Last September, the body of 31-year-old Jose Luis Quintero was found badly burned in a field near Linoma Beach in Sarpy County.

A pizza party was one prize, but the bigger trophy was learning a lifesaving lesson, that buckling up saves lives.

Students Wednesday raised $2,000 for the American Cancer Society, but their generosity didn't stop there.

A Lincoln inmate's wife has been fined for trying to smuggle pot to him in prison.

Omaha Public Works has announced new lane restrictions that may slow traffic for several weeks.

Students at Millard's Willowdale Elementary School got a chance to meet Miss Nebraska on Wednesday.

More Americans are planning to take summer vacations. Here's the Wednesday Bloomberg After The Bell Report from the New York Stock Exchange.

It’s a basic rule of fishing. There’s a limit to what you can catch. A Davenport, Iowa couple has been charged for catching 332 more fish than they were allowed.

Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced three amendments to the farm and nutrition bill being debated before the Senate. Grassley is one of two working family farmers in the United States Senate and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Fontenelle Forest is excited to announce its second annual BioBlitz on Saturday, June 8 from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. Participants will photograph, identify, and record as many plants and animals as possible in Fontenelle Forest during this 18 hour event.

Central High School has a new assistant principal/athletic director. Interim Superintendent Dr. Virginia Moon named Thomas Lee to the position Wednesday.

While you make preparations to protect your family during severe weather, don't forget your four-legged family members.

House lawmakers have approved more money for the state to spend on tax credits to entice new businesses to Iowa and help others expand.

Police say a man who enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa bus stop had a long criminal history and was ordered for sex offender treatment when he was a teenager.

Tuesday night, Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy found a Lincoln Police Sergeant dead of a gunshot wound. The shooting appeared to be self-inflicted.

If you are dealing with the loss of a loved one and need grief support, there are groups available this June.

Omaha police continue to investigate the recent homicides of Roger and Mary Brumback. Roger worked at the Creighton Alegent Health Pathology Department. The university has now released information on how you can show the Brumback family support.

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning says the only nurse at Dr. LeRoy Carhart's abortion clinic in Bellevue should lose her license because of substandard care there.

House lawmakers have unanimously approved a measure that includes a number of one-time spending items, ranging from raising the state contribution toward law enforcement pensions to money for food banks.

State lawmakers have approved a spending plan for the federal dollars allocated to Iowa.

A bill that would allow more working families in Nebraska to qualify for child care subsidies is headed to a final vote in the Legislature.

It has been a part of south Omaha for more than a century but tomorrow students will leave Assumption Guadalupe Catholic School for the last time.

Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $1 million loans to two organizations in Iowa to support rural communities.

City leaders say plans for a civic plaza proposed for downtown Lincoln have been delayed.