Andrew Wegley's most memorable stories of 2023

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A collection of stories that relied on public records or open meetings to take readers behind the curtain of government, often revealing findings that would have otherwise gone unreported.

(5) updates to this series since Updated Mar 24, 2026

Lincoln man who shot self in standoff wasn’t supposed to have guns

A Lincoln man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound amid an hourslong standoff with police in May was supposed to be barred from possessi…

Despite bodycams, police shootings in Lincoln are rarely caught on film

Despite broad increases in the usage of bodycams by local police, as few as one police shooting in Lincoln was actually captured on camera ove…

Grand jury declines to indict deputy who shot Alvo man, but raises questions over his choices

Though jurors ultimately absolved a Cass County deputy of criminal misconduct in the 2022 shooting death of an Alvo man, they were skeptical o…

Mayor sought meeting with ex-police chief day before resignation

Emails obtained by the Journal Star provided little insight into what led to former Police Chief Teresa Ewins' sudden resignation — and little…

Nebraska auditor: 'We were held hostage' by longtime website provider

The state's longtime website provider halted new online development projects for more than a year while asking the state to help foot the bill…

Nebraska renews temporary regulations on gender-affirming care for another 90 days

Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services renewed the temporary regulations Tuesday that govern access to gender-affirming care for the state's trans youth.

Nebraska's prison system seeking internal inspector amid oversight lockout

Nebraska's prison system announced it is looking to hire an internal inspector, prompting backlash from lawmakers as the state's executive branch continues to shut out oversight.

Omaha lawmaker proposes tax relief through restructure of criminal justice system

Could the path to Nebraska's promised property tax relief run through the Legislature's Judiciary Committee? Omaha Sen. Justin Wayne hopes so.

Nebraska landline providers oppose bid to speed up transition to new 911 system

The proposal calls for providers offering telecommunications services in Nebraska to ditch the legacy, copper wire system that regulators have blamed for contributing to a series of 911 service outages.

Proposal from Nebraska lawmakers would restore oversight to prison, child welfare systems

A powerful group of Nebraska lawmakers put forward a bill Wednesday that would restore oversight to the state's prison and child welfare systems while addressing the attorney general's constitutional concerns.

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