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Troopers Arrest 23 Impaired Drivers During State Basketball

Mar 14, 2023 / Press Release

 Nebraska State Troopers removed from the road 23 impaired drivers during this year’s NSAA State Basketball tournaments, thanks in part ...

Troopers Arrest Lincoln Man After Laser Strike on NSP Helicopter

Mar 13, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a man for striking the NSP helicopter with a laser multiple times as it was in flight over th...

Missing Aurora Couple Located Deceased in Buffalo County

Mar 12, 2023 / KRGI News

(Buffalo County, NE) - On Saturday, March 12th, the Aurora Police Department and Buffalo County Sheriff's Office informed the public that they had ...

Communications Tower South of Oxford Completely Destroyed

Mar 7, 2023 / Furnas Co Sheriff

The Furnas County Sheriff’s Office received a report on the morning of Saturday March 4, 2023,  that a communications tower south of Oxf...

Robbery Suspect Arrested After Pursuit North of Lincoln

Mar 5, 2023 / State Patrol Release

(LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested the suspect of a gas station robbery Saturday morning following a pu...

Riemenschneider Named to Forbes America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State Ranking for 2023

Mar 2, 2023 / Edward Jones/Sharleen Riemenschneider

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Sharleen Riemenschneider of McCook was named to the annual list of America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State...

Schools Across Nebraska Receiving Swatting Calls

Mar 2, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

MARCH 2, 2023 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol has received information regarding several false reports of school shoot...

Cedar County Investigating Shooting Death near Hartington

Mar 1, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

 The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a shooting that occurred this morni...

Nebraska conservatives set sights on education takeover

Feb 26, 2023 / Ap

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would use taxpayer money to fund private school vouchers, make it easier to remove books from school libraries,...

Missing Bruning Man Located Deceased

Feb 16, 2023 / State Patrol Release

A man who had been missing since early February has been located deceased. Jamie Balluch, 43, was last seen on February 2 at his place of employmen...

Grand Island Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

Feb 14, 2023 / State Patrol Release

(GRAND ISLAND, NEB.)  — A Grand Island man has been arrested following a child exploitation investigation conducted by the Nebraska Stat...

State Patrol asking for public assistance with missing Bruning man

Feb 13, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

(LINCOLN, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is requesting assistance from the public in locating a person who went missing from Bruning...

NSP Investigating Washington County In-Custody Death

Feb 13, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 (OMAHA, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident during which an adult male died from an appare...

Chicken farmers say their eggs could help reduce prices

Feb 12, 2023 / Ap

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. chicken producers want to do their part to bring down current soaring egg prices by selling their 400 million surplus...

Multi-County Pursuit on I-80 Leads to Arrest Monday

Feb 7, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

FEBRUARY 7, 2023 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested a Wisconsin man following a pursuit that start...

NSP Tech Crimes Determines No Threat to Thayer Central Schools

Feb 1, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

The Nebraska State Patrol and Thayer County Sheriff’s Office have identified the source of a threat made against Thayer Central Community Sch...

Omaha police fatally shoot armed man in Target store

Jan 31, 2023 / Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle on Tuesday and “plenty...

Troopers Arrest Cozad Woman Following I-80 Pursuit

Jan 26, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Cozad woman following a pursuit on Interstate 80 Wednesday night in central Nebraska. At a...

Union Pacific 4Q profit slips 4% on weather, hiring problems

Jan 24, 2023 / Ap

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific's fourth-quarter profit slipped 4% as severe winter weather snarled shipments in late December and the railr...

Pete Ricketts sworn in as Nebraska senator, replacing Sasse

Jan 24, 2023 / Ap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Monday, replacing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse as the Sen...

Troopers Find Weapon, Meth, Over 300 LBs of Marijuana Products in Two Kimball County Incidents

Jan 24, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people in two incidents in Kimball County, including the discovery of over 300 pounds o...

NDOT Reveals Winners of Second “Name a Snowplow” Contest

Jan 23, 2023 / NDOT Release

Jan. 23, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is excited to announce winners of its second “Name a ...

NU regent acquitted of witness tampering in sex assault case

Jan 21, 2023 / Ap

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A jury has acquitted University of Nebraska Regent Jack Stark of witness tampering in a sexual assault case. The jury retu...

Troopers Respond to Over 400 Weather-Related Incidents

Jan 21, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

Nebraska State Troopers responded to more than 400 weather-related incidents over the last two days as snow and ice accumulated across Nebraska. B...

Patient & Family Advisory Council Seeking Volunteers

Jan 20, 2023 / Candy Crosby, Public Relations Coordinator

McCook, Nebraska—Community Hospital is seeking volunteers in Red Willow and surrounding counties to serve on the hospital’s Patient &...