Supporters of banning the sale and use of flying lanterns in Nebraska lined up Thursday with a list of anecdotal experiences in which the lanterns caused fires or near misses. Fire chiefs and other ...

Omaha, Lincoln and Bellevue have banned flying lanterns. LINCOLN — Though the idea hasn’t flown in the past, Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a measure that would ban flying lanterns across the state.

This past week brought a change in the format that we will follow for the remainder of our working days this session in your Nebraska Legislature. We began all day debate on the legislative floor.

I would like to begin this week's column by throwing a few numbers at you. Here in the Legislature we always worry about the number of bills that will be introduced, especially in the short session.

LONDON -- Mysterious lights in the sky? Some British soldiers thought they might be unidentified flying objects. Then again, they might be those blazing Chinese lanterns released by the partygoers ...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has implemented a 30-day ban on the storage, sale and use of sky lanterns (flying lanterns) in the city. The ban has been implemented to ensure public safety during the ...