Ex-Omaha Archdiocese chancellor faces new theft charge

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...

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...

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...

Communities across the five state DEA Omaha Division, which includes Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, demonstrated their support for DEA’s annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by dropping off 18,729 pounds of unneeded medications at 176 collection sites on April 30. Nationally, DEA collected more than 720,000 pounds of medications at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications.

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.

Doug Janssen, 50, appeared before Judge Mark Johnson in Madison County District Court on May 17 for sentencing relating to financially exploiting his father. Janssen, of Jackson, NE, was ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution, serve 90 days in jail, and was placed on probation for two years. He had earlier pled guilty to one count of Unauthorized Use of a Financial Transaction Device, a Class IV felony. Janssen faced a maximum of two years in the penitentiary. Janssen’s jail time could be waived if he successfully completes the terms of his probation.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Lincoln police are investigating the second fatal shooting of the weekend after a shooting left two people dead and one seriously wounded early this morning. Police said at around 2:20 a.m., a male subject called 911 and reported that he had been shot. Officers responded to the area of...

LINCOLN, Neb.-Three people are being treated for injuries after a shooting outside a downtown Lincoln bar. Police said the shooting happened at around 2:38 a.m. in the 1100 block of O St, outside the Gravity nightclub. Police said officers located three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All three were transported...

LINCOLN, Neb.-Lincoln police said they have made multiple arrests while investigating the city's first homicide of 2022. On Thursday at around 6:30 a.m. officers responded to the report of two men fighting in the 2800 block of F. St. Officers arrived and found a 57-year-old man who was unresponsive. He...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A couple hundred people grabbed their pool noodles and headed to a Nebraska park again this weekend to battle over the right to the name Josh. The event started as an online joke when Josh Swain from Tucson, Arizona, sent out a tweet challenging anyone who shared his name to fight over it.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Police in Lincoln are investigating the first homicide of 2022. Police said at around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to the report of two men fighting in the 2800 bock of F St. Upon arrival, police said officer found one man unresponsive. Officers attempted to perform life-saving measures...

On Thursday, law enforcement leaders from several agencies joined traffic safety officials to encourage safe driving across Nebraska this summer. The Nebraska State Patrol and dozens of other law enforcement agencies are participating in the annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The initiative covers the weeks surrounding Memorial Day, which marks the start of the summer driving season.

Civic Nebraska is honoring five Nebraskans for their efforts in creating a more “modern and robust democracy” in the Cornhusker state. The organization’s 2022 Strengthening Democracy Awards recipients include educators, advocates, students and activists. “A strong democracy does not build itself,” said Adam Morfeld, executive director. “It...

WAYNE, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a pilot died when a single-engine plane crashed at the Wayne Municipal Airport. The crash occurred Friday evening during the MayDay STOL Drag Races. The event organizers said the pilot crashed on final landing in what appeared to be a stall/spin crash. The...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's gameday tradition of fans releasing helium-filled red balloons to celebrate the Cornhuskers' first touchdown is ending. Balloons have been handed out to fans near the stadium entrance before games since the early 1960s. Athletic director Trev Alberts said on his radio show Monday night a global shortage of helium led to the decision to end the practice.

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.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that details of some of the conversations between the nation’s four largest railroads about their rates can now be included in lawsuits challenging billions of dollars they charged their customers. But the mixed ruling will also exclude some documents.

The North Omaha-based Malcolm X Memorial Foundation is hosting a four-day birthday celebration starting May 19 to pay tribute to the legacy of the African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist, who was born in Omaha in 1925. Events are centered at 3448 Evans St., the foundation site that marks...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The mining company that wants to extract a rare heat-resistant element from the ground under southeast Nebraska says a new report shows the deposit it plans to mine holds a significant amount of other rare elements. NioCorp Developments said Thursday that the latest analysis shows...