OMAHA- The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which a subject died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing a traffic stop. At approximately 1:30 a.m. August 7, a trooper performed a traffic stop on a Ford F-1'... Read More
LINCOLN — Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in addressing the spread of illegal offshore gaming across the country. The coalition stres'... Read More
COLUMBUS — The Nebraska State Patrol Special Investigations Team is investigating a Columbus Police Department officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon. At approximately 5:15 p.m., NSP was requested to investigate an incident i'... Read More
LEXINGTON - The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating multiple crashes that left several people injured and closed parts of I-80 for several hours Thursday. The initial crash occurred just before 1:00 p.m. Thursday near mile marker 244 on I-80 we'... Read More
LINCOLN - Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against the sale of illegal or unlawful synthetic THC products in smoke and vape shops throughout Nebraska. Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Savage Ente'... Read More
OMAHA — The City of Omaha is poised to make what Mayor John Ewing Jr. called its “single largest investment” in affordable housing as part of his effort to close the gap between the “haves and have-nots.” Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. in h'... Read More
LINCOLN - Tuesday, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the District Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District provided the following two names for consideration by Governor Jim Pillen: Chawnta M Durham of North Platte and Terry L VanEaton of Lexin'... Read More
The public is invited to learn about fossils with Shane Tucker, Nebraska's Highway Paleontologist, at the Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center in Valentine. On August 1, a dive will be taken into the fossil heritage of Nebraska and the Niobr'... Read More
LINCOLN- Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with the assistance of several other police agencies, have arrested one person after a pursuit and search west of Lincoln. After the pursuit, troopers located a deceased woman inside the suspect vehic'... Read More
Over the past 25 years, Dollar General stores have become a fixture of the retail landscape in rural Nebraska. Now, there are 142 chain “dollar” stores — 115 of them Dollar Generals — in Nebraska towns with a population smaller than 10,000. '... Read More
WASHINGTON - A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base pleaded guilty today to conspiring to transmit classified information relating to the national defense (National Defen'... Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska has a new millionaire. One lucky player who bought a Powerball® ticket for the Wednesday, July 9 drawing is holding a ticket worth $1,000,000. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Wednesday's $216 m'... Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. - Today, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that the State of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against General Motors LLC and OnStar LLC for unlawfully collecting, processing, and selling sensitive driving data from Nebraskans'... Read More
This story is shared courtesy of Nebraska Examiner. Subscribe here. LINCOLN — Nebraska’s fifth and final “good life district” designation goes to the City of Kearney, city leaders announced on Monday. Kearney’s district joins four ot'... Read More
