Despite the tough economic times, some in Lincoln Township are having a tough time saying yes to a proposed $250-million development project. That’s nearly eight times larger than the current Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The project calls for a ...

Linus’s Great Pumpkin from the comic strip “Peanuts” could never match behemoths like these, above, which are scheduled to arrive at Chinook Winds Casino Resort Saturday for the annual Terminator Weigh Off. Among other things, the day features ...

OMAHA — Lincoln offered 37 days of live horse racing in 2008, Grand Island 35 and Columbus 24. Omaha’s 10-year-old Horsemen’s Park featured four days. But all the betters with their eyes glued to 600 television screens Thursday show how ...

We have all heard about Wally Barr and Curtis Bashaw’s plan to construct a “boutique” casino on their site in Atlantic City (from Hartford Avenue to Lincoln Place along the Boardwalk, from the Boardwalk over Atlantic Avenue to Ventnor Avenue ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight ...

I didn't make up what I am about to tell you. I promise you I didn't. I only provide you with this assurance because the comment I am about to report is so ridiculous, your first thought will be that I am having you on. My first thought was different ...

Rita Conti and Stephen Ryan have a million-dollar problem. Do they continue to live in their 1,800-square-foot two-storey home in Stittsville, where their children are involved in sports and go to school? Their home of seven years comes with great ...

LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) -- Fire officials said a grass fire burning near the Thunder Valley Casino outside of Lincoln was contained Saturday morning, but not before burning nearly 80 acres. California Fire officials said crews from Lincoln and Roseville ...

LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) - Fire officials have closed some roads near the Thunder Valley Casino outside of Lincoln as they battle a 50-acre grass fire that broke out there this morning. California Fire officials say two air tankers are helping fight the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law says it is OK to admit minority students, even though they may have lower test scores than whites the school turns down. Steven Willborn says minority students are needed to help ...