Together with law enforcement, the University of Nebraska is investigating a security breach into the Nebraska Student Information System, the electronic database that contains personal records for students, alumni and applicants of the university’s four campuses.

Gov. Terry Branstad has vetoed a portion of a spending bill that would have allowed the city of Des Moines to increase its franchise fee to pay off a court judgment resulting from unlawfully collected fees.

A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of up to 3,000 individuals who were strip-searched following their arrest on misdemeanor charges in Woodbury County in 2006 and 2007.

If you're looking for super thrills Memorial Day weekend, then Central Park in La Vista is the place to go!

Hundreds of boats collected dust last summer because of the record flooding on the Missouri River. Omaha spent $31 million keeping the river at bay. While it's still working on recouping much of that from insurance and FEMA, the city had a goal of getting the NP Dodge Park marina reopened by Memorial Day. That goal was accomplished on Friday.

A Des Moines man accused of robbing a check-cashing store tried to get rid of the evidence by flushing it down the toilet.

As of today, you now have permission to get dirty at the zoo. Friday morning, staff opened the new Prehistoric Play Park and Fossil Dig site at Henry Doorly.

For many in the Heartland, camping is a huge part of their Memorial Day Weekend, but if you didn't plan in advance you might be staying home.

A 27-year-old Lincoln man has been given six years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography

The Nebraska Air National Guard will conduct a flying salute to the state's fallen veterans on Memorial Day.

Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union are arguing that the city of Fremont overstepped its authority with an immigration ordinance that requires potential renters to prove their citizenship status.

A Heartland woman has asked Omaha Police to find her stolen Harley Davidson motorcycle. It was taken from her locked garage located in the area of 32nd and Newport Avenue.

It is a specialized field that can play a critical role in saving lives or prosecuting the guilty.

Another arrest has been made in connection with an Omaha home invasion earlier this month during which the homeowner was pistol-whipped.

MidAmerican Energy is warning customers not to fall for a new scam.

Channel 6 News learned Friday that last week’s death of a Benson High School student is not considered a homicide.

A man accused of having sex with a 10-year-old girl in the back of his pickup appeared in court Friday afternoon. The judge ordered 28-year-old Sean Hanken held on a $500,000 bond.

Douglas County Judge Joseph Caniglia denied bond for Jonathan Carlson in court Friday. Carlson is charged with kidnapping, use of a deadly weapon among other charges.

Western lawmakers are seeking to elevate the plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly animal America's "national mammal."

The Nebraska Supreme Court says an eastern Nebraska school district can challenge the recent move of land out of the district and into a neighboring school district.

Organizers say they expect to turn in enough petition signatures to force a public vote on Lincoln's new measure barring discrimination against gay and transgender people.

Two motorcycle crashes in three days, one taking a man’s life. The other crash left a man seriously injured Friday morning. With a warm holiday weekend ahead, it's likely even more riders will be out on the road.

Omaha Public Power District workers have found a flaw this week in one of more than 50 heaters that helps pressurize water to cool the reactor at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, but the utility says no coolant leaked and the plant remains safe.

The Omaha Public Power District hopes to restart its Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in September.

Bellevue police say a man who was working as a DJ at a roller skating rink is under arrest for sexually assaulting a Bellevue East High School Student.