2022 midterms: Jim Pillen beats Trump's candidate in Nebraska governor primary

Jim Pillen, a hog farm owner and veterinarian, defeated eight challengers, including Charles Herbster, a businessman who faced groping allegations late in the campaign.

Basketball coach saves choking high school freshman

The school’s cafeteria camera caught the moments a freshman started choking — and the coach that rushed over to save his life.

Nebraska fire chief killed responding to 30,000-acre wildfire

A volunteer fire chief has been killed as the result of wildfire that is estimated to have spread to 30,000 acres. Video shows a large plume of smoke spreading through the sky in Elwood, Nebraska. 

Omicron COVID-19 variant detected in Nebraska, Utah

Much remains unknown about the omicron variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it can thwart vaccines and whether it makes people as sick as the original strain.

Neb. officer shot in the face and head during struggle with alleged mall shoplifter

The 21-year-old suspect, who was detained after allegedly stealing a package of T-shirts from JCPenney, is in custody and will be charged with attempted murder, police said.

Toilet paper being stolen from rest stops in Nebraska, officials say

There's been a run on toilet paper as Americans hunker down and isolate themselves at home to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.

Mystery drone sightings in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming prompt theories

Dan Carlson says drones have flown after dark near his Nebraska farm four times this year. He suspects military involvement. U.S. Air Force officials overseeing dozens of nuclear missiles scattered across the region deny any role in the drone sightings.