May 9, 2023 Nebraska lawmakers reintroduce effort to ban abortions at 12 weeks of pregnancy Lawmakers in Nebraska reintroduced an effort to restrict abortion access in the state on May 8, 2023. The new plan would ban abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy.
May 4, 2023 Judge rejects Nebraska woman's dismissal motion in quadruple homicide case Carrie Jones, who reportedly assisted her husband, Jason, in an arson and quadruple homicide attack at the home of a man who reportedly sexually harassed her.
May 3, 2023 Nebraska Democrats expecting 2024 gains after strong showing in local races Nebraska Democrats are optimistic about their party's short-term political future after decisive wins in the Lincoln mayoral race and other local elections.
May 2, 2023 New York man critical after gunfire exchange with police in Nebraska capital Chace Abney, 35, of New York, was critically wounded by Lincoln, Nebraska police and state highway patrol officers after opening fire on them.
May 2, 2023 Republicans have to get real about abortion to win in 2024 In the wake of Dobbs, Republicans are busily constructing their own extreme abortion policies, which is not sitting well with voters, even in red states.
April 28, 2023 Near-total abortion bans fail in South Carolina, Nebraska as Republican holdouts express concerns Legislators in South Carolina and Nebraska failed to pass abortion bans in their respective states after some Republican holdouts prevented motions to end filibusters.
April 28, 2023 Nebraska heartbeat bill dies in Legislature, pro-abortion protestors celebrate A Nebraska bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks has died in the state's unicameral Legislature after falling one vote short of overcoming a filibuster.
April 27, 2023 Nebraska heartbeat bill enters second round of debate The Nebraska Senate has entered a second round of debate on a "heartbeat bill" that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
April 25, 2023 Nebraska governor signs NRA-backed bill that grows US constitutional carry majority Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a constitutional carry bill into law on Tuesday, which marks the 27th state in the nation with such laws on the books.
April 24, 2023 2 former Nebraska police officers, Omaha city councilman indicted in federal investigation Two former Nebraska police officers and a councilman from Omaha have been indicted in a federal investigation. The investigation is into the misuse of funds from multiple groups.