Wahoo cold case suspect’s arraignment continued; defense wants to see transcript

Joseph Ambroz’s attorney on Monday asked for a chance to review the sealed transcript of the grand jury first for any deficiencies that would prompt him to challenge the indictment. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska Supreme Court affirms Valentine man’s conviction in ax killing

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a Valentine man’s conviction for killing a woman with an ax and leaving her body in a suitcase in a ditch in 2021. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Suspect in 55-year-old Wahoo cold case makes first Nebraska court appearance

Joseph Ambroz, 77, was wheeled into the courtroom for his first hearing in Nebraska since he was returned to stand charges for the murder of Mary Kay Heese in 1969. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Arrest made in 55-year-old cold case of Nebraska teen stabbed to death

A 77-year-old Oklahoma man was arrested Monday for the murder of Mary Kay Heese, who was found dead in a roadside ditch near Wahoo in 1969. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER and LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska Supreme Court holds oral argument session at Wahoo High School theater

Students got a lesson in the law Wednesday when the Wahoo High School’s theater transformed into an official courtroom for oral arguments before the Nebraska Supreme Court. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nigerian national sentenced in Nebraska for $6M business email spoofing fraud

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. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge dismisses ex-Nebraska prisons administrator’s suit against the state

A judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit filed by the one-time administrator who oversaw the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services’ mental health and substance abuse services and sex offender program. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Ex-Lincoln man’s life sentence affirmed for first-degree murder of fiancée in Malmo

Kayla Matulka was found stabbed and cut 27 times, was strangled and suffered blunt force injury to her head and was bound and gagged. Kolton Barnes claimed self-defense at trial. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Second person sentenced for meth and fentanyl found hidden in statues in Interstate 80 stop

“If this amount of fentanyl would have made it to the streets for distribution, the negative impact it could have had on society cannot be calculated,” the prosecutor said. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Some claims against Nebraska police officers to go forward over 2019 stop

The appellate court will allow parts of a federal civil rights lawsuit to go forward against three Papillion police officers in connection to a racially charged traffic stop in 2019. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska attorneys gave passing grades to 97% of state’s judges in poll

Lawyers responding to the Nebraska State Bar Association evaluation poll recommended 99% of the state’s judges be retained. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

This Week In Nebraska History, 6/9

1878: Gas pipes were laid in Lincoln’s N Street. Go to Source Author: Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

21-year-old man sentenced to prison for fatally shooting UNL freshman in Imperial

Tristan Ferguson of Imperial was sentenced Tuesday to eight to 14 years in prison for fatally shooting Jesse Krausnick unintentionally while in the commission of an unlawful act in 2021. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: A storied circus with Nebraska roots

Entertainment rode the rails with a production founded by Walter Savidge, a Holt County native. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: North Lincoln’s hidden castle

Arbor Manor was home to food, entertainment before peacocks and other pets. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: From historic hotel to a haunted one

Scribner was home to a hotel that was ahead of its time. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: From the chamber to a convention spot

A familiar spot in Lincoln has a long and unexpected history, with a very new chapter being written now. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: The naming of Knox County and siting its seat

As county changed, one building went from opera house to pizza place to ashes. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Grass burning in Kansas, Oklahoma could affect health for Nebraska residents

The annual prairie grass burning season has begun in Kansas and Oklahoma, which could mean irritating smoke rolling north into Nebraska. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Music from the soul of Nebraska

Wahoo has been home to many notables, but only one has his Wahoo home on the National Register of Historic Places. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

21-year-old man pleads to manslaughter for fatally shooting teen in Imperial

Tristan Ferguson could get up to 20 years in prison on the charge for killing Jesse Krausnick unintentionally while in the commission of an unlawful act. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska Supreme Court takes up case over $44K fee for public records request

The Nebraska Supreme Court will take up case over a news nonprofit’s fight over a state agency’s nearly $45,000 fee for public records. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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