FBI identifies bodies found at Lake Manawa, Iowa
The FBI identified the two bodies found in a wooded area near Lake Manawa Sunday evening as 41 year old Charlotte Schilling of Plattsmouth and her 10 year old son, Owen. The two were last seen on May 10th when Schilling picked up her son from a school in Bellevue. Security video shows them visiting a convenience store near Lake Manawa that day as well as a Kohl's Department Store in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The following day, Schillings vehicle was found parked at Lake Manawa. Her cell phone and wallet were located inside. Authorities … [Read More...]
Nebraska families encourage to save now for college later (AUDIO)
State officials hope to encourage more Nebraskans to invest in their children's future; or their grandchildren, nieces, nephews, even a friend to help them pay for college. The state offers four college savings plans through the Nebraska Educational Savings Trust, but only about 12% of the Nebraska families eligible participate. “I was very pleased to oversee the development of Nebraska’s College Savings Plan during my years as State Treasurer,” said Gov. Dave Heineman stated during a news conference at the Capitol office. “I am … [Read More...]
Nebraska senator reflects on the USDA’s 150 years (AUDIO)
A current United States Senator and former Agriculture Secretary looks back on 150 years of the United States Department of Agriculture. Sen. Mike Johanns served as Agriculture Secretary in the Bush Administration for three years, beginning in 2005. He says President Lincoln had a vision for what agriculture could do for the United States. “It was not accidental that in the Secretary’s office at the USDA I had a bust of President Lincoln,” Johanns says. “I had so much admiration for what he had done, not only as a president, but … [Read More...]
Corps predicts Missouri River flows to be below normal for 2012
After record run-off and flooding on the Missouri River last year, it appears river flows this year will be below-normal. Jody Farhat is chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Office for the U-S Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha. Farhat says their predictions will be welcome news to those who had flood damage last year. "Our run-off forecast for the 2012 calendar year above Sioux City, Iowa, is 21.6-million acre feet which is 87% of normal," Farhat says. "This is based on the lack of Plains snowpack, the lower-than-average … [Read More...]
Nebraska family expresses relief after arrest in Schlender shooting death
A Nebraska family expresses relief and a desire for justice as Mississippi authorities report they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a Raymond, Nebraska man. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety reports 28-year-old James Willie has been arrested in connection with the death of 74-year-old Thomas Schlender, a retired Lincoln Electric System employee. Willie is also a suspect in the shooting death of 48-year-old Lori Carswell of Hernando, MS, also shot to death at the side of an interstate in northern Mississippi. The … [Read More...]
Pipeline Controversy
- Heineman: time to move forward on Keystone XL oil pipeline (AUDIO)
- Work could soon begin again to find an atlernative route for the Keystone XL pipeline
- Stalled Keystone XL pipeline process gets new life
- Legislature attempting jump start of Keystone XL alternative route (AUDIO)
- Amid frustration, Unicameral updates Keystone XL legislation (AUDIO)
