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Buffett: Stocks still reasonable but bonds awful

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett said even though the stock market is soaring, prices appear reasonable, and stocks would be a better investment than bonds for most people.
CWS video review expands to include OF line calls

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The use of video replay will be expanded at next month's College World Series to give umpires the ability to take a second look at a ball hit down an outfield line to determine if it's fair or foul.
For many Republicans, immigration is risky subject

FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week. He wasted no time bracing her about immigration, an issue that a Senate committee takes up Thursday in the form of sweeping overhaul legislation.
Buffett: Stocks still reasonable but bonds awful

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett said even though the stock market is soaring, prices appear reasonable, and stocks would be a better investment than bonds for most people.
Buffett says bonds are terrible investments today

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says he doesn't like owning bonds right now, and he doesn't think average investors should either.

South Western Nebraska

Lawmakers Advance Bill to Pay Farmers if Water Cut Off

Farmers in the Republican River Basin could get paid by the state if Nebraska cuts off their access to surface water, under a bill that won first-round approval from lawmakers...

McCook CIty Council

The McCook CIty Council met last night during the bi-weekly meeting. Click HERE to listen to the full meeting recap.

Gov. Heineman Appoints Lexington Man to 11th Judicial District Seat

Governor Dave Heineman announced his appointment today for the 11th Judicial District County Court seat. 44-year-old Jeffrey Wightman was appointed by the governor to cover th...

4 Names Passed to Governor for Consideration to Fill District Court Judge Spot

Four names have been passed along to Governor Dave Heineman for his consideration for the filling of the 11th Judicial District County Court Judge. The Judicial Nominating Com...

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National News

AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation

In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."
2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday.
Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.
Fate of LA pot shops left to voters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.

SW NE Sports

Saturday State Track Updates-McCook

Interviews Arapahoe Girls 4X100 McCook Boys 4X100 Molly Sughroue MHS 400 & 800 Winner Kyle Stewart MHS PV Winner Austin Blume Hit Cou 800 Winner Roc...

Friday Track Updates-McCook

Audio Reports from Burke Stadium in Omaha 10am Report 11am Report 12p Report 1p Report 2p Report 3p Report 4p Report 5p Report 6p Report 7p Report 8p ...

Local Talent Staying Home

Megan Ruppert became the third McCook Bison softball player to sign with the MCC Indians. Ruppert joins Madison Chitwood and Brittany Broomfield on the lady Indian roste...

Postseason Honors for MCC Softball

At the Region IX Tournament in McCook, Neb., it was announced that freshman Shelby Baertsch and sophomore Kelsey Gillen received 1st Team All Region IX s...

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Ag News

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten

GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt (AP) — In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Cairo.
SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.
Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.

Business News

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.
Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.
US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.
Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.