A 15-year-old boy was shot in the chest during a traffic stop Thursday near 85th and G streets, according to Omaha police dispatch.

Police say a driver caused a crash in southwest Omaha that left a trail of damage behind.

Winners of three in a row, the Nebraska Cornhuskers play their final home game of 2009 this weekend as they entertain the Kansas State Wildcats in a Big 12 Conference showdown in Lincoln.

A 9-year-old Bellevue boy is preparing for a trip to St. Louis and a life-saving heart transplant.

Omaha police said a man is in custody and charged in connection with the homicide of Laura Pierce in an convenience store last January.

The University of Nebraska's governing board votes not to limit embryonic stem-cell research at the university.

Dara Newson reports.

An Omaha light-decoration store is offering customers incentives to trade in their older holidays lights with more efficient LED lights.

With no vetoes, Gov. Dave Heineman approved the bill that cuts state spending. The bill has only cuts, and doesn’t include tax increases.

Police say a 26-year-old man held a girl against her will and sexually assaulted her inside an apartment building where the two live.

The youngest convicted killer in Douglas County history lost an appeal Friday before the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Melissa and Skylar Spear have been arrested and charged with possession of ephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.

Polk County health officials said Thursday that they have no plans to vaccinate Santa Claus for the H1N1 flu virus.

Health department officials said one of the latest victims of the H1N1 virus is a child in eastern Iowa with risk factors that increased the chance of complications from contracting the virus.

Nebraska lawmakers gave overwhelming approval to a massive package of state budget cuts, the consequences of which may not be known for two months.

The Nebraska State Patrol said two women were arrested after a trooper stopped their vehicle a little before 11 a.m. on Thursday near the Pleasant Dale exit west of Lincoln.

Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson said he will use his key centrist vote to support a debate on the health care reform bill.

Police said an Omaha man kept a teenage girl in his apartment against her will and molested her Thursday night.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department, along with the Nebraska State Patrol, the Norfolk Police Department and the Madison County Sheriff's Department, continues to investigate the disappearance and death of Lacey Anderson, 19.

Ryan King, one of eight people charged in connection with the death of Brian Carson of Elkhorn, has pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy.