Lancaster County News

Senator Phil Erdman believes a petition effort to place the move of the State Fair from Lincoln to Grand island on the general election ballot never got close to gathering the 60,000 signatures they needed.

Federal agents and metro police departments busted nearly 200 wanted felons in a sweep called "Operation Falcon". In seven days, officers made 183 arrests, including eight sex offenders.

Nebraska has collected more than $850,000 in unpaid car taxes and fees in a crackdown on those who improperly registered their vehicles in Iowa and South Dakota.

This half-inch long mosquito was photographed by George Lauby this week. Lots of rain, cloudy weather, damp vegetation.... it adds up to the perfect season for mosquitoes.

A woman is suiing a Lincoln gym claiming an employee videotaped her as she prepared to tan in the nude.

On Wednesday, July 9, 2008, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol Headquarters Troop-Lincoln stopped an eastbound 2004 Pontiac Aztec with Arizona plates for speeding on Interstate 80 just west of the Waverly ...

Close to $715,000 are in the hands of Nebraskans who suffered losses because of the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that began on May 22, 2008.

The Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest filed the lawsuit in May in Lancaster County District Court.

A woman who says she was filmed by an employee of a Lincoln gym as she prepared to tan in the nude has filed a lawsuit claiming invasion of privacy.

The federal government's proposal to set aside nearly 1,800 acres for the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle proved unpopular at a public hearing.

An 18-year-old man will spend the next 6 to 15 years in prison for his role in a burglary at a Scheels store last October.

Ward Connerly has proved himself the political equivalent of Superman over the past decade, flying through states and passing constitutional amendments that ban most forms of affirmative action.

A fire damaged a garage full of hay in Lancaster County late Friday night. Hallam Fire officials said they had the fire on NW 72nd Street knocked out in about 20 minutes.

A 24-year-old Lincoln woman attacked in April in a road rage incident is suing her alleged attackers.

The hearing is set for July 1 in Lincoln. The half-inch-long Salt Creek tiger beetle is considered one of the rarest insects in the United States.

With last week's weather jitters still fresh, a brief round of severe weather Sunday morning was enough to rattle nerves in the eastern section of the state.

Attorney General John Bruning warns Nebraskans about a certified deed scam in eastern Nebraska.

Despite numerous reports of tornado sightings in areas across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, lightning and flooding appeared to be the main problems as storm after storm pounded the Omaha metropolitan area ...

With rain falling and rivers rising, towns along waterways braced for potential flooding on Thursday.

Many areas around Nebraska have seen several inches of rain over the past few weeks, including Southern Lancaster County.