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HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) - Growing up in Texas and Hawaii, Nichole Muszynski was never abuzz about bees. So it is as much a surprise to the 32-year-old psychology professor as it is to all who know her that she now finds them so becoming.

OMAHA-(AP) Severe storms Friday night and into Saturday morning caused power outages, traffic delays, downed trees and other damage throughout Nebraska. At least 188,000 Omaha Public Power District customers lost power during the storm, and the Omaha World-Herald reported 100,000 were still without power Saturday morning.

LINCOLN- (AP) Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own nonprofit agriculture ecosystem research institute and says he might do the same with four other ranches in Nebraska's Sand Hills.

SIOUX FALLS, SD-(AP) The South Dakota National Guard will send 125 soldiers to the United States border with Mexico as part of a federal government mission, Gov. Kristi Noem announced Wednesday.

Valentine Senior Center Thursday, July 15 - Pork steak, buttered rice, broccoli, beets, bread, applesauce. Friday, July 16 - Chicken strips, baked beans, coleslaw, biscuit, apricots.

Alpha Delta The Alpha Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher honorary, is offering scholarships to local young women, who have chosen to pursue a career in the field of education. Interested women with at least 60 college credit hours, may apply.

OMAHA-(AP) The Biden administration plans to issue a new rule to protect the rights of farmers who raise cows, chickens and hogs against the country's largest meat processors as part of a plan to encourage more competition in the agriculture sector.

Staring at the smoothie menu was a young man stumped by too many choices. When Dana entered the store the man saw a chance for a reprieve. “Oh, let this gentleman order.” Dana walked closer and smiled. “Sorry Bud, I can’t bail you out. I’ve preordered and am here to pick up; you’re on your own!”

I have never been much of a hunter. I suppose there are several reasons for this unusual characteristic.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the below statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2019 rule waiving Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to allow the sale of ethanol blends in gasoline of 15 percent, or E15, year-round: