Johnson County News

On Thursday December 17, 2009, the Investigation Unit received information from the Johnson County Sheriffs Office and the Tecumseh Police Department about the possible location of stolen firearms from Beatrice and Gage County.

Auburn, NE: The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 3.5 magnitude earthquake rattled southeast Nebraska at 8:53 Wednesday night.

At the invitation of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners, State Auditor Mike Foleya s office conducted the annual audit of Johnson County for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

A 19-year-old Falls City man already sentenced for burglarizing a police chief's home has been given 20 to 40 months in prison for a high-speed chase.

On September 21, 2009, the District Court of Johnson County sentenced Travis W. Stewart to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2008 robbery at the Tecumseh Pizza Hut.

A bartender who served alcohol to a 20-year-old who was soon fatally injured in a crash has been sentenced to a year at the Nebraska women's prison in York.

Kansas authorities accuse an 86-year-old Omaha resident of using his health care discount company to steal from elderly customers by withdrawing money from their bank accounts without legal authorization.

Daniel Ray Moshier, age 21, was sentenced to 20-35 months in prison on Wednesday, August 12, following a turbulent history with the Johnson County court system that began when he was 18 years old.

A Tecumseh man accused of using a machete to threaten a woman is due to appear in court.

A Tecumseh man accused of using a machete to threaten a woman is due to appear in court.

A storm system that thundered across southeast Nebraska left a wind-whipped trail of damaged cars and trees.

A storm system that thundered across southeast Nebraska left a wind-whipped trail of damaged cars and trees.

Authorities have seized four pit bull dogs from the home of a Tecumseh man indicted this week for his alleged involvement in a Missouri dogfighting ring.

The economy has put a damper on a lot of Iowa families' plans for vacations this summer, but, Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge says she has a solution.