Mother of Yankees’ pitcher Joba Chamberlain jailed in Nebraska on suspicion of selling meth

LINCOLN, Neb. — The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is jailed in Nebraska and facing a felony charge after being arrested on suspicion of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February.

Mother of Yankees’ pitcher Joba Chamberlain jailed in Nebraska on suspicion of selling meth

LINCOLN, Neb. — The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been arrested on charges of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February.

Buffett and Munger say too much debt and immorality contributed to financial turmoil

OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said Sunday the most important lessons of the recent financial turmoil are that companies should borrow less and build a system that imposes severe disincentives for failure.

Warren Buffett says most US banks should not be considered too big to fail

OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett says most of the banks the U.S. government is evaluating with stress tests are not too big to fail.

Buffett says operating profit will be down slightly at Berkshire Hathaway in the 1st quarter

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett says his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will report a roughly 10 percent drop in its first-quarter operating profit next week.

Buffett offers a few clues about his successors at Berkshire but still refuses to name them

OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett offered a few new clues about who will replace the 78-year-old at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway.

Billionaire Warren Buffett says US government is taking right steps to help economy

OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett spent Saturday praising the decisions U.S. officials made to right the economy in the midst of a “financial hurricane” and defending the ones he made to help his company navigate the storm.

Police in Nebraska say woman suspected of drunken driving caused $26,000 in damages on drive

FREMONT, Neb. — Police say a woman arrested in Nebraska on suspicion of drunken driving hit fences, garages and a house as she left a $26,000 trail of destruction.

Neb. police say woman hit 3 fences, 2 garages, a pole and a house in $26K trail of destruction

FREMONT, Neb. — Police said a woman left a $26,000 trail of destruction behind her before she was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Sgt. Ed Watts said the woman’s car struck a fence as she was trying to turn into an alley Thursday night.

Judge denies Neb. inmate’s request to rename himself ‘Sinner’ citing religious beliefs

LINCOLN, Neb. — He may have broken the law, but a Nebraska inmate still can’t change his name to “Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir. Court documents say 23-year-old Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change to Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir. He says he “is a heathen and Thor is his ‘High God.’”

Neb. judge refuses to allow inmate to change his name to ‘Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir’

LINCOLN, Neb. — No, the judge said to a 23-year-old Nebraska prison inmate. You can’t call yourself “Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir.” Court documents said Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change, saying he “is a heathen and Thor is his ‘High God.’”

Neb. judge refuses to allow inmate to change his name to ‘Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir’

LINCOLN, Neb. — No, the judge said to a 23-year-old Nebraska prison inmate. You can’t call yourself “Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir.” Court documents said Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change, saying he “is a heathen and Thor is his ‘High God.’”

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will release 1Q earnings on May 8, after Saturday’s annual meet

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will release its first-quarter earnings report on May 8.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway won’t release earnings on eve of Saturday’s annual meeting

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will not release its first-quarter earnings report this week on the eve of its annual meeting.

Police arrest naked man accused of driving reckless on Interstate 80 in Nebraska

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A man was arrested after authorities were tipped off about a reckless — and naked — driver on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska. The Nebraska State Patrol said a 26-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving under suspension.

Prosecutor: Partial review of embattled CSI commander’s past cases turns up no misconduct

OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska prosecutor says a review of dozens of cases so far has found no evidence of tampering by a top investigator who is accused of planting evidence in a 2006 murder.

Atty: Head of Neb. CSI unit accused of planting evidence made mistakes, didn’t commit crime

OMAHA, Neb. — The lawyer for a Nebraska crime scene investigator accused of planting evidence during a murder investigation says his client may have made some mistakes but did not commit a crime.

Omaha CSI chief faces state, federal charges of planting evidence during Neb. murder probe

OMAHA, Neb. — The commander of the Omaha crime scene investigations unit is facing federal and state charges over accusations that he planted evidence in the car of two wrongly accused suspects in a Nebraska couple’s murder.

Former Neb. teacher who fled to Mexico with 13-year-old gets 8-10 years on sex-assault charges

OMAHA, Neb. — A former Nebraska teacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old student was sentenced Thursday to eight to 10 years in prison.

Union Pacific reports 18 pct drop in 1st-quarter net income, still beats expectations

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit fell 18 percent as the railroad carried 21 percent fewer carloads, but cost-cutting pushed its results above Wall Street expectations. Its shares rose nearly 4 percent.

Union Pacific reports 18 percent drop in 1st-quarter net income, but beats expectations

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. says its first-quarter profit fell 18 percent because the railroad carried 21 percent fewer carloads, but cost-cutting pushed its results past Wall Street expectations.

Coach Bo Pelini says development of young backs could bolster Nebraska’s running game

OMAHA, Neb. — The running game didn’t draw nearly as much attention as the quarterbacks and receivers in the Red-White scrimmage, but Nebraska coach Bo Pelini predicts it will be a strength come fall.

Online brokerage TD Ameritrade reports 29 pct drop in 2Q profit, results meet expectations

OMAHA, Neb. — Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit dropped 29 percent as revenue slumped almost 16 percent, but the earnings were in line with Wall Street expectations and the company reaffirmed its full-year guidance.