Feb 18, 2019
By Alli Davis / World-Herald staff writer February 17,2019 Mary Ninneman has seen the faces of human trafficking. After her freshman year at Notre Dame, Ninneman, now a senior history and political science student, traveled to Thailand through Air Force ROTC to work...
Feb 18, 2019
By Joe Dejka / World-Herald staff writer February 18, 2019 If you see something, say something. Omaha Public Schools officials pounded that message home to employees after a teacher at Fontenelle Elementary School was arrested last fall on suspicion of molesting...
Dec 20, 2018
NEBRASKA Dec 19, 2018 A raid that ended in the arrest of mother and son shop owners in Scottsbluff last week is the exception in Nebraska, as stores selling products made with cannabidiol, or CBD, have proliferated across the state. Read More. ...
Dec 17, 2018
By Paul Hammel / World-Herald Bureau Dec 15, 2018 LINCOLN — “Just because incriminating text messages came from my cellphone doesn’t mean I sent them.” That was the basic argument made by a convicted drug dealer that was rejected Friday by the Nebraska Supreme Court....
Dec 9, 2018
Dec 6, 2018, Alia Conley / World-Herald About three out of every four sexual assault kits booked into evidence at the Omaha Police Department have not been tested for DNA, authorities estimate. A $1.9 million federal grant will let the department begin to...
Nov 6, 2018
By Emily Nohr / World-Herald staff writer November 6, 2018 Omaha’s police chief wants to tweak a law designed to make grand juries more open. Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said a bill by State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha two years ago had the unintended consequence of...
Nov 6, 2018
By Todd Cooper / World-Herald staff writer November 6, 2018 The judge who recused himself in a former Millard South administrator’s sexual assault case said there’s a simple reason he stepped aside: An attorney in the case once represented the judge. Douglas County...
Oct 25, 2018
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR, Collin Spilinek October 25, 2018 Trooper Sam Mortensen was honored in the event, which had members of Congress and law enforcement in attendance. Trump pledged on Wednesday to put an “extremely big dent” in the scourge of drug...
Oct 16, 2018
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Andrew R. Lange of Waverly to the County Court of the Fifth Judicial District. Lange, 43, is currently the Chief Deputy Attorney for Saunders County. In his role, Lange assists in every aspect of the Saunders County...
Oct 16, 2018
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts appointed James M. Masteller of Omaha to the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District. Masteller, 45, currently serves as a Deputy County Attorney for Douglas County. In his 17 years with the Douglas County...
