Just after 8:30 Thursday evening a Nebraska State Trooper made a surprise find when he stopped a Ford rental truck.

Highway work begins Monday on a busy highway south of the metro.

The south part of higway 75 Plattsmouth-Bellevue Project considered for first attention if essential funding comes through.

Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages rose slightly this week to an average of 4.23 percent, just above the lowest level in decades.

Nebraska is among 87 universities taking part in a recycling challenge during its October football games.

Douglas County Deputies have an alleged thief in custody, but are looking for victims to claim the stolen goods they found.

The Omaha City Council has defeated a proposal to include sexual orientation and expression as a protected class in the city charter. The vote was 3 to 3. A tie vote means defeat for the idea, introduced by council member Ben Gray.

An 11 year old deaf student is dropped at the wrong stop by an Omaha public school bus driver. A communication mix up provides a lesson all drivers will hear about.

Pheasant hunting season opens across the state on Oct. 30, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

A quick u-turn for a downtown Plattsmouth parking spot will get you a warning ticket.

Union Pacific urges hunters to resist the temptation to hunt on railroad property this season.

Nancy Brown said communication with a contractor fell through not long after one of his workers did the same.

Four people enter guilty pleas to sex trafficking charges.

A pair of suspect wanted in an armed robbery in Ashland first spotted just south of Cass County.

The Omaha Police Department is getting $12,185 in grant funding. It will be used to keep drivers safe through Halloween.

The man accused of the drunk driving deaths of four motorcyclists in western Iowa has pleaded not guilty. Andrew Schlichtemeier entered the written plea Friday in Harrison County Court.

The "shock factor” to be presented to those on county health insurance plan.

They stole anything they could get their hands on and in some cases an empty unit didn't stop them. Burglars broke into more than 20 storage units but security cameras were rolling as they made their escape.

Investigators say they found a Santa suit at the North Platte home of a 57-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

If you have tickets to see Cedric the Entertainer in Council Bluffs November 6th, then you better show up early. The Mid-America Center has announced the performance has been moved to Friday, November 5th.

Stolen firearm brings federal prison time.

Iowa hunting guide sentenced to federal time.

People soon may stand on the corner of Maple and West 2nd streets in Chadron while carrying loaded deer rifles.

Main street sewer project update in Plattsmouth.

Drivers caught speeding or running red lights on traffic cameras in Cedar Rapids and who don't pay the fines could face a black mark on their credit rating.