Among the 15 counties on our list is Douglas County, Nebraska. If Nebraska played by the usual rules for presidential races, it would not attract much interest from either party: In the Cornhusker ...

Seven of the jurisdictions on the list are large urban-suburban counties ... Unlike the rest of Nebraska, the county has backed Democratic nominees Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Biden.

Gov. Jim Pillen has declared a state of emergency in response to fires in two Nebraska counties. The fires in Custer and Dawes counties have been burning since early on in the week. Custer County ...