2 women die in Nebraska crash, sheriff's office says

NORFOLK, Neb.-As travelers hit the road to mark the start of summer, troopers will be working to keep Nebraska roads safe during Memorial Day weekend. In northeast Nebraska, troopers will be teaming up with local law enforcement to patrol several major highways. The efforts include operations in Norfolk, Columbus, South Sioux City, Schuyler, and other areas from May 27 through May 31.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Police in Lincoln say a 15-year-old has been arrested after another teen was shot. Police said on Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m., a 17-year-old male arrived at a Lincoln hospital with a grazing gunshot wound to his left side. Further investigation revealed the teen and some friends had met...

LINCOLN, Neb.-A dozen Nebraska State Troopers have been recognized for their efforts to keep Nebraska roads safe through impaired driving enforcement and education. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) presented Hero Awards to the 12 troopers, as well as officers, deputies, and advocates from several other agencies and organizations around the state. The annual MADD Heroes Award ceremony was held Tuesday at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln. MADD honors law enforcement and public safety advocates for their work to keep drunk or drugged drivers off Nebraska roadways.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb.-A Grand Island man has been arrested after police said they found him passed out behind the wheel with two children in his vehicle. Police said at around 4:41 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to the 2000 block of Broadwell Ave. after it was reported that an adult male was passed out in the driver's seat of a vehicle with a child hanging out the driver's side window.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Police have identified the two victims of a fatal shooting in Lincoln early Sunday morning. The shooting happened at around 2:20 a.m. Officers responded to the area of 30th and P Streets after a man called 911 to report that he had been shot. Officers arrived and found two...

BLAIR, Neb.-A recent graduate of Fremont High School was seriously injured in a Sunday morning car accident and will not recover from her injuries, according to school officials. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened early Sunday morning just southwest of Blair on Highway 30. A preliminary...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man with a long history of mental illness when he killed the grandfather of two Nebraska football players more than two decades ago has died in prison. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says in a news release that Russell Harms died in the...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb.-Police in Grand Island are investigating after a teen died from a drug overdose this past weekend. Police said officers responded to a home in the southeast part of the city at around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Officers arrived and found a 17-year-old female unresponsive. She was pronounced...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb.-A Grand Island man has been arrested on domestic violence allegations following an incident on Monday morning. At around 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of North Wheeler, an apartment complex. Officers met with a female who reported being assaulted by Augustine Trejo....

On Memorial Day, we honor men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in military service to our nation. Time and again throughout our Republic’s history, courageous Americans have ventured into harm’s way to protect the freedoms we hold dear. The liberties we enjoy wouldn’t be possible without their heroism.

LINCOLN — A new state audit says the Douglas County Treasurer’s Office has wrongly calculated the amount of tax revenue due to several local taxing entities, overpaying the Omaha Public Schools by nearly $6 million but underpaying the Elkhorn School District by $4 million. Douglas County and the...

OMAHA — The first court hearing in the legal action between State Sen. Julie Slama and businessman Charles Herbster is now scheduled for 2 p.m. on June 14. The hearing, originally set for June 3, also has been moved from Tecumseh to Beatrice, home base of Johnson County District Court Judge Ricky Schreiner.

LINCOLN — Nebraska law enforcement officials warned parents Thursday to be on the lookout for internet blackmailers fooling children into sending them sexually explicit photos and videos. In the scheme, known as “sextortion,” blackmailers pose as close-in-age peers or love interests on social media. After receiving images, they threaten...

An Omaha-based construction company is responding to recent cost inflation by putting something extra in employee wallets, in time for the holiday weekend. Hawkins Construction, a regional contractor that employs about 400 people, has created an “inflation protection fund” and plans to disburse up to $2,000 to each hourly worker this year. CEO and president Chris Hawkins is visiting job sites Wednesday to pass out the first round of $1,000 checks.

News Release University of Nebraska Medical Center. Effective Monday, May 23, masks must be worn in all areas on the UNMC campus. UNMC is updating its masking guidance due to a rise in COVID-19 transmission across the state and a sharp increase in the positivity rate for UNMC asymptomatic saliva PCR tests done on the med center campus.

A total of 129 students qualified for the President’s List during the 2022 spring semester at Mid-Plains Community College. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale. The qualifiers were:

Four Nebraska track and field women qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with their performances at the NCAA West Preliminary Round on Thursday, giving the Huskers a combined seven qualifiers at the midway point of the four-day meet. Freshman thrower Axelina Johansson is on her way to the NCAA Outdoor...