represents the governors of all 50 U.S. states and five U.S. territories. Heineman served as the group’s chairman from July 2011 through July 2012. He was the first Nebraska governor to hold the title in 50 years.

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — Work is scheduled to begin next week on eastbound and westbound Interstate 80 and on the Sidney east and west interchanges.

The Nebraska Department of Roads says temporary crossovers and temporary ramps will be set up, and traffic will be reduced to one lane.

Construction is expected to be finished by October.

	Office	Report Time	County	Location	Event Type	Mag.	Source	Remark
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 17:33:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	20 SSW Valentine	HAIL	1	public	pea to quarter size hail…estimated wind gusts to 40 mph.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 18:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	29 S Valentine	HAIL	1.25	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 18:04:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	33 SSW Valentine	HAIL	1.25	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 18:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	10 NE Brownlee	HAIL	1	trained spotter
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 18:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	11 ENE Brownlee	HAIL	0.88	trained spotter
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 18:44:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	Wood Lake	HAIL	1.5	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 18:44:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	7 NW Purdum	HAIL	0.88	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 19:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Cherry	Wood Lake	HAIL	1.5	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 19:50:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Blaine	10 E Dunning	HAIL	1	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 20:10:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Brown	11 SSW Ainsworth	HAIL	1	public	hail covered the ground, heavy rain was reported also.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 20:58:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Brown	8 N Ainsworth	HAIL	1	public	half inch to quarter size hail.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 21:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Brown	6 NE Ainsworth	HAIL	1.5	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 21:40:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Loup	5 E Taylor	HAIL	1	trained spotter
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 22:05:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Rock	10 SSE Bassett	HAIL	1	public	pea to quarter size hail with very heavy rain.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 22:12:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Rock	30 S Bassett	HAIL	1	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 22:27:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Rock	23 S Newport	HAIL	1.5	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 22:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Garfield	13 N Burwell	TSTM WND GST	60	public	4 to 5 inch diamter tree limbs down.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 22:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Garfield	13 N Burwell	TSTM WND GST	60	public	4 to 5 inch diamter tree limbs down.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 22:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Garfield	13 N Burwell	HAIL	1.75	public	hail covered the ground.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:15:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Garfield	13 N Burwell	HAIL	2.5	trained spotter
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:23:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	1.75	public	fourth and madison street.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:23:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	1.75	amateur radio	at ninth and willow in north platte.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:23:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	1.25	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:25:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	1.75	public	multiple reports from the public of golf ball size hail across north platte.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:25:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	1.75	nws employee	multiple golf ball hail reports from nws employees in north platte.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:28:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	3 N North Platte	HAIL	1.5	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:29:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	2 S North Platte	HAIL	1.75	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:29:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Garfield	10 NE Burwell	HAIL	2	trained spotter
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:29:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Rock	14 SSE Bassett	HAIL	1	public	mostly pea to half inch size hail…but a few stones as large as nickels and quarters.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:33:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	1 SSW North Platte	HAIL	1.75	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:34:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	1.75	emergency mngr	downtown
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:34:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	1 W North Platte	HAIL	1.75	public	buffalo bill and a-street
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:34:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	2 S North Platte	HAIL	2.75	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:34:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	5 W North Platte	HAIL	1	trained spotter
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:35:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	1 W North Platte	HAIL	2	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:36:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	3 N North Platte	HAIL	2.5	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:36:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	1 SSW North Platte	HAIL	2.75	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:39:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	3 S North Platte	HAIL	1.75	public
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:47:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	4 S North Platte	HAIL	2	nws employee	hail was described as broccoli florets in size.
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:52:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	7 S North Platte	HAIL	2.75	emergency mngr
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:53:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	4 S North Platte	HAIL	2.75	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	10 S North Platte	HAIL	1.25	nws employee
	LBF	Wed Jul 09 2014 23:57:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	6 S North Platte	HAIL	2.75	public	severe damage to lights…tables…and trees.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	7 S North Platte	HAIL	2	nws employee
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 00:08:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Loup	13 SE Rose	HAIL	1	public	nickel to quarter size hail. heavy rain too.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 00:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Loup	5 NE Taylor	TSTM WND GST	60	trained spotter
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 00:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Loup	5 NE Taylor	TSTM WND GST	60	trained spotter
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 00:45:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	Brady	HAIL	1	public
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 00:50:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	Wellfleet	HAIL	1.5	trained spotter
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	Wellfleet	HAIL	2.75	fire dept/rescue
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:03:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	2 S Comstock	TSTM WND GST	60	public	estimated wind to 60 mph with nickel to quarter size hail.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:03:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	2 S Comstock	TSTM WND GST	60	public	estimated wind to 60 mph with nickel to quarter size hail.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:15:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	12 ESE Oconto	HAIL	1	public
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:48:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Loup	15 NW Taylor	HAIL	1.75	emergency mngr
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:50:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	11 WSW Callaway	HAIL	1	public	hail lasted about 15 min.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Frontier	6 W Maywood	HAIL	1.75	public	hail lasted 5 minutes mainly quarter sized but some golf ball size hail.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Frontier	6 W Maywood	HAIL	1.75	post office	hail lasted about 5 min. mainly quarters but some golfballs.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	2.75	emergency mngr	lincoln county emergency management reports numerous vehicles damaged from large hail in and around the city of north platte.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 01:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Lincoln	North Platte	HAIL	0.25	emergency mngr	lincoln county emergency management reports numerous vehicles damaged from large hail in and around the city of north platte.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 02:15:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	8 ENE Gates	HAIL	1	public
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 02:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	9 SE Gates	TSTM WND GST	60	public
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 02:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	9 SE Gates	TSTM WND GST	60	public
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 02:31:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	Broken Bow	TSTM WND GST	70	trained spotter	trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gust to 70 mph on the north side of broken bow.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 02:31:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	Broken Bow	TSTM WND GST	70	trained spotter	trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gust to 70 mph on the north side of broken bow.
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 05:08:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	Oconto	HAIL	1	emergency mngr
	LBF	Thu Jul 10 2014 05:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)	Custer	Oconto	HAIL	1	emergency mngr

DETROIT (AP) — Harley-Davidson is recalling 66,421 Touring and CVO Touring motorcycles from the 2014 model year because their front wheels can lock up without warning.

Motorcycles with anti-lock brakes built between July 1, 2013, and May 7, 2014, are included in the recall.

Harley-Davidson Inc. says the front brake line can get pinched between the fuel tank and the frame. That could cause front brake fluid pressure to increase, increasing the risk that the front wheel could lock up while riding.

The company knows of five crashes and two minor injuries related to the defect, which it discovered last fall through warranty claims.

Harley-Davidson will notify owners later this month. Dealers will replace the brake lines for free and attach straps to hold them in place.

• Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
• Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
• Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind around 9 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

CHICAGO (AP) — A new study says bad reactions to psychiatric drugs result in nearly 90,000 emergency room visits each year by U.S. adults.

A drug used in some popular sleeping pills is among the common culprits.

Most of the ER visits involve troublesome side effects or accidental overdoses and almost one in five results in hospitalization.

That’s according to an analysis of 2009-2011 data that the study authors analyzed.

They say doctors can help by recommending that patients use other insomnia treatments first, including better sleep habits and behavior therapy.

COZAD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 45-year-old man whose body was found inside a Cozad mobile home that was heavily damaged by a fire.

On Wednesday Cozad Police Chief Randy Adams identified the man as Fred Waltermire. Adams says the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was pulled from the burning home early Tuesday morning said her daughter was in critical condition at an Omaha hospital.

Two people who tried to rescue Waltermire and the girl were treated for smoke inhalation.

The fire’s cause is being investigated.

ANSLEY, Neb. (AP) — A central Nebraska man has died from injuries he received in the crash of an ultralight aircraft.

The Custer County Sheriff’s office says the crash happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday on private property south of Ansley.

The sheriff’s office says 61-year-old Wayne Palmer, of rural Ansley, was piloting of the aircraft when it crashed. Palmer was critically injured and later died. A passenger, Charles Roberts of Osceola, was not injured in the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.