Cass County News

A 15-year-old Omaha girl remained in serious condition today after falling from the back of a pickup truck and hitting her head Sunday night at the Louisville State Recreation Area.

A Plattsmouth woman learned at age 50 she can run. She also wrote a book about lessons learned along life's path.

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. - A judge sentenced a repeat drunken driver to five years in prison Monday for killing a 57-year-old Elmwood, Neb., farmer known for helping others.

After years of operating its economic development office with a skeleton staff and shoestring budget, Cass County wants to make use of the resources available through the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.

The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating the reported abuse of a 4-month-old girl in Greenwood Investigators were called to Children's Hospital in Omaha last week after medical personnel reported ...

Authorities have arrested the 28-year-old Greenwood mother of a brutally abused infant and have issued an arrest warrant for the baby's father.

The head of the Douglas County Crime Lab is on paid administrative leave while the lab, Nebraska State Patrol and Cass County Sheriff's Department are being sued in connection with how a murder investigation ...

The commander of Douglas County's crime scene investigations has been put on paid suspension as authorities try to determine how he found a microscopic amount of a murder victim's blood in a car that had no ...

Seven tornadoes struck eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa Wednesday evening, but only one resulted in deaths and substantial damage, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

With the stormy weather hammering away at the heartland, flood warnings were in effect in a number of Nebraska and Iowa counties into Thursday morning.

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. - Fuel efficiency vs. insurance costs and safety. That's at the heart of a debate over whether the Cass County Sheriff's Office should discontinue its motorcycle patrols.

Storm teams are out across eastern Nebraska looking at damage from the storms Wednesday.

One man remained in critical condition Wednesday after being burned Tuesday when a 20-gallon propane bottle for a gas grill exploded while being filled at a farm supply store here.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol Headquarters Troop-Lincoln made 123 contacts and issued 24 citations issued during a special enforcement effort over the weekend in Cass County.

Peggy Curtis says goodbye to the Ashland-Greenwood School District after 30 years of employment, including 21 years as custodial supervisor.

Strong winds take off half the roof and busts several windows at the old City Auditorium in Weeping Water.

A Lincoln man who was killed in a motorcycle crash near Plattsmouth has been identified, the Cass County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday. via Omaha World-Herald

A Lincoln man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Plattsmouth on Friday. Cass County Sheriff Wm. via KOLN-TV Lincoln

Cass County Sheriff's deputies say they've nabbed the culprits responsible for vandalizing Louisville school property: Two boys younger than 12. via KOLN-TV Lincoln

A Plattsmouth teen was life flighted after a one-vehicle crash Sunday evening near 12th Street approximately 1/3 of a mile South of Mill Road, according to Cass County Sheriff Wm. via KOLN-TV Lincoln