North Platte woman gets over 3 years for meth possession

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...

BROKEN BOW, NEB. — The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Custer County Sheriff’s Office and Broken Bow Police Department, is investigating a suspected murder-suicide that occurred overnight. At approximately 1:45 a.m. Friday, NSP was requested by local law enforcement to investigate a homicide in Broken Bow....

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...

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...

SUTHERLAND, Neb.-The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has made numerous arrests as part of an investigation into theft from a Sutherland convenience store. Authorities said on May 9, deputies received a report of a possible employee theft from Ozzie's I-80 Convenience Store, located at Interstate 80 and Highway 25. The owner...

At approximately 3:04 a.m. on May 11, the Sandhills Fire Protection District and Grant County Sheriff's Office were called to Highway 61, near Hyannis for a car fire. "Investigation disclosed a 33-year-old Rapid City, South Dakota man was traveling south on Hwy 61," Grant County Sheriff Mike Rath said. "He became distracted and left the roadway getting stuck in the sand. While attempting to get out, the over-heated exhaust system started the grass on fire."

OMAHA — Mutual of Omaha’s move from midtown to downtown is now projected to spur roughly $1 billion in redevelopment — an escalated $600 million for the insurer’s new headquarters and a $400 million makeover at its old campus. That’s the update according to the Fortune...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. - Western Nebraska Community College Interim President John Marrin is leading a series of public listening sessions this spring. WNCC will visit all 13 counties in its service area, which consists of the Nebraska Panhandle. The listening session in Grant County is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 from...

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...

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...