jessica rae: a fire in norfolk and kip moore taking the stage at the madon county fair, paul hughes has these stories and more. . taking the stage at the madison county fair, paul hughes has these stories and more. . " " norfolk firefighters responded to a two-story house fire at 2630 west benjamin avenue at just before 11:00 last night . accoring to norfolk fire captain landon grothe, the structure had heavy fire and smoke damage, causing to appear to be a total loss. no civilians or firefighters were injured. outgoing northeast community college willers of pilger, handed the gavel new the board's new leader shirley petsche of petersburg at the board's monthly meeting thursday. petsche was appointed to her district 1 seat in 2010 and elected in 2012. she previously served as vice chair in 2015 and secretary in 2014. an up and coming country star and a country legend will highlight the madison county fair. kip moore will perform saturday night, july 16th, with hank williams, jr. on the stage sunday night the 17th. tickets go on sale saturday morning, april 30th. those and more stories c

rae: governor pete ricketts h h vetoed a propsps gas tax increase in the state of nebraska here's paul hughes with the details. "gov. pete ricketts has made good on his promise to veto a proposed 6-cent- per-gallon gas tax increase. the republican governor rejected the measure shortly after lawmakers gave it final approval thursday. the bill was introduced by sen. jim smith of papillion, who casts the measure as a "user fee" for motorists and argues that good roads promote economic growth. nebraska judges in brown and burt counties have entered orders placing nursing homes in ainsworth and lyons in receivership. attorney general doug peterson ordered the receiverships and filed court proceedings, at the request of courtney phillips, c.e.o of the nebraska department of health and human services. owner deseret health has been financially unable to pay staff and ensure the future care of residents. norfolk mail carriers need your help in stamping out hunger this weekend during the national association of letter carriers' simply fill a bag with non-perishable food items, place it near your mailbl

here's paul hughes with the details. " the norfolk city council has approved the temporary appointment of two members to the zoning board of adjustment for an appeal hearing monday night. at last night's meeting, the council approved two temporary appointments to replace two regular members of the board who have a conflict of terest in the case being appealed. eagle distributing and swad, llc want to change the zoning on property so it can be sold to our savior lutheran church. vulcraft and other industry in the area object. natural resources district is starting work on a drought mitigation plan to better prepare for the area's next dry spell. jeff henson with jeo said the plan would be financed through a fema hazard mitigation assistance program grant. work has begun on a power line project in northeast nebraska. nebraska public power district officials say a 345,000-volt line will be run 39 miles from a substation southwest of hoskins to a new substation northeast of neligh. a helicopter being used to string shield wire could distract motorists. those and more stories can be heard o

here's paul hughes with the details. "the norfolk city planning commission has vod to amend the conditional use permit for the off road speedway. at tuesday's meeting, off road owner kevivisignor asked for three changes - that he be allowed to use the north gate for access to the facility in cases of emergency; that he be allowed to hold races on sunday nights if the saturday race is postponed by weather or falls on a holiday; and that he be allowed to additional speciraces each year. the approved all three measures. calls for service for the norfolk fire division continue to night's meeting of council, fire chief 2015 was the busiest year ever for the division as it responded to 358 fire and 2007 rescue calls. norfolk's sacred heart parish invites you to an old testament musical treat. the sacred heart youth choir performs "esther" at burns hall, tonight only at 7:30. there's no admission charge, but donations will be accepted. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. " jessica

struggling with snow removal this year and the 29th annual farm and equiptment show is underway paul hughes brings us more " " madison county commissioners and road supervisors have been fielding complaints about snow removal on county roads. at tuesday's meeting of the county board, commissioner christian ohl said weather has made snow removal a challenge this year. ohl says many people have asked why county roads are not cleared as quickly or completely as state roads, and he says the county does not have the money, manpower or resources that the state does. a large crowd is expected thursday night as the lower resources district proceeds with plans to require flow meters on all irrigation systems in the district. the board of directors voted last year to amend the groundwater management plan to require flow meters on all systems. the hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. thursday in the lifelong learning center. the 29th annual northeast nebraska farm and equipment opened today, and continues thursday in the chuck pohlman ag complex on east benjamin ave. hours are from now to 9 to 5 today and

weather paul hughes tells us how. " the city of norfolk has a new towing contract for non- accident situations. the city council voted unanimously last night to accept the low bid of d and l towing for the service, which has been provided for the past six years by gordy's towing. even as norfolk city crews work to scrape away compacted snow and ice from the streets, mother nature is preparing to send another winter storm our way. the forecast for the next two days calls for mixed winter precipitation and norfolk operations manager jim dooley deicers difficult, because it does no good to apply them if it is raining. dooley urges motorists to slow down when city streets are covered with ice and snow. a forum is planned thursday to discuss a bill in the state legislature that would provide tax breaks for those who give to non- profit scholarship- granting organizations. participants will weigh in on senator bob krist's opportunity scholarship bill. it's set for norfolk catholic's parish center thursday evening from at 5:30. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and

here's paul hughes with the details. "a shortfall in state funding has caused the norfolk public schools board of education to adjust its plans to add$550,000 in salaries for additional faculty d staff positions. at thursday's meeting of the board, superintendent, dr. jami jo thompson told board members that the nebraska department of education had miscalculated the district's state aide, and that the new projected figure is $1.3-million less than the initial estimate. the board voted to rescind its initial measure, then voted unanimously to pass a revised motion that would add about $107,000. a candidate haha announced plananto run for the wardrd seat on the nonoolk city council being vacated by mayoral moenning. john robertson has been serving as the director of accounting services for the past seven years. he also is a of directors for northeast, where he for the third time in community college of the nation's top 150 community colleges by the aspen institute college excellence program. those and more on news talk wja

district congressman is speaking out about president obama's state of the union address.here's paul hughes with the details. "nebraska first district congressman jeff fortenberry called the president's state of the union address "reasonably however he told news talk wjag that he found what he called "glaring inconsistencies" in the speech. fortenberry used the example of the religious order the little sisters of the poor, who have a long history of serving the eldedey poor, but are being forced to sue thth administration for their healthcare freedom. norfolk high school's athletic teams will remain part of the greater nebraska athletic conference for at least one more year. at monday night's meeting of the norfolk public schools board of education, superintendent, dr. jami jo thompson said the school's bid to become part of the heartland athletic conference which includes schools from lincoln, grand island and fremont won't be considered if it creates an odd number of schools in the conference. currently three schools have applied, but thompson says the nference is looking for another scho

hugh jackson, paul gunther getting all kinds of attention for head coaching jobs and the the bengals will be hit hard by free agency. it's a football hangover that will take more than a few days to get over. soon the bengals will look ahead and acknowledge what an incredible year it was. the front office and mike brown have lots of big decisions to make and none of them are going to be easy. as it stands right now, the bengals with 15 players were slated to enter free agency. some good ones rupp for grabs and will get plenty of attention. four defensive backs will be unrestricted free a little includingly on hall, adam jones and joel... the bengals are not afraid to spend money but keeping a majority of those guys, well, it's not gonna happen. training, sweating and i just wish, you know since this is my last year we can maybe history. >> if you've been anywhere near a computer for the last 24 and passion last night's battle

paul brown stadium ... and turning to 'snow' overnight!9 on your side meteorologist sherry hughes has your first warning forecast with when we can expect the winter weather to arrive ... hazards: rain to blowing snow shower early morning with minor accumulations will make for hazardous driving. a winter weather advisory has been issued for areas to our south and west.accumulation of 3am-10am. at this time the tri-state's status remains the same. see precipitation guidance and timelines below. skies are cloudy and temperatures have climbed into the lower 50s. an unseasonably warm january. but a big change is on the way with rain moving in by 4 p.m. and snow showers less than 18 hours away.for the bengals game tonight, we're still looking at a high chance of rain. right now, the best rain chance will move in close to kickoff and last mostly throughout the game. there could be some pockets of moderate rain as well. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s. don't forget the poncho!rain timeline:noon to 4 p.m.: isolated shower chance, mild, cloudy4-8 p.m.: chance showers, but other

they interviewed adam gase and they will talk to hugh jackson along with the dc paul gunther. the bengals play the steelers saturday night. stay with us at cleveland 19 for continuing coverage of ongoing shake up and rebuild in barea. as soon as they hire a coach we'll let you know. this is going to be fascinates ing to watch this coaching search because they have to talk this head coach and talent evaluator thing is this analytics things is something to get on board with. >> tia: it's a rebuilding process. let's hope it works. >> brian: it's 6:10. something for calf leer fans to tell brat after last night's performance. you can say kyrie irving is officially back. >> tia: el nino continues to slam the west coast. southern california is now dealing with relentless rain. sam. >> samantha: the time is 10 i don't know about you, but i'm ready for spring after a cold start to the week. are you dreaming about pafternoons at the ballpark? 88 days until opening day there. they take on boston. i don't know about you, but i'med ready for spring-like weather. it may feel like spring as

paul guenter. he is still out there and could other coordinators in the league. and hugh jackson is their top guy. he and rappaport. browns are reporting they will make a push to get him and they have more competition. giants are trying to schedule an interview, three teams competing for him and niners are, too. and jackson of the niners a report came out he was a done deal. i wouldn't hold my breath. >>> have to wonder if another name will be thrown out. >> and for browns nick sabin been busy and schedule will free up after tonight when alabama takes on clemson kicking off at 8:30 in glendale, arizona. will be the first team going 15-0. heisman winner derrick henry and the tide. >> ready to play with my teammates who work hard all year and throughout the off season. god is good and we are thankful. >> cavaliers have the night off. lebron is in the news named eastern conference player of the week for the 50th time most ever and 34th time he has earned that honor as a cav. he is good. >>> tomorrow from dallas. >> fred and ac have it at 8:30. >>> by now you probably know ab

hugh jackson, their offensive @coordinator on sunday. @he has been a head coach before @with the raiders. @they will also interview their @defensive coordinator paul @gunther in the same day on @sunday. @now to the cavs, they will take @on the wizards tonight, and the @cavaliers have currently won @four in a row. @the thing with the wizards is, @they've been the only to knock @off the cavs. @ken griffey, jr. is going to @the hall of fame. @he received 99.3% of the vote. @highest total ever. @mike piazza, the lowest drafted @player in the hall of fame, 62 @62nd round when he came into @major league baseball. @he makes it too. @just a class of two. @>> good for those guys. @>> thanks a lot. @thank you for watching jimmy @and betsy back at 7:00.

./// ((paul joncich)) > the playboy mansion could be yours....for around 200 million dollars.. according to playboy enterprises the iconic mansion and home to hugh hefner is going up for sale. but whoever buys it has to let the playboy founder live there until his death. the property was built in 1927 and was purchased by playboy in 1971 for a reported 1-point-1 million. the 5-acre property features 29 rooms, a game house, home theater and the famous swimming pool grotto./// ((denise valdez)) > it was a strange scene on a new york subway this past weekend as many people showed up without pants. it was the annual "no pants subway rides" yesterday. the subway, then ditched their pants. this all began back in 2002 as a prank.. but then gained momentum and became a tradition around the globe. people lucked out this year because it was an unseasonable warm 60 degrees./// ((paul joncich)) > las vegas' reputation as a rodeo town... is being solidified. rodeo town... is being solidified. ((denise valdez)) the major announcement that could help ((paul joncich)) > another major event is coming to the las vegas strip --- the pro bull riders association wil

paul. fiorina, donnie wahlberg. let us not forget the drill sergeant from full metal jacket is a proud ted cruz supporter. one of the most prominent musicians in the world right now, jesse hughesger of eagles of death metal, the band was playing the show at the theater when terrorists attacked. the band escaped and has since played a benefit concert with paris.-- u2 in does he have a favorite candidate? he is a donald trump supporter. d snider is old news. jesse, donald, i feel like you two should meet. john: the guy from eagles of death metal is a trump supporter . kind of incredible. has there ever been a piece of music that has matched up better u2 with brock obama -- with barack obama? back after this with a very long tease. ♪ 24/7 on are live bloombergpolitics.com. check out our campaign tracker for all of the latest updates. mark: hit refresh, refresh, refresh. tomorrow, a special preview show. we will be in charleston, south carolina. we will have our sitdown interview with mr. donald j trump. i think it is one of the last interviews he does before the debate. the current face-off he is having with ted cruz. every republican debate has seemed to be a big debate. somethi

hughes says his fire company has missed 40 calls this week it would traditionally have run and he's unconvinced it's working as designed. >> now you have all these pieces of a puzzle. >> reporter: paul wagner, fox 5 local news. >> going back to wayne mcbride, he says technology is going to outweigh tradition and after the fire department is squared away, they will move on to the police department and the sheriff's office. >> also in prince george's county, police arrested a man in the death of his girlfriend's six-month hl old daughter. police say he admitted to causing the injuries. the infant was rushed to the hospital january 6th. she died days later. police say bryant and the victim's mother were in a relationship. >>> baltimore police want to know how a fifth grader got his hands on a gun. the student no one was hurt. police are trying to determine who owns that gun. >> we now know one of the three winners of that record power ball jackpot earlier today john and lisa robinson of tennessee stepped forward to claim their prize. the jockpot was worth $1.6 billion. it's going to be split three ways, of course. they are opting for a lump sum of $328 million instead of annual payment