Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children, including some teenagers as old as 17.

The surprising and seemingly endless stream of teenagers dropped off at Nebraska hospitals over the last two months likely will come to an end Saturday.

Before Nebraska State Treasurer Shane Osborn jetted off to the next stop on his whirlwind tour of the state Thursday, he advised Central Nebraskans to make sure their investing philosophy is much calmer than his travel schedule.

Todd Landry, director of the Division of Children and Family Services for the Department of Health and Human Services, said a 15-year-old girl was left at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, through LB157, Nebraska's "safe-haven" law.

Barack Obama made history Friday in Nebraska. The Democratic presidential candidate claimed an electoral vote in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District -- the first time in more than four decades a Democrat won any of Nebraska's electoral votes.

A Lancaster County judge has thrown out a lawsuit designed to stop the Nebraska State Fair's 2010 move to Grand Island, but that order might not end the court fight.

Lee Terry is headed back to Washington. The Republican incumbent earned his sixth term after fending off a tough challenge from Democrat Jim Esch in the state's hardest-fought race of this election season.

In the past week, more than 400 people across Nebraska (including Grand Islander voters on Saturday) have taken a marker and expressed their frustrations about what's wrong with America all over Senate candidate Scott Kleeb's pickup.

With critical challenges facing the nation, Gov. Dave Heineman believes his strong working partnership with Mike Johanns -- himself a former governor as well as a former U.S. agriculture secretary -- will pay big dividends if Johanns is elected to the Senate.

To help ensure any possible voter fraud or discrimination is addressed, the U.S. attorney's office will be staffed on Election Day by an attorney appointed to serve as the district election officer for Nebraska.

The Ms. Wheelchair Nebraska 2009 pageant will be on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Interstate Holiday Inn.

Gov. Dave Heineman has called a special session for Nov. 14 to address the state's safe-haven law.

The race for Hall County board of supervisors in District 6 is a slam dunk. Glen Murray is the overwhelming choice to serve in this chair. 

Nebraska Optimists will have several events for young people, including a safe trick-or-treating event and a reading event at the library, during the group's quarterly conference in Grand Island.

Nebraska led the nation in red meat production with 641 million pounds in September. That compares to 586.4 million pounds in September of 2007.  

A Grand Island therapist and foster parent is frustrated by Gov. Dave Heineman's and the Legislature's proposed "fix" of the safe-haven law by defining "child" as an infant. Defining child as an infant fails to address the real problem, said Joan Schwan of Schwan Counseling.

A recently released Nebraska State Fair market research study shows some public apprehension about the State Fair moving to Grand Island.

Wet snow and strong winds knocked out power throughout Custer County and into western Nebraska early Thursday morning.

The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission isn't changing its position on the flavored malt beverages some say are aimed at kids.