Nebraska News Digest

Hello! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Nebraska. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Omaha Bureau at 402-391-0031 or [email protected]. Nebraska News Editor Scott McFetridge can also be reached at 515-243-3281 or [email protected].

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TOP STORIES:

MISSING COLLEGE STUDENT-CHARGE — Officials are boosting security and making other preparations at the Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice for the trial of a man accused of killing a college student in 2010. SENT: 390 words, photo.

AROUND THE STATE:

SUFFRAGE MEMORIAL-OHIO STATEHOUSE

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's Statehouse would join a small number of others around the country with outdoor monuments dedicated to real women in U.S. history under a proposal Thursday to create a memorial to Ohio women who fought for voting rights. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins. SENT: 780 words, photos. Eds: Note Nebraska mention.

BANKERS SURVEY — A new survey of bankers suggests the economy is growing in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. SEN: 190 words.

POSTAL ROBBERY-INDICTMENT — Two more men accused of stealing a U.S. Postal Service truck in Grand Island while kidnapping its driver have been sent to prison. SENT: 190 words.

IN BRIEF:

INMATE MISSING — Omaha police have captured an inmate who didn't return from a job hunt in Lincoln.

SPORTS:

FBC—NEBRASKA-DAWSON

LINCOLN — Mike Dawson will return to Nebraska to coach outside linebackers after spending the 2019 season in the NFL. SENT: 150 words.

BKW—T25-NEBRASKA-MARYLAND

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — No. 20 Maryland takes on Nebraska in a Big Ten matchup. UPCOMING: 150 words. Game starts at 7 p.m.

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