CRIME & SAFETY
Unborn child dies after Lincoln crash
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An unborn baby was killed Friday afternoon in a crash in Lincoln. The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. at 16th and E streets, according to the Lincoln Police Department. Police said two cars collided in the intersection. A pregnant passenger in one of the vehicles...
Nebraska Supreme Court rejects Bailey Boswell’s appeal, upholds murder conviction
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected Bailey Boswell’s appeal for the murder of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe and upheld her murder conviction. Boswell was sentenced in 2021 to life in prison for her role in the 2017 murder of Loofe, just a few months after her co-defendant and boyfriend at the time, Aubrey Trail, was put on death row for the same crimes. Boswell was spared from the death penalty, which would have made her the first woman on death row in the state.
Lincoln woman targeted by scammers impersonating law enforcement
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln woman was targeted on Tuesday by two scammers who were posing as a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office sergeant and lieutenant. The Lincoln Police Department was dispatched to Bryan Health just before 5 p.m. on a report of someone making threats. The victim...
‘He’s a miracle.’ Motorcyclist receives heartwarming escort home from hospital after Lincoln crash
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A motorcyclist who spent a month in the hospital following a serious crash that almost took his life, finally went home Thursday. Back on April 4th, when he was riding home from work, JC Howell collided with a minivan at the intersection of 33rd Street and Nebraska Parkway.
Lincoln man convicted of illegally possessing ammunition
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Below is a roundup of federal sentences handed down in the District of Nebraska as provided by U.S. Attorney Susan T. Lehr’s office. There is no parole in the federal system. Emeterio Sepulveda-Moreno, 43, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced Thursday in Omaha to 135 months...
LPD is Investigating Two Different Attempted Extortion Cases
An extortion attempt is being investigated by Lincoln Police, when a 43-year-old woman took a call late Tuesday afternoon at Bryan East Campus off of 48th and Sumner from a man identifying himself as Sgt. Gaston with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Lincoln Police Captain Todd Kocian says the...
‘Basketball brings people together’: Lincoln officers and youth compete in friendly game
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln Police Department and the Malone Center partnered Thursday night for a game of basketball. This was the second year of Unity in the Community, in which police officers and kids go head-to-head at Northeast High School. The goal is to help build relationships...
Jeff Fortenberry indicted again for lying to FBI
The indictment was filed in the District Court of the District of Columbia Thursday, about five months after an appellate court overturned Fortenberry’s conviction on the same crimes he was found guilty of in a court in Los Angeles.
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