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1. MUSIC: Lincoln Municipal Band, 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 9), Antelope Park, 31st and Sumner streets.

Lincoln has another striking piece of monumental sculpture -- a majestic, handpainted fiberglass work titled “Wind Sculpture III” by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare.

Nebraska poet Ted Kooser will read from his books and do a book signing at 6 p.m. Friday in Brownville at the Schoolhouse Art Gallery.

“Silent Creed” by Alex Kava, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 336 pages, $26.95

Brennan Balogh can picture it.

NORTH PLATTE -- Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park in North Platte will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Aug. 22.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will hold its summer commencement ceremony on Saturday, with nearly 750 students to receive degrees.

The 2015 Special Olympics Nebraska Fall Games conclude Sunday.

If you're a lover of Lincoln's Sunken Gardens or just a distant admirer, you're invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its renovation later this month.

Civil liberties activists and police chiefs agree on benefits of body cameras, but high costs of transparency keeps cams off local officers

Beginning with the 2016-17 freshman class, all South Carolina public school students will be taking a 100-question civics exam testing their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, history and government.

The founder of an Orangeburg lumber company will be inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame.

The Bamberg Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1983.

Saturday, Aug.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense has been stopped by the St. Louis Cardinals.

CHICAGO — Brandon Crawford had heard and seen enough. He watched TV analysts break down National League Rookie of the Year candidates without mentioning Matt Duffy and then noticed a tweet from a St. Louis baseball writer asking whether the Cardinals’ Randal Grichuk matched up with Kris Bryant, Joc Pederson and Jung-ho Kang. It was Tuesday, a day when Duffy had four hits, and Crawford couldn’t help himself, so he tweeted this: “Umm ... @mm_duffy #duffman” Consider... Читать дальше...

DETROIT - Victor Martinez pulled a couple of line drives foul, and it was clear he was having little trouble making good contact against Junichi Tazawa.

Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Potential violence, huge numbers of candidates, and traditionally low turnout in Haiti's legislative elections pose big challenges for the Americas' poorest nation as it heads to polls Sunday, four years late.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to say if Parliament's new Speaker should withdraw from partisan politics by skipping party room meetings, despite the practice threatening to erode cross-parliament support for Bronwyn Bishop's replacement.

Norfolk Southern confirms four crew members are injured. We have since learned three crew members are at Georgia Regents Medical Center. One is on life support.

Fishermen, hunters, and folks who just love the outdoors filled the James Brown Arena Saturday for the 4th Annual Augusta Outdoor Expo.

Beijing (AFP) - The once irresistible allure of the Chinese market to foreign multinationals is losing some of its lustre as slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy hits their sales.

Police chief: Woman armed with knife shot by officer at fire scene; shooting caught on video