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Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Michael Bell and Jordan Gartner
A man accused of murdering his friend reportedly told police he was high on mushrooms during the encounter.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell and Andrew McMunn
The victim believes she and her daughter would have been killed if they hadn't escaped into her home.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a man is facing charges for stealing thousands of dollars' worth of tools from home improvement stores.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 9:26 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell and Jordan Gartner
A woman’s body went undiscovered in an airport parking garage for nearly a month.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 12:14 AM CST
|By Michael Bell and Gray News staff
Police said the case went cold since the victim was found inside a bathtub after being strangled, stabbed and beaten to death on Oct. 19, 2004.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 2:51 PM CST
|By Michael Bell and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a man has been arrested in the murder of his girlfriend after the two got into an argument.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 7:37 PM CST
|By Michael Bell and Jordan Gartner
Las Vegas police say a man has been charged with murder after human remains were found in a barrel.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Michael Bell and Jordan Gartner
A babysitter in Las Vegas was sentenced to life in prison for the death of a child.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 11:36 AM CST
|By Michael Bell and Emily Van de Riet
A woman was arrested Sunday for stealing a $12,000 Rolex watch and hiding it inside her genitals, according to police.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Michael Bell
A large fire erupted from a gas line north of Oakland on Thursday, drawing area first responders to the scene.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 4:13 PM CST
|By Michael Bell
A Nebraska State Senator is pushing back on Gov. Pete Ricketts' refusal to issue a statewide mask mandate on Monday.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 2:53 PM CST
|By Michael Bell
A man has died as the result of an accident involving a concrete truck rollover near 147th and Meadows Parkway Monday morning, according to the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
Authorities are investigating the death of a 17-year-old found with a gunshot wound on Monday as a homicide.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2020 at 8:24 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak, Michael Bell and Brian Mastre
The ACLU of Nebraska announced Monday it intends to file a federal lawsuit against the city and police officials for actions against protesters in recent months.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2020 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska has tested negative for COVID-19, according to her office on Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2020 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
Jake Gardner, accused of manslaughter for the shooting death of James Scurlock this summer, has died by suicide according to Gardner’s attorney.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 2:49 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
An arrest warrant has been issued for Jake Gardner Friday, who is accused of manslaughter for the shooting death of James Scurlock on May 30 during civil unrest in Omaha.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and Michael Bell
The grand jury examining the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock during a May protest in downtown Omaha has returned with an indictment of manslaughter for Jake Gardner.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 7:20 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak, Michael Bell and Brian Mastre
The Omaha City Council will be meeting at 2 p.m. today to decide whether to implement an emergency ordinance requiring face masks to be worn in public.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2020 at 4:51 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
Nebraska State Sen. Justin Wayne on Sunday announced he will not seek to introduce a legislative measure on the ballot this year to repeal Nebraska’s ban on affirmative action -- which was recently approved for repeal by both the Omaha City Council and Douglas County Board of Supervisors.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2020 at 2:29 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
Ralston Public Schools on Saturday announced the cancelation of its in-person graduation ceremony to be held July 20 and other activities that week as the district became aware a student has tested positive for COVID-19.