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• Fierce winter storm heading for Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado

  18-03-2020 18:13
  
  Wintry weather is about to make a comeback to the high plains and Rocky Mountains.
  
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• A real problem solver: Judge honored for decades of groundbreaking work

  30-04-2026 12:00 via journalstar.com
  
  "I tell people of all the work we do as a district judge, I find this to be some of the most rewarding stuff we do," Judge John Colborn said.
  
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• Nebraska man sues Roblox, alleging video game platform allowed grooming

  11-11-2025 12:30 via journalstar.com
  A Nebraska man has sued the American videogame developer for allegedly knowing children are being targeted by predators on its platform and turning a blind eye to it.
  
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• Windstream sues over cut water line, $265K in damage to downtown Lincoln building

  05-11-2025 06:00 via journalstar.com
  Windstream Communications has sued Black Hills Energy and one of its subcontractors, Infrasource Construction LLC, alleging they negligently cut a water line while installing a new service gas line.
  
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• Lincoln man not responsible by reason of insanity in ’88 killing is back in custody

  01-11-2025 01:00 via journalstar.com
  
  David Morris, 59, remained at the Lancaster County jail awaiting a bed at the Lincoln Regional Center late Friday afternoon.
  
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• Nigerian national sentenced in Nebraska for $6M business email spoofing fraud

  01-11-2024 20:00 via journalstar.com
  
  Two Nebraska-based businesses lost more than $530,000 before realizing they'd been scammed. The investigation revealed over 70 U.S.-based business had been victimized at a loss exceeding $6 million.
  
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• Lincoln woman who sold heroin to overdose victim sentenced to federal prison

  15-05-2024 01:00 via journalstar.com
  
  "I don't have to say you were in a bad spot, bad condition, two years ago," the judge said. "You're right. You're lucky to be alive."
  
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• Judge sentences Lincoln man to 45-50 years for child enticement

  28-11-2023 01:30 via journalstar.com
  
  Anthony Labrillo had been harming his victim for years, Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Morgan Smith said at Labrillo's sentencing for enticing a child, to which Labrillo had pleaded guilty.
  
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• Nigerian national extradited to Nebraska for $6M business email spoofing fraud

  10-10-2023 19:30 via journalstar.com
  
  Alex Ogunshakin, who was on the FBI Cyber’s Most Wanted List, was arrested in Nigeria and ultimately surrendered to the United States.
  
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• Oregon man caught trafficking 500 pounds of pot: 'I have questions in my case'

  16-09-2023 02:00 via journalstar.com
  
  An Oregon man who went to prison after getting caught driving in Lincoln with 481 pounds of marijuana and 4,272 THC vape cartridges raised questions about the body-cam footage.
  
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• FBI offers reward for information in Trenton woman's 2019 disappearance

  01-08-2023 19:30 via journalstar.com
  
  The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Sunny Sramek or an arrest related to her disappearance in 2019.
  
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• Lincoln man sentenced for selling heroin that led to overdose death

  22-07-2023 03:00 via journalstar.com
  "This case obviously involves a tragic situation where a victim overdosed and subsequently died," Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Bunjer said in court Friday.
  
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• Homicide suspect from Papillion had a hit list, Omaha police say

  14-07-2023 14:40 via journalstar.com
  The homicide suspect shot dead by police on Saturday reportedly had a hit list that included Steven "Greg" Donsbach, the 52-year-old man he is suspected of killing, according to Omaha police.
  
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• Warren County, Pa., to improve jail security after escape; fugitive still at large

  13-07-2023 00:55 via journalstar.com
  
  Officials in Warren County, Pa., announced plans Wednesday to improve security at the county jail in the wake of an escape nearly a week ago of Michael Burham, 34, a man with ties to the Jamestown area who is a…
  
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• Search continues for homicide suspect who escaped Pennsylvania jail

  10-07-2023 18:46 via journalstar.com
  
  Police in Pennsylvania piled on the resources Monday as they spent a fourth straight day searching for a jail escapee with ties to the Jamestown area who is a suspect in a homicide.
  
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• Jamestown residents warned to lock doors as search for escaped homicide suspect continues

  07-07-2023 19:10 via journalstar.com
  
  Jamestown police warned residents Friday morning to "lock their doors and stay vigilant" after Michael C. Burham, a suspect in the homicide of a woman in May and kidnapping of an elderly couple, escaped from jail in Warren County, Pa.
  
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• Lincoln man sentenced to prison for search that turned up more than a pound of meth

  30-06-2023 04:00 via journalstar.com
  
  As part of his guilty plea, Andrew Lawrence forfeited nearly $18,000 in currency, admitting it was proceeds from illegal drug sales or used to facilitate drug trafficking.
  
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• Lincoln man goes to prison for kidnapping, sexual assault during psychotic episode

  01-06-2023 01:00 via journalstar.com
  
  Joshua Salazar received more than 30 years in prison Wednesday for assaulting a woman and kidnapping her and her 2-year-old child during a methamphetamine-induced psychotic episode.
  
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• How well do police forces represent racial makeup of their communities? | Behind the Headlines podcast

  27-05-2023 01:30 via journalstar.com
  🎧 Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
  
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• Jamestown man sought in homicide captured in South Carolina

  25-05-2023 02:37 via journalstar.com
  
  Authorities in South Carolina have captured Michael C. Burham, the man being sought in connection with the May 11 homicide of a Jamestown woman, according to the FBI field office in Columbia.
  
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• Seat belt checkpoint planned for Wednesday on U.S. 6

  24-05-2023 18:30 via journalstar.com
  The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office will run a seat belt checkpoint between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. along U.S. 6 just west of 98th Street.
  
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• Judge sends Lincoln man to prison for befriending young girls online, sexually assaulting them

  24-05-2023 02:00 via journalstar.com
  
  "Mr. Chavez is a predator. His M.O. is to prey on young females, lie about his age, bring them to his home and have sexual intercourse with them," the prosecutor said.
  
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• Statute of limitations creates roadblock in Susan Negersmith case | Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles podcast

  24-05-2023 01:30 via journalstar.com
  Listen to the final chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circumstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.
  
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• Year after O Street crash, changes coming to Memorial Day weekend traffic

  23-05-2023 23:30 via journalstar.com
  
  Motorists cruising this weekend will notice substantive changes to traffic flow on O Street, which will be policed by the same number of officers as last year.
  
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• Dorchester man dead after crashing vehicle into embankment

  23-05-2023 23:30 via journalstar.com
  According to a crash report, Todd Bruns, 66, left the road, ran through a ditch and hit an embankment. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Schuyler man sues Monolith alleging he was 'cooked alive' in reactor near Hallam

  23-05-2023 14:00 via journalstar.com
  
  In an email Monday, a company spokesperson said that "the health and safety of the workers and communities in which we operate are our top priority."
  
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• Kohl's temporarily closing stores nationwide

  19-03-2020 20:30
  
  Kohl's announced Thursday they will be closing their stores temporarily.
  
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• Ricketts announces Nebraska's first directed health measure for coronavirus

  19-03-2020 19:17
  
  Governor Pete Ricketts on Thursday announced Nebraska's first Directed Health Measure (DHM) for coronavirus (COVID-19). 
  
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• Ricketts announces Directed Health Measure for 4 counties

  19-03-2020 19:17
  
  Governor Pete Ricketts on Thursday announced Nebraska's first Directed Health Measure (DHM) for coronavirus (COVID-19). 
  
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• Local hospitals say they're prepared for possible surge of coronavirus patients

  19-03-2020 19:03
  
  Nebraska health care systems say they are prepared for a high number of patients if confirmed coronavirus cases increase in our state.
  
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