An eastern Nebraska man has sued Wal-Mart, saying the failure of an overfilled plastic shopping bag led to the death of his wife. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the Sarpy County lawsuit filed by William Freis, of Plattsmouth, has …
An Omaha, Neb., man has been given four to 12 years in prison for stealing copper wire from pivot irrigation systems in Dodge County. The Fremont Tribune reports that 42-year-old Scott Mohr was sentenced on Thursday in Dodge County District …
A 22-year-old Scottsbluff, Neb., man convicted last year of receiving illegal drugs through the mail plans to sue the state and local governments over hail damage to his impounded vehicle. Andrew Vanderveen was sentence in November to probation. He and …
An Omaha, Neb., man is facing drunken driving charges after crashing into a building. Police said the 23-year-old driver crashed into a business in southeast Omaha near 15th and Vinton streets around 1 a.m. Sunday. KETV reports the driver of …
A Lincoln, Neb., man who claimed he’d been hired to work on a vacant house is going to prison for causing $10,000 damage by tearing everything out of the house. The Lincoln Journal Star says 55-year-old Allen Kilmer was sentenced …