Nigerian national extradited to Nebraska for $6M business email spoofing fraud

Alex Ogunshakin, who was on the FBI Cyber’s Most Wanted List, was arrested in Nigeria and ultimately surrendered to the United States. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Banks come, go; buildings still standing

The banks — and bankers — of University Place are filled with interesting stories. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: The demise of a town and a university

Bad breaks and bad timing spelled doom for a college in Madison, Nebraska. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Move over pumpkin spice, it’s CurderBurger season: Culver’s novelty menu item to return

Like last year, Culver’s will sell the curd-topped burger for a limited time starting Oct. 2. Go to Source Author: STATE JOURNAL STAFF Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

High court affirms Garcia’s convictions, death sentence for Omaha revenge killings

“The crimes committed against Hunter, Sherman, Roger and Mary were utterly senseless and cruel,” the chief justice said in the decision Friday in Anthony Garcia’s case. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: How small Nebraska town De Soto went from boomtown to ghost town

De Soto started with the promise of ferries, was fueled by the promise of the railroad and ended up abandoned and almost forgotten. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Lincoln man loses suit against state officials alleging election fraud

Rick Hill’s lawsuit sought $44.7 billion and contained rambling allegations of rigged elections, sought to decertify the 2020 and 2022 elections and challenged passage of the gambling referendum. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

FBI offers reward for information in Trenton woman’s 2019 disappearance

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

Jim McKee: Grocer behind oldest building

Two German brothers played a big role in Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket, and one building they’re link to is one of the oldest commercial buildings in the city. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Lincoln man sentenced for selling heroin that led to overdose death

“This case obviously involves a tragic situation where a victim overdosed and subsequently died,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Bunjer said in court Friday. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Interactive: Look up PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals in New York drinking water systems

PFAS have been found in the water that millions of New Yorkers rely on for drinking water. Lookup the levels of PFAS chemicals in your drinking water system here. Go to Source Author: HAYLEIGH COLOMBO & LAURA SPARKS Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

23 state alcohol board managers make at least $100,000, and one makes $217,900. See the list

North Carolina’s 171 alcoholic beverage control boards are run by general managers and appointed board members. Their salaries range across the state, reaching as high as $217,000. Go to Source Author: By Virginia Annable vannable@lee.net Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: A site for the seat in Nuckolls County

Nuckolls is one of the few counties where the seat isn’t the county’s largest city. Here’s how it happened. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: A matter of Experience

A lawyer with an unusual name left his mark on Nebraska from the beginning. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. attorney for Nebraska to retire after nearly 38 years at the office

Longtime Nebraska prosecutor Steven Russell will retire as U.S. Attorney at the end of the month. Russell has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 1985. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Full circle in the Haymarket

An area that started out retail and residential at Lincoln’s birth is returning to those uses today. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

York residents bring raccoon infestation concerns to city council

Judy Thomas told the council a raccoon infestation has been a health and safety concern for some time. Go to Source Author: Brandon Warnke Staff Writer Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Return of the railway

A look back at Omaha’s street railway as the city looks ahead to, perhaps, creating a new one. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Use of body cameras, dash cams by law enforcement varies | Behind the Headlines podcast

Law enforcement agencies large and small across the nation have invested in body-worn cameras, but cost remains a hurdle. Go to Source Author: Lee Media Studio Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska regents to consider alcohol sales during Volleyball Day at Memorial Stadium

“Volleyball Day in Nebraska will be an exciting day for our fans, and we want to provide them as many concession offerings and amenities as possible,” AD Trev Alberts said. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska regents will consider 3.5% tuition hike for students, set 2023-24 budget

The proposed tuition increases will be the first considered by the board after regents chose to freeze the costs assessed to students for two years during the coronavirus pandemic. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Camera use by local police departments rises, but are they worth it? Experts disagree

An investigation by Lee Enterprises and Type Investigations looked at how agencies have responded to calls for more accountability — including the use of cameras — after George Floyd’s murder. Go to Source Author: BY KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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