The final witnesses in Joesef Barraz's two-week trial in Carly Schaaf's death testified on Friday, including a pathologist who revealed what he determined caused her death.
Paramedics allegedly found Michael Stine, 38, lying on a curb midday Thurday, according to police.Â
Lincoln police officers were sent to an apartment building in the 500 block of South 18th Street at about 11:45 a.m., police said.
Officers were called to the intersection of North 27th Street and Leighton Avenue on a possible-stabbing call at about 6:45 p.m.
The Nebraska Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction and sentence for Felipe Gonzalez Vazquez, who as a 17-year-old fatally shot a Lincoln police officer during an escape attempt in 2020.
Prosecutors now are alleging that Joesef Barraza, who is accused of 23-year-old Carley Schaaf's murder, drugged and raped the 28-year-old woman and two other women months before killing Schaaf.
Lincoln police said Jeremiah Tanner, 32, was arrested in northwestern Ohio and brought to the Lancaster County jail, where he was booked Monday evening.
A 42-year-old Lincoln man found guilty at trial of sexually assaulting a teenage girl Wednesday was sentenced to 25 to 36 years in prison.Â
In an order last week, Lancaster County District Judge Kevin McManaman entered summary judgment against Devon Gibbs for $664,256, which was triple what she was paid by Nebraska Medicaid.
Lincoln police officers pinned 12 badges on men and woman from small Nebraska towns and bigger places like Chicago Wednesday evening in east Lincoln at a Southeast Community College venue.
Ben Houchin, who was promoted to chief deputy in October 2020, joined the Sheriff's Office in 1993 after graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan University.
A spokesperson said fire crews were called to a two-story house on the south side of Randolph Street just east of South 40th Street at about 11:20 a.m.
Lincoln police said in an affidavit for the arrest of Ryan Leafty that officers were sent to Iguana's Pub on a weapons call at about 1 a.m. Saturday.
U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods said William Parrott was responsible for the distribution of about 11 kilograms (or about 24 pounds) of methamphetamine.
Officers were sent to the area of West Van Dorn Street and U.S. 77 at about 12:15 a.m. after Braxton Devor, 20, of Ashland, called dispatchers, police said.
Officers were sent to the area of North 27th and Theresa streets on a crash call at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Lincoln police.
Man hit in a parking lot on North 27th street died, and car fled the scene.
"There was a person — a dead person — wrapped up in my rug," Rachel Pageler told the jury.
Doug Diltz has worked for the state prisons agency for 38 years and has led security operations across all agency facilities since 2021.
Assistant Chief Jason Stille said at news briefing officers were sent to the 1100 block of Hill Street on a shooting call at about 5:40 a.m.
An officer posing as a 15-year-old girl on social media allegedly received a message from 31-year-old Mikal Wittler on Tuesday, according to Lincoln police.
A parolee is facing new charges for a random attack on a woman in a downtown Lincoln parking garage elevator Wednesday night.
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Terique Jackson, who has served time in prison in Nebraska for terroristic threats and accessory to robbery convictions, has been at the Lancaster County jail since Saturday.
Jacie Wilkison, 18, was charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident and DUI causing serious bodily injury on Wednesday.
Cherelle Stabler, 38, was reported missing from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln Tuesday afternoon after not returning from a job-seek furlough.
At the scene, officers found Thomas Jackson, 43, on the second floor covered in blood with multiple stab wounds, police said.
Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies were sent to the 14600 block Danvers Street just before 8 p.m. Tuesday on a domestic disturbance call.
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged Donald Handy, 55, with accessory to first-degree assault and use of a firearm to commit the felony.
Police officers were sent to the intersection of South 53rd Street and Normal Boulevard at about 3:20 a.m. on report of the crash.
Prosecutors charged Chiragkumar Padsala, a 29-year-old man, with theft by unlawful taking $5,000 or more on Tuesday.