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Members of the State Board of Education recently voted 8-0 to spend $2.5 million in U.S. Justice Department money to implement the Good Behavior Game in 30 schools. Officials say the game can make disruptive students behave and can even…

The annual walk benefits the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, which works to transform the lives of individuals with disabilities and special health care needs.

Barbara Freeman’s book, “Mirror, Mirror,” while clever, also provides a teaching moment.

As it has done for years, the Omaha Elks Lodge 39 honored Nebraska’s military service members who died during active duty by reading their names aloud and planting a flag in their honor.

The 2018 Sarpy County Business Hall of Fame honorees were recognized at an induction ceremony in May.

Officials said the body of Dennis J. McGuire was found by authorities near the northwest end of the lake.

The home's six occupants escaped safely, and firefighters were able to get the blaze under control in minutes.

About 7 a.m., there were 67 scattered power outages, the Omaha Public Power District said on its website. Nearly all power was restored by 4 p.m.

Joshua Nelsen was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a statement from the Council Bluffs Police Department.

Rescuers spent hours Saturday searching for a missing boater at Ginger Cove, a lake community near Valley and the Platte River in western Douglas County.