Mark Majors, now a battalion chief at LFR, recalls the sign he saw that day: "New York City: Closed."
- Omaha World-Herald Staff
Check out a collection of stories from the Omaha World-Herald celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Access to stories is free for all over the holiday weekend.
- Omaha World-Herald
The Omaha World-Herald is highlighting sunny and uplifting stories from the community as part of our new series, The Bright Side. Let us know what might make a great feature!
Ashland-Greenwood's Wave Cerny scores a rushing touchdown against Syracuse on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Ashland.
- Julie Anderson World-Herald Staff Writer
Federal grants are aimed at helping the state evaluate new ways of financing and completing roads projects in seven eastern Nebraska counties in shorter timeframes.
- ZACH HAMMACK Lincoln Journal Star
If you plan to take a shuttle to Memorial Stadium on Husker football Saturdays this fall, StarTran won't be picking you up.
- JUSTIN DIEP Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln riders gave the new Husker gameday shuttle mostly good marks. In Omaha, a pick-up location mix-up left fans stranded.
An email request from a student three weeks before the school year quickly turned into a colorful parking lot for the seniors of Pius X Catholic High School.
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Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
Ooh De Lally employees who were formerly incarcerated discussed reducing recidivism with Gov. Jim Pillen and Director of Correctional Services Rob Jeffreys.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is searching for a driver who allegedly chased three kids off the road and ran one over Thursday in southwest Douglas County.
"Your honor, that is absolutely core political speech," former State Senator Andrew La Grone said at a hearing Friday.
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Lincoln Journal Star.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am the interim editor for the Lexington Clipper-Herald and The North Platte Telegraph, taking over for Joan von Kampen who moved on to be managing editor at the Nebraska Examiner.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Lincoln Journal Star.
Dawson County Board of Commissioners had a productive 15-minute meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1, where they began budget talks, appointed Pat Hecox to the board and discussed Treasurers Office renovations.
Mark Majors, now a battalion chief at LFR, recalls the sign he saw that day: "New York City: Closed."
Check out a collection of stories from the Omaha World-Herald celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Access to stories is free for all over the holiday weekend.
The Omaha World-Herald is highlighting sunny and uplifting stories from the community as part of our new series, The Bright Side. Let us know what might make a great feature!
Ashland-Greenwood's Wave Cerny scores a rushing touchdown against Syracuse on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Ashland.
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A Dawson County man has been convicted by a jury of first-degree sexual assault of a child and could face up to life in prison.
Lincoln police held a briefing Friday morning on two suspicious deaths this week: Amber Spencer, who died from injuries sustained in a camper fire Wednesday, and a 67-year-old Lincoln man found dead Thursday near First and M streets.
A 25-year-old Lexington man has been arrested for first-degree sexual assault.
A large police presence amassed Thursday evening and into early Friday morning near North 38th and Fort Streets in Omaha after a man allegedly fled police and entered a home, following a possible shoplifting incident at Westroads Mall.
Ooh De Lally employees who were formerly incarcerated discussed reducing recidivism with Gov. Jim Pillen and Director of Correctional Services Rob Jeffreys.
"Your honor, that is absolutely core political speech," former State Senator Andrew La Grone said at a hearing Friday.
Voters in eastern Nebraska's 1st Congressional District might not see Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood and Democrat Chris Backemeyer debate after a fight over debate timing blew into public view.
A unanimous Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Lincoln judge's rejection of a legal challenge to the ballot measures that put medical marijuana before the state's voters in 2024.