A 13-year-old Nebraskan was killed Friday morning when the pickup they were riding in spun out on an icy bridge and rolled off Interstate 25 in Cheyenne.
All the rail unions have long opposed cutting train crews down to one because of safety concerns, but the conductors' union agreed to let Union Pacific test this idea.
Authorities say an unknown number of people have been found dead in two homes in a small community in northeastern Nebraska and that fire was “involved” at both locations.