Fireworks safety advice for the Fourth

Everyone enjoys a good celebratory explosion, but Independence Day partiers need to remember safety and courtesy first.

"The noise ordinance allows them up to 10 p.m.," said Police Chief Joseph Aikens. This time limit is extended to midnight on July 4.

In the state of Nebraska, fireworks sales are allowed June 24-July 5. There are some fireworks that are illegal in the state, including bottle rockets and firecrackers containing more than 50 milligrams of explosives, according to information from the Nebraska State Fire Marshal.

The State Fire Marshal checks all the fireworks in the city of Sid...