Trial of man charged in Lincoln officer's death to be moved

GRAND ISLAND, Neb.-Police in Grand Island are investigating after a teen was injured in a shooting at a Walmart. Police said at around 2:17 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the report of shots fired at Walmart, 3501 Locust St. South. Officers found a male, 17, suffering from a gunshot...

LINCOLN — For months on end, I have been among the lucky ones. I followed the advice of the health experts and the governor and kept my distance, sang “Happy Birthday” twice while washing my hands, limited my travel and wore a mask when out to shop or reporting at the Capitol.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the claims of seven women who alleged the University of Nebraska-Lincoln didn't adequately respond to their complaints of being sexually assaulted or harassed. Four of those women said they were victims of Cornhuskers athletes. The judge allowed two other women...

LINCOLN — A protest camp is being dismantled Tuesday that had occupied the site of a planned housing development near Lincoln’s Wilderness Park, across the road from a private enclave that hosted sweat lodge ceremonies. In a statement Monday, representatives of the Niskíthe Prayer Camp said the protest...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF railroad is tweaking its strict new attendance policy. But unions that have challenged the rules that took effect in February say the changes don’t go far enough. The railroad told employees that starting next month it will make several small changes in the...

WAVERLY, Neb. (AP) — Fire authorities say one person died and several others were left without a home in a fire that gutted a southeastern Nebraska apartment building. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that firefighters and deputies were called late Tuesday night to Waverly for a fire at the Northland Apartments.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed May as “Foster Care Month” during a morning ceremony at the State Capitol. He was joined by leaders from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services (CFS) and partner nonprofits supporting foster care in Nebraska. “Foster...

LINCOLN — Secretary of State Bob Evnen fended off two challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary who claimed that widespread voter fraud cost Donald Trump the 2020 election. Evnen claimed 44% of the vote in unofficial results late Tuesday night, outdistancing his GOP rivals, Robert Borer and Rex Schroder,...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company has revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks. But Buffett had already shared the biggest investments with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company’s recent annual meeting. That...