Three people recently freed after spending nearly 20 years in prison for a murder they didn't commit face many challenges as they re-enter society: finding jobs and a place to live, achieving financial security and fighting negative perceptions about ex-convicts.

NU's Pelini says offense is performing well

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Two days after his team racked up 610 yards, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini says the Huskers' offense is nearly where he'd like to see it.

Value of cropland in region jumps 20 percent

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The Federal Reserve says the value of cropland in the region jumped 20 percent in the third quarter compared to the same time a year ago.

Stinnett's career-high 30 keys Creighton

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Creighton was on the verge of dropping a home game in November for the first time in 19 years until P'Allen Stinnett and Booker Woodfox fueled a late rally.

Neb. not obligated to pay exonerated inmates

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Three people cleared in the 1985 rape and murder of a Beatrice woman have lost nearly 20 years of their lives to the state's prison system.

Obama wins 1 of Nebraska's electoral votes

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President-elect Barack Obama won one of Nebraska's electoral votes, the first time in history that the state has split its votes and the first time in 44 years that it had given a vote to a Democrat.

Nebraska's DII schools thrive as Huskers struggle

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There are college football teams all over Nebraska in the hunt for a national title - just not in Lincoln.

ADT lays off 380 in Omaha call center

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ADT Security Services announced Wednesday that it will lay off 380 people at a call center in the Omaha area because the company is consolidating its call center operations.

Drunken drivers roll down state information gaps

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A Texas man arrested on suspicion of first-offense drunken driving posted a $200 bond and walked out of a Nebraska jail without facing a judge.

Lawson's 16 points leads Creighton

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Kenny Lawson Jr. had 16 points and three other Creighton players scored in double figures as the Bluejays defeated Central Missouri 78-65 in an exhibition game.