Police said a vehicle owned by Hannah Neville was found engulfed in flames in Lincoln on Jan. 16 near North 39th Street and Cornhusker Highway.

Nebraska basketball could get back Braden Frager (ankle) and Rienk Mast (severe flu) for Sunday's game vs. Illinois, Fred Hoiberg said.

Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 days before she and President Donald Trump returned

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a felony theft charge against former History Nebraska director Trevor Jones on speedy-trial grounds.

The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.

Trans Nebraskans and allies said a series of gender-focused bills seek to eliminate trans people from public life.

A judge heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit seeking to block Nebraska from releasing voter registration data to the U.S. Justice Department.

Just after 6 p.m., officers with the Lincoln Police Department were dispatched to an apartment complex near South 27th Street and Old Cheney Road on reports of multiple gunshots.

The bills would limit the number of individuals a private guardian or conservator may undertake to 20 and require private guardians to visit their wards monthly.

Wendy Rau, director of health services at LPS, said the school district is prepared for measles, pointing to a structured plan and high vaccination rates.

Nebraska is a Women’s College World Series contender, but the Huskers insist their focus is simple: win the next pitch, nothing more.

Democrats and the White House struck a deal Thursday night to avert a government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate restrictions for immigration enforcement.

The Nebraska State Patrol on Thursday issued an endangered missing advisory for a 26-year-old Nebraska woman whose car was found abandoned and burned in Lincoln.

A student was struck by a vehicle during a student-led anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest outside Fremont High School Thursday afternoon.

A Lincoln woman has been arrested for child abuse after a 12-year-old was taken to the hospital with “significant malnourishment" after allegedly being "neglected, starved and tortured" for months.

Natalie Potts will redshirt this season as she continues her recovery from knee surgery, with plans to return for 2026-27.

Sen. Loren Lippincott's bill allows cities that own and operate natural gas distribution systems to sell natural gas to industrial partners who currently purchase it on the wholesale market.

"We don't know," Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Director Kerry Kernen said in response to a question about whether the county expects more cases of the highly contagious disease.

Thursday's test vote came as Democrats have threatened a partial government shutdown when money runs out on Friday.

Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts says funding ICE is his priority as Senate Democrats block a DHS spending bill and a potential government shutdown nears.

Logan Nissley’s half-court shot was just the start of Nebraska’s long-range clinic, as the Huskers poured in 11 3-pointers to race past Northwestern.

Emotions ran high as lawmakers heard testimony on a bill restricting transgender bathroom access, with metal detectors set up outside the hearing room.

Possible exposure could have taken place at a Lincoln Walmart and urgent care clinc recently.

Dan McKeon said Wednesday he has asked Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers to investigate a $2.5 million no-bid contract that was awarded to an associate of Gov. Jim Pillen.

A Lancaster County District Court judge has found a Lincoln man not responsible by reason of insanity for a daytime break-in at McPhee Elementary School while wielding a knife.

Last week, Trump predicted prosecutions over a contest in which judges and other officials said they found no evidence of widespread fraud.

Five-star linemen, a Signing Day decision and a big Junior Day weekend ahead. Nebraska recruiting is heating up.

The central bank said there are signs the job market stabilized and growth was "solid," an upgrade from last month's characterization.

The relationship between a Palmyra teacher and a former student allegedly began while he was her wrestling coach, according to court records.

Gov. Jim Pillen’s office defended his use of a derogatory term during a town hall, saying it was not directed at disabled Nebraskans.

The Black Crowes are bringing their Southern Hospitality Tour to Lincoln's Pinewood Bowl on Aug. 4.

Take a look at social media reaction to the Huskers losing to Michigan, the officiating and the TV broadcast.

A 29-year-old man faces three felony charges after police say an argument at a Lincoln hotel involved threats, a gun and a machete.

A deputy pulled a trapped man from a burning car, and others cut zip ties, talked teens off ledges and saved lives. Seventeen were honored Tuesday for heroism.

Roughly 300 marched from Centennial Mall to the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, holding signs, lighting candles and demanding accountability for federal officers.

Bundled against 20-degree cold, Lincoln demonstrators marched to the Capitol to call for an end to aggressive federal immigration enforcement.

Check out Wilson Moore's three takes after Nebraska basketball's 75-72 loss to Michigan.

Instead of a 12-month notice, which would have resulted in UNL faculty losing their jobs in the middle of the school year, UNL set a May 14, 2027 end date.

Nebraska football will need a fast start to the 2026 season with a loaded back half, which has caused Matt Rhule's teams trouble the last three years.

Nebraska has long known the Big Ten opponents and locations of its 2026 football schedule. Now the dates are set too.

A fatal shooting during an ICE operation has intensified debate over DHS funding and immigration enforcement in Congress.

Nebraska officials will revise a proposed Medicaid waiver after families and advocates pushed back on limits to in-home care. A second public comment period will follow.

A former Lincoln area mental health therapist has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $47,000 restitution for defrauding Nebraska Medicaid.

An Arizona sheriff's department said it was working with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response.

Omaha State Sen. Kathleen Kauth has passed multiple bills in recent years that trans Nebraskans have opposed and called discriminatory.

A Palmyra teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student met the teen at athletic events, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

Officials say the latest iteration of Nebraska's school classification system will rely less on test scores to determine whether a high school is "great" or "needs support to improve."

With its season opener now less than two weeks away, the Nebraska softball team will bring a top 10 national ranking into opening weekend.

A worker was injured after a stairwell collapsed at a north Lincoln construction site, Lincoln Fire and Rescue says.

Nebraska is one of three undefeated teams in the nation and own the longest win streak, 24, in the country.