FedEx delivery driver kills rattlesnake on rural Nebraska porch

“Hope you didn’t have a pet rattlesnake,” the delivery driver texted the homeowner, letting them know what had just happened on their front porch.

Girl, 13, leads Nebraska troopers on chase topping 100 mph

Authorities said the girl was with an 11-year-old boy. Troopers confiscated a firearm, a small amount of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia from the vehicle.

Minnesota children illegally hired to clean slaughterhouses: federal lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Labor alleges an investigation uncovered a cleaning company hired more than 30 children to work in Minnesota and Nebraska slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities under hazardous conditions.

iPhone alerts responders after deadly crash in Nebraska, police say

Police in Nebraska say a passenger’s cellphone automatically alerted responders after a car hit a tree in a crash that killed all six of its young occupants.

Child dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Nebraska river

The organism is typically found in warmer freshwater sources, though officials warn it’s being identified farther north “as previously cooler regions become warmer and drier.”

2022 midterms: Jim Pillen beats Trump's candidate in Nebraska governor primary

Jim Pillen, a hog farm owner and veterinarian, defeated eight challengers, including Charles Herbster, a businessman who faced groping allegations late in the campaign.

Basketball coach saves choking high school freshman

The school’s cafeteria camera caught the moments a freshman started choking — and the coach that rushed over to save his life.