After an hour of deliberation, a Phelps County Court Jury returned verdicts of guilty in the Motor Vehicle Homicide trial of 33-year-old Andy Eickhoff. The six member jury of four men and two women were handed the case shortly after 4:00pm Wednesday. Eickhoff was convicted of misdemeanor Motor Vehicle Homicide,…
The Cuming County Sheriff's Office says that over the last two weeks it has received numerous calls of strange vehicles driving onto farm places, and the vehicles are unknown to the property owner. It is unknown if these occurrences are for legitimate or other reasons. The Sheriff's Office says that…
Bridge repair work has N-9 north of Pender down to one lane, signal-controlled traffic for a few months. A man was arrested after he attempted to rob a bank near 108th and Q Streets in Omaha yesterday. Three people have been arrested after an investigation into improper contact with inmates…
Nebraska’s leading economic indicator saw a decline during March, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, fell 1.31% after a nearly 4% increase during February. “Taken together, the two monthly reports suggest that there…
Columbus Police have taken into custody a man wanted on multiple charges including kidnapping and assault. In western Iowa a murder investigation is underway after a man rolled a stolen pickup and the truck's owner was found dead. Gas prices have risen steadily for the past fifteen weeks. ...these stories…
April 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) in taking a stand against speeding. Agencies and organizations across the state are asking motorists to watch their speed by joining their voices together in a public education campaign to emphasize how following posted speed limits is critical to driver, passenger,…
An Endangered Missing Advisory for a missing Fremont man was cancelled after the man was found deceased this morning. A bill that Governor Pillen touted as a way to reduce property taxes, but had some saying the ad tax within it would destroy small businesses, stalled in the legislature. The…
LINCOLN - On Thursday, Governor Jim Pillen expressed strong disappointment that state senators failed to pass LB388, which contained provisions aimed at providing property tax relief to Nebraskans. The bill failed to reach a final vote. Sen. Lou Ann Linehan asked that LB388 be removed from the agenda during the…
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Legislature’s proposed Caregiver Tax Credit Act (Legislative Bill 937) passed final reading on April 18, and now awaits Governor Pillen’s signature to become law. The Caregiver Tax Credit Act would help ensure family members who take care of their relatives with disabilities—incurring eligible expenditures for their…
LINCOLN - On Tuesday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted fifty-three students at the Nebraska State Capitol for the 2024 Attorney General’s Youth Conference. High school juniors from across the state applied to participate in the conference by submitting a brief resume of activities and a short essay on a selected…
