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THE SUSPECT ACCUSED IN THE DEATHS OF FOUR PEOPLE IN LAUREL, NEBRASKA LAST WEEK REMAINS HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERE BURNS IN A LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER. THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL SAYS THERE ARE NO UPDATES IN THE CONDITION OF 42-YEAR-OLD JASON JONES. JONES IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE...

Jason Jones is alleged by authorities to have shot four people, setting two homes on fire in the process. A man was arrested Friday in connection with four deaths in Laurel, Nebraska, according to a press release from the Nebraska State Patrol. Jason Jones, 42, was arrested on suspicion of...

Norfolk Police arrested a woman Monday morning suspected of driving under the influence. Captain Mike Bauer says police were called to the Nebraska State Probation Office after a client drove there without a required vehicle ignition interlock device. Police made contact with Katherine Hansen, 31 of Station, and detected alcohol...

“Delete Facebook” began trending on Tuesday, August 9, after Forbes reported that private messages on the platform were used to prosecute a then-17-year-old girl for allegedly having an abortion. According to Forbes, the teen, who is being tried as an adult, and her mother, 41, were charged in July...

A Nebraska mother and her 18-year-old daughter are facing multiple charges in a case that involved police obtaining Facebook messages between the two that authorities allege show evidence of an illegal self-managed medication abortion, as well as a plan to hide the remains.

LAUREL — As residents of Laurel trudge forward after losing four of their own in a quadruple homicide last week, friends and loved ones of the victims are remembering them for the positive impact they had on the town of 1,000 people in southeastern Cedar County. Gene Twiford, 86;...

Facebook was trending with the hashtag #DeleteFacebook Tuesday night after national reports that the social media company turned over messages regarding a Nebraska mother being charged with providing an abortion for her daughter as part of a warrant.

A Nebraska mother and her teenage daughter are facing criminal charges following the teen's abortion in April in a case where police obtained their Facebook messages about the abortion through a search warrant, according to published reports.The Lincoln Journal Star reported that then 17-year-old Celeste Burgess and her mother, 41-year-old Jessica Burgess, were charged in early June after Jessica Burgess allegedly helped her daughter abort, burn and bury her fetus. Celeste is being tried as an adult in the case.The Norfolk Police Department originally charged both with removing, concealing or abandoning a dead human body -- a felony -- concealing...

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Facebook turned over the chats of a mother and daughter to Nebraska police after getting served with a warrant as part of an investigation into an illegal abortion, court documents show. The investigation, which was launched in April before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, is one of the...

A man allegedly killed 4 people on Thursday, and based on the timeline of events, he may have been planning the crime for several days before the incident.

BLUE HILL, Neb. — Corn is king in Nebraska, but nationwide, there are more acres of soybeans than any other crop. And just as corn has ethanol, soybeans can become fuel; specifically, soybean oil can be used in renewable fuels. Rising soybean production has spurred plans for two new...

When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June, paving the way for states to roll out harmful and punitive abortion bans, many wondered how far legislators and police would go to control people's bodies. Would they, for example, use data from period-tracking apps to find and charge people who've had abortions? It sounded far-fetched — but now, a 17-year-old is reportedly facing criminal charges after her Facebook DMs were exposed, detailing her alleged abortion, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - A Nebraska woman is facing a number of felony charges after police claim she helped her teenage daughter have an illegal abortion, then bury the remains. The teenager is also facing charges. Jessica Burgess, 41, has been charged with improperly disposing of human skeletal remains,...

LAUREL — As residents of Laurel trudge forward after losing four of their neighbors in a quadruple homicide last week, friends and loved ones of the victims are remembering them for the positive impact they had on the town of 1,000 people in southeastern Cedar County. Gene Twiford, 86;...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Madison County woman is facing a number of felony charges after police claim she communicated with a minor through Facebook to help her to have an illegal abortion and then bury the remains. 41-year-old Jessica Burgess of Norfolk has been charged with improperly disposing of...

A 17-year-old from Nebraska and her mother are facing criminal charges including performing an illegal abortion and concealing a dead body after police obtained the pair’s private chat history from Facebook, court documents published by Motherboard show. Although the charges against the two women are based on established abortion...

LAUREL — The man accused of killing four Laurel residents last week had his bail set at $5 million. Cedar County Judge Douglas Luebe set bail after he found there was probable cause for authorities to arrest 42-year-old Jason Jones, who is accused of killing Gene Twiford, 86; Janet Twiford, 85; Dana Twiford, 55; and Michele Ebeling, 53, on Thursday.