VALLEY--  A Flood Warning has been issued for the Elkhorn River at West Point.  The National Weather service says the warning will be in effect until late Thursday night.  Tuesday night, the stage was at 12.9 feet, while official flood stage is 12.0 feet.  Minor flooding is expected to continue and ice jams near Wisner and West Point will cause fluctuations of 1 to 3 feet along the Elkhorn River in Cuming County through Thursday.  A flood watch has also been issued for Knox county until 12:30pm.  Minor flooding will be possible along Ponca Creek.  

STANTON--  Melting snow and rain are creating the potential for flooding across Nebraska.  A flood warning for the Loup River near Genoa remains in effect and Knox County Authorities have announced that a county road is closed from highway 12 to the Missouri River.  A flood advisory has been issued yesterday for the Elkhorn River but was later canceled.  Stanton County Emergency Management Director Sanford Goshorn says an ice jam near Pilger could still create some lowland flooding. Other area’s of the state are also experiencing the potential for flooding.

NORFOLK--  The Nebraska State Patrol is one of the latest victims of the state’s budget problems.  The Omaha World Herald this week reported that the number of uniformed troopers is at a 21 year low.  Here in Norfolk Patrol Captain Brad Rice is also reporting a reduction in man power.  He says  that means they have to be more selective when and where they send out patrols. Rice says that also impacts special enforcement on holidays and when community events are held that cause an increase of traffic. Rice says despite their efforts any way you look at it they have less man power and man power hours to put on the road.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)--  Many state agencies would face 2 percent budget cuts, but several key services including the Nebraska State Patrol and centers that care for mentally disabled people might be spared. The Legislature's budget-writing Appropriations Committee tentatively signed off on the plan yesterday.

NORFOLK--  The city of  Norfolk could be one of many communities across the nation to become a test market for ultra high speed internet service provided by Google.  City Administrator Al Roder says the city is currently putting together an application to become one of  the test markets. Roder says becoming one of the test markets would have many advantages. A public hearing on the effort will be held during next Monday night’s city council meeting.

LINCOLN (AP)--  Nebraska's six community colleges are resolving their funding dispute, and Metropolitan Community College is dropping its lawsuit against the other colleges. State Senator Greg Adams of York announced the agreement Tuesday afternoon. Omaha-based Metro said in its lawsuit that it has lost more than $10.8 million because of the state's miscalculations and the other colleges' misrepresentations. Adams says all the colleges agreed to cooperate on developing a new funding formula. The new formula would take effect in 2011. During the 2010-2011 school year, Metro will receive $1.8 million total from the other five schools to help it while the new funding formula is written.

LINCOLN (AP)--  Nebraska lawmakers have easily overturned Governor Dave Heineman's first veto of the legislative session. On Tuesday, 38 state senators voted to override Heineman's veto of a bill  that will increase to $1,000 the cost of licenses that liquor manufacturers must have to ship liquor into the state. Thirty votes were needed. The current fee of $200 hasn't been changed in nearly 30 years. Senator Russ Karpisek of Wilber introduced the bill. He says it will increase state revenue by about $500,000 annually. Heineman had said in his veto letter to lawmakers that the increase would place an undue burden on small businesses during a difficult economic period.

LINCOLN (AP)--  Nebraska residents will likely get to decide if the state treasurer's office should be eliminated. The Legislature on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would go before voters in the November general election. If approved by voters, the office would be eliminated in 2015. Supporters say duties now handled by the office can be done by existing state agencies, saving money. The office acts as the state's banker, receiving and dispersing state money. It also collects and disperses child-support payments, and returns unclaimed property such as uncashed payroll checks. Senator Dennis Utter of Hastings introduced the measure and says the office also isn't needed because it makes no policy decisions.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP)--  Washington County authorities say a 37-year-old Walthill woman who had been drinking let her 14-year-old son drive. Victoria Valentino also has been charged with child neglect. Authorities say Valentino was arrested Saturday after her vehicle was pulled over near Blair.
    
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)--  The University of Nebraska-Lincoln faces the loss of 21 jobs as begins cutting millions from its budget.  Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced the cuts yesterday in an e-mail to UNL staffers.
    
AUBURN, Ala. (AP)--  Alabama authorities say a Nebraska football player from Chadron State died after a traffic accident on Monday near Auburn. Nineteen-year-old Garrett Schlichtemeier was fatally injured. Another Chadron player, 18-year-old Michael Madkins, has been hospitalized. And another player, 18-year-old Tyler Perri, was not injured. The players were headed to Spanish Fort for spring break and had stopped in Auburn to visit a friend.
    
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP)--  A truck driver has been charged with misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide for a collision that fatally injured a Platte County sheriff's deputy. The State Patrol says Deputy Christopher Johnson was responding to another crash last August when his cruiser collided with a tractor-trailer driven by Gene Schlake of Beatrice.