Michael Jackson was made history by winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner. ...more

November 22, 2009

The old, vertical Cafe Grand sign still sits over the restaurant's awning at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Nebraska Avenue, but the longtime eatery now goes by a new title. ...more

November 13, 2009

The old, vertical Cafe Grand sign is still mounted over the restaurant's awning at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Nebraska Avenue, but the longtime eatery now goes by a new title. ...more

October 31, 2009

Ralph Bell wasn't a musician. The 80-year-old played a trumpet in a battalion band during World War II, but he gave that up and never picked up another instrument until a fellow Lions Club member showed him a violin 20 years ago. ...more

September 4, 2008

A business owner convicted of defrauding customers seeking male sexual enhancement products and a variety of herbal supplements was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison. ...more

August 28, 2008

Dear Dad I've found the father I didn't know I had. As a child, I wanted a father who would just sit and talk awhile, one who would take time to listen to my thoughts. But my dad worked from sunup at his job, and then, when he'd get home, he'd do chores on our farm until after sunset. ...more

June 11, 2008