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Former Lincoln County Treasurer Shelli Franzen was sentenced to 12 months of probation after pleading no contest to an amended misdemeanor charge of theft by deception with a value of $501 to $1,499. Go to Source Author: North Platte Telegraph Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

“You got to know these people … they tell you they’re citizens, and then all of a sudden they’re not,” said former Rep. Lee Terry, who said he donated the money that originated from Gilbert Chagoury. Go to Source Author: Paul Hammel Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s the most prestigious award an organic farmer can get — and it has never been won by a woman or anyone from the Midwest. The organic group says Amy Brunch has “one of the most cutting-edge organic farms in… Go to Source Author: York News-Times Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution…

The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department will receive $250,000 during the next two years to make mental health professionals available 24/7 to respond in emergencies. Go to Source Author: MIKE KONZ Kearney Hub Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Sandra Nelson, 60, of Formoso, Kansas, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. Darin Koepke, a 53-year-old Hadar man, died at a Lincoln hospital. Both were Agrex employees. Go to Source Author: ANDREW WEGLEY Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

“Many Nebraskans are facing the loss of their livelihood and are exploring ways to maintain employment without being required to take one of the vaccines,” the Attorney General’s Office said. Go to Source Author: DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Sandra Nelson, 60, of Formoso, Kansas, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. Darin Koepke, a 53-year-old Hadar man, died at a Lincoln hospital. Both were Agrex employees. Go to Source Author: ANDREW WEGLEY Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Patrick Kopke of Hastings also was ordered to pay $158,170 in restitution and perform 300 hours of community service as part of his sentence Friday. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Fire departments from five Saunders County communities fought a blaze Thursday afternoon that destroyed a home on an acreage northeast of Malmo. Go to Source Author: By Suzi Nelson Wahoo Newspaper Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Find out which counties have the highest vaccination rates, plus what level hospital capacity is at across the state, and other indicators with these charts and maps, updated weekly. Go to Source Author: Lee Digital Content Center, Reconnecting Labs Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska’s rate was 2%, while the Lincoln area clocked in at 1.3%. Both were the lowest numbers ever recorded. Go to Source Author: MATT OLBERDING Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

“That’s just not something that happens in a small, sleepy town. We’re pretty quiet, and so it really shook us.” Go to Source Author: PETER SALTER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

The man’s federal conviction for cyberstalking was a first in Nebraska. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Lincoln has not yet had a freeze — though there is a frost advisory in effect Friday morning — the latest the city’s gone without seeing a freezing temperature since 2007. Go to Source Author: MATT OLBERDING Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry pleaded not guilty and will go to trial on Dec. 14 on federal charges that he lied to the FBI and concealed information about illegal campaign contributions that he accepted from foreign sources in 2016. Go to Source Author: DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release…

The USDA says the industry has succeeded in reducing the level of salmonella contamination in poultry plants in recent years, but that hasn’t translated into a significant reduction in the 1.35 million salmonella illnesses reported each year. Go to Source Author: JOSH FUNK The Associated Press Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution…

Shantel Thompson, 33, is still recovering in the hospital after being shot in the spine at Standing Bear Lake earlier this month. Doctors don’t know if she’ll be able to walk again. Go to Source Author: Alia Conley Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

A federal grand jury indictment charged U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry on Tuesday with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Go to Source Author: Paul Hammel Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

The elephant barn at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is getting an extra dose of baby-proofing. Go to Source Author: Kelsey Stewart Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

A Cozad woman died after her car was struck by a Union Pacific train at a crossing along U.S. 30. Go to Source Author: Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

The Nebraska Association of School Boards and Gov. Pete Ricketts said threats and acts of violence against school officials should be dealt with by local law enforcement, not the federal government. Go to Source Author: Joe Dejka and Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Dorothy Reicks of Pierce and Joanne Thome of Wisconsin became pen pals about 73 years ago. Reicks, who has ovarian cancer, was surprised with a visit from Thome on last week in Grand Island. Go to Source Author: Luna Stephens Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service