LINCOLN — As part of a statewide study of nitrate pollution in Nebraska aquifers, the state is asking owners of private drinking water wells to conduct a free test of their water.

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen praised the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department on Monday for being “self-funded” and operating without state funds.

But when asked whether that should continue and if no state money should be devoted to the $450 million renovation of Memorial Stadium, Pillen stopped short of agreeing.

It's not just your imagination. Housing prices really are getting more expensive — to the tune of 423% higher since 1985.

Home values have climbed steadily across the United States over the years as demand for housing has outstripped the supply of homes and the finite amount of usable land on which to build.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. returned to court Monday as something of a character witness for his father's real estate empire, waxing exuberantly about the former president's "incredible vision" and portfolio of "great, iconic projects" at the New York civil fraud trial now threatening his company's future.