Authorities say five people died when their vehicle collided with a semitrailer on a Nebraska Panhandle highway. The crash occurred a little before 6 p.m. Sunday, around 10 miles (16.1 kilometers)
The Nebraska trial of a Kansas man charged with the 2017 traffic deaths of four Iowa motorcyclists has been delayed again until October. A judge recently agreed to delay the trial for 24-year-old
A prison staffer at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln has been arrested on suspicion of unauthorized communication with an inmate. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says in
A Nebraska grower has added industrial hemp to its crop list as it searches for ways to reap more profits from its land. Annette Wiles drove to Colorado recently and paid $5 apiece for 72 plants in
Investigators with the Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group (WING) Task Force have arrested several people and seized more than 550 grams of methamphetamine and other controlled
A Lincoln woman who’d settled allegations that she’d cheated customers of her clothing businesses has taken a plea deal on tax evasion charges. Lancaster County District Court records say
Authorities say a pickup truck driver died after the truck ran into the back of a semitrailer on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska. The collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, about 2
An Omaha man has taken a plea deal on the charges filed after a southeast Nebraska collision that killed a woman and her 15-year-old stepdaughter. Otoe County District Court records say 54-year-old
Police in eastern Nebraska say a 1-year-old child has died after being left all day in a hot vehicle. The child was found dead Wednesday night in the back of a vehicle in Columbus. Police say the
Smokey Bear, the icon of the longest-running public service campaign in the U.S., is set to turn 75. Birthday parties are scheduled to take place this week in honor of the bear that promotes forest
