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At sentencing, judge calls Lincoln man's killing 'an unnecessary loss of life"
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (500+ words) A 55-year-old Lincoln man who shot his neighbor to death in his apartment in 2024 has been sentenced to 38 years and 10 months to 40 years, the maximum he could get on the charges. The Lincoln Police Department identifies the man who was…...
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7+ hour, 36+ min ago (164+ words) Lincoln Journal Star Javascript is required to use this website. Retired Lincoln police officer Guadalupe Lopez places the memorial wreath at the Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony Friday in Grand Island. National survey lists most-trusted groceries in U. S. " 2 are in Lincoln 'He…...
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7+ hour, 36+ min ago (176+ words) Lincoln Journal Star Javascript is required to use this website. Grand Island Police Chief Kevin Denney (second from left) and Division Chief Jim Duering listen to the Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony Friday at Fonner Park. National survey lists most-trusted groceries…...
Lincoln Police warn gel ball guns illegal after spike in incidents, kids injured
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1125+ words) With water pellet gun calls on the rise, the Lincoln Police Department is reminding residents that gel ball or water pellet guns are illegal in city limits. Lincoln Southeast head coach Marco Sapien addresses his players on the hillside at…...
Handgun stolen in Waverly recovered during Iowa drug bust
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1120+ words) A handgun reported stolen in Waverly was later recovered in a drug bust in Iowa, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office said." Lincoln Southeast head coach Marco Sapien addresses his players on the hillside at the half on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at…...
Man gets 95 years to life for fatally shooting stepfather outside Columbus Walmart
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1102+ words) A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 95 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his stepfather outside a Walmart in Columbus last year. Lincoln Southeast head coach Marco Sapien addresses his players on the hillside at the half on…...
Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's deputies arrest man in gun incident pursuit
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (136+ words) Authorities apprehended a 22-year-old Minatare man Sunday after he allegedly fired a weapon from a county roadway before leading officers on a high-speed pursuit. A couple sought to build a glass conservatory for special gatherings. But several residents of the…...
New inspector general appointed for Nebraska's prisons
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (369+ words) Nebraska's Division of Legislative Oversight announced Monday the appointment of Zach Pluhacek as inspector general of the Nebraska state prison system. A corrections officer carries cones to an entrance at the Mc Cook Work Ethic Camp on Oct. 24. Workers use…...
New York man robbed of Telfar bag, $1, 500 necklace in Lincoln's Haymarket, police say
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1128+ words) Lincoln police are investigating a late-night robbery in the Haymarket last Thursday." Lincoln Southeast head coach Marco Sapien addresses his players on the hillside at the half on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Seacrest Field in Lincoln. Six-year-old Roscoe Lambert (right) runs…...
Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's nagging, costly security problems
5+ day, 6+ min ago (628+ words) Credit: US Attorney for District of Columbia. Prosecutors have released a video showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents" Association dinner in an attempt to kill US President…...