A political party focused on legalizing marijuana can now run candidates and claim registered voters in Nebraska after it gained official state recognition.
The decision to swiftly release the video was a departure from protocol as the force faces immense scrutiny from the public following a series of recent high-profile police killings.
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday for the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd. Several Nebraska officials commented on the verdict.
Shay Schanaman and two relievers limited Penn State to three runs on seven hits, as Nebraska completed the weekend sweep of the Nittany Lions with a 5-3 victory Sunday morning.
Omaha Police on Sunday arrested two teens, ages 16 and 18, booking the younger on a first-degree murder charge in connection with Saturday’s fatal Westroads Mall shooting.
On Saturday, a doctor said test results that he received from Navalny’s family showed sharply elevated levels of potassium, which could lead to cardiac arrest, and signs of kidney failure.
A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles in July and September of last year, officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Saturday.
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The man critically injured in the Westroads Mall shooting around noon Saturday died, Omaha Police said in an update about four hours later. Saturday night, police identified the victim as Traquez Swift, 21.
The Department of Health and Human Services and Nebraska Public Health Lab have confirmed that the South Africa variant of COVID-19, known as B.1.351 has arrived in the state.
Body camera footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy last month will be released Thursday, the board that reviews such shootings said.
The City of Blue Hill, Nebraska (population 941) has become the 25th city in the nation, and the second city in Nebraska, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The vote of the Blue Hill City Council was a unanimous 3-0 vote.
A Sping storm will cross the Rockies Thursday bringing rain and snow to the Greater Nebraska area with areas of heavy to moderate accumulations expected.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that more than 3,100 lives were lost during 2019 in crashes that involved a distracted driver.
