http://www.yourstreet.com/news/abbott-ne The latest Abbott, NE news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us State officials say a lack of federal money is pushing back the completion date for the I-480 improvements until 2011. Also affected by the lack of federal money are the... http://www.yourstreet.com/4795710/interstate-plans-hit-2-year-snag Nebraska's baseball recruiting class, save for a few names, isn't likely to turn heads among the pro scouts. Just as coach Mike Anderson likes it. The headliner of the class, to... http://www.yourstreet.com/4786966/baseball-huskers-sign-14-players GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - A Hall County jail guard is due in court next month to face three felony charges in connection with a domestic incident at his home in Grand Island. http://www.yourstreet.com/4791711/nebraska-jail-guard-charged-with-3-felonies Associated Press - December 2, 2008 11:35 AM ET GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - A Hall County jail guard is due in court next month to face three felony charges in connection with a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4771886/nebraska-jail-guard-charged-with-3-felonies An Iowa woman accused of dumping dogs in a field near Grand Island, and leaving them to die is in court. http://www.yourstreet.com/4771797/animal-abuse-suspect-pleads-not-guilty A Grand Island man has been charged with attempted second-degree murder for stabbing an off-duty police officer in the neck early Thanksgiving morning. http://www.yourstreet.com/4770563/man-charged-for-stabbing-grand-island-police-officer The cost of moving the Nebraska State Fair is trickling down to Grand Island restaurant-goers. http://www.yourstreet.com/4766592/state-fair-tax-begins GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - A Grand Island police officer is recovering after being stabbed in the neck while he was off duty. http://www.yourstreet.com/4765134/off-duty-neb-police-officer-stabbed-in-neck Trees remembering loved ones-including a new pet tree-will be lit during an annual ceremony in Grand Island. http://www.yourstreet.com/4763676/tree-of-memories-lighting GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - A well-known sandhill crane migration observatory that closed last year is expected to re-open in time for the spring migration season. http://www.yourstreet.com/4749843/neb-crane-viewing-site-to-re-open-under-new-name WASHINGTON, D.C. — A man who attended middle and high school in Shelton and Grand Island serves on President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team. http://www.yourstreet.com/4748973/only-in-this-country-says-indian-american-tapped-to-serve-obama-admin Not long after Tyler Wortman learned to hobble on crutches and navigate campus in search of handicapped parking, Todd Peterson was giving some serious thought to his future with... http://www.yourstreet.com/4739657/perseverance-pays-off-for-two-longtime-buddies-from-grand-island A Grand Island group wants every local 3rd grader to have a dictionary, but they need your help. http://www.yourstreet.com/4738996/group-donates-dictionaries Grand Island natives Tyler Wortman and Todd Peterson earn Academic All-American Honors http://www.yourstreet.com/4737894/gi-guys-named-academic-all-americans Roger Whitefoot of Grand Island credits the Bryan LGH StarCare team for reviving him after a heart attack. http://www.yourstreet.com/4730357/grand-island-man-says-starcare-team-saved-his-life While in Grand Island Monday to promote a new University of Nebraska program, Gov. Dave Heineman said he has accepted an invitation to meet with President-elect Barack Obama. http://www.yourstreet.com/4725863/heineman-to-meet-obama-in-december Midlands News Service While in Grand Island Monday to promote a new University of Nebraska program, Gov. Dave Heineman said he has accepted an invitation to meet with President... http://www.yourstreet.com/4724236/heineman-to-meet-obama-in-december Collegebound Nebraska has expanded their program to include more students, and state officials are in Grand Island to spread the word. http://www.yourstreet.com/4719819/program-helps-students-become-collegebound Collegebound Nebraska has expanded their program to include more students, and state officials are in Grand Island to spread the word. http://www.yourstreet.com/4717800/program-helps-students-become-college-bound GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - A Palmer widower has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the man who drove the tractor involved in the crash that killed his wife. http://www.yourstreet.com/4708982/neb-widower-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-in-crash GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - The Hall County attorney's office has filed paperwork to cease operations at a children's activity center it argues is being run like a child-care facility. http://www.yourstreet.com/4699796/neb-officials-targeting-kids-center LINCOLN -- The new state fairgrounds to be built in Grand Island will feature possibly the largest stand-alone livestock exhibition center in the country, a State Fair Board... http://www.yourstreet.com/4699575/new-state-fair-layout-far-superior Associated Press - November 21, 2008 8:45 AM ET GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - The Hall County attorney's office has filed paperwork to cease operations at a children's activity... http://www.yourstreet.com/4698958/neb-officials-targeting-kids-center GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) -- The Hall County attorney's office has filed paperwork to cease operations at a children's activity center it argues is being run like a child-care... http://www.yourstreet.com/4699493/neb-officials-targeting-kids-center GRAND ISLAND — State contributions to the Nebraska Resources Development Fund aren’t nearly enough to pay for all the approved projects, let alone the nine proposals waiting in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4701493/state-funding-falling-short-for-nrd-projects The LR 400 task force gathered Thursday in Lincoln to get an update on how preparations for the State Fair's move to Grand Island are going. http://www.yourstreet.com/4694540/state-fair-task-force-meets-in-lincoln A Grand Island teen is dropped off under the safe haven law. http://www.yourstreet.com/4684938/update-first-out-state-safe-haven-case As state lawmakers debate how to change Nebraska's "safe haven" law, a Hall County guardian dropped off a girl at a Grand Island hospitial. http://www.yourstreet.com/4683047/teen-left-under-safe-haven-law State officials say a 15-year-old girl has been left at a Grand Island hospital, making her the 35th child left under Nebraska's unusual safe haven law. http://www.yourstreet.com/4680612/teen-girl-left-in-grand-island-under-safe-haven-law OMAHA, Neb. - A 15-year-old girl has been left at a Grand Island hospital, making her the 35th child left under Nebraska's unusual safe-haven law, state officials said Wednesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/4680602/teen-girl-left-at-grand-island-neb-hospital Associated Press - November 19, 2008 9:55 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State officials say a 15-year-old girl has been left at a Grand Island hospital, making her the 35th child... http://www.yourstreet.com/4680389/teen-girl-left-at-grand-island-neb-hospital LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- State officials say a 15-year-old girl has been left at a Grand Island hospital, making her the 35th child left under Nebraska's unusual safe-haven law. http://www.yourstreet.com/4680632/teen-girl-left-at-grand-island-neb-hospital The state saw another Safe Haven case Tuesday afternoon as a teenager was dropped off at a hospital in Grand Island, Neb. http://www.yourstreet.com/4680236/grand-island-sees-state-s-35th-safe-haven-case GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - A fundraising committee says the Grand Island community has raised $470,000 to help bring the Nebraska State Fair to Grand Island in 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/4673259/nearly-500k-raised-for-neb-state-fair-move The Nebraska State Fair's move to Grand Island continues to progress, despite another lawsuit filed to stop the move last week. http://www.yourstreet.com/4666585/private-fundraising-numbers-for-the-state-fair-move-released Some 45 children ages 11 months to 16 years were formally adopted Saturday - National Adoption Day in Omaha, Council Bluffs and nationwide - in Douglas County. About 20 children... http://www.yourstreet.com/4654084/courts-busy-on-national-adoption-day Papillion-La Vista South's first trip to the state volleyball tournament will be remembered for a long time. Senior Breanna Brandt helped make sure of that. Brandt pounded 26... http://www.yourstreet.com/4641741/nebraska-prep-volleyball-titan-debut-draws-rave-reviews Another lawsuit has been filed to stop the Nebraska State Fair from leaving Lincoln for a new home in Grand Island. http://www.yourstreet.com/4639943/another-state-fair-lawsuit-filed After one lawsuit being thrown out, another has been filed to stop the Nebraska State Fair from moving to Grand Island. http://www.yourstreet.com/4637505/another-state-fair-lawsuit-filed A judge has amended the charges against an Iowa woman accused of dumping dead and dying dogs in a farm field near Grand Island. http://www.yourstreet.com/4636575/iowa-woman-faces-fewer-charges-in-dog-case The State Patrol says a trooper stopped a speeding car Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 80 near Grand Island. A search of luggage in the trunk yielded a little over 27 pounds... http://www.yourstreet.com/4635786/neb-troopers-say-2-stops-yielded-46-pounds-of-pot Associated Press - November 13, 2008 10:25 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Another lawsuit has been filed to stop the Nebraska State Fair from leaving Lincoln for a new home in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4635311/another-lawsuit-filed-over-neb-state-fair-move After finishing second at the Class A state tournament the past two years, the Grand Island volleyball team is avoiding the temptation of peeking ahead to possible redemption... http://www.yourstreet.com/4630094/nebraska-prep-volleyball-aiming-high-in-g-i This state tournament thing has become routine for Grand Island Northwest and its volleyball coach, Diane Rouzee. he Vikings will make their 17th trip to the state tournament in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4621382/nebraska-prep-volleyball-17th-state-trip-special-for-g-i-northwest GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - The federal Americans With Disabilities Act will likely keep Hall County officials from carrying out recommendations for the county jail. http://www.yourstreet.com/4617350/changes-recommended-for-nebraska-jail Associated Press - November 11, 2008 1:25 PM ET GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - The federal Americans With Disabilities Act will likely keep Hall County officials from carrying out... http://www.yourstreet.com/4617097/changes-recommended-for-nebraska-jail Due to incorrect information provided to the Hub, the wrong address was given for Michele Schomer. She doesn’t live at 5205 Ave. C Place in Kearney. She lives at 2323 Bellwood... http://www.yourstreet.com/4617020/correction Though he hadn't been a part of Omaha Creighton Prep's offensive attack in recent weeks, Brad Heldt provided the spark the Junior Jays needed Friday night to edge Grand Island 7... http://www.yourstreet.com/4593121/nebraska-prep-football-playoffs-change-of-pace-seals-win LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — 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... http://www.yourstreet.com/4592855/lawsuit-dismissed-over-neb-state-fair-move Prep Football Playoffs Nebraska Quarterfinals • Class A: Millard West vs. Bellevue West; Kearney vs. Om. North; Lincoln North Star vs. Millard South; Grand Island vs. Om.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4591686/friday-s-local-scoreboard