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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2015

Video: Omaha Officer Killed, Suspect Dead

Officer Kerrie Orozco had been with the department for approximately seven-and-a-half years. She worked in the gang unit and is survived by her husband, two stepchildren, and a baby born in February.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2015

2 Guards Injured, 2 Inmates Dead in Nebraska Prison Rioting

Nebraska prison officials say the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution is under control after a weekend uprising that injured two prison guards and left two inmates dead and at least two more injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2015

Nebraska State Senator Refuses to Apologize for Saying He'd Shoot Police

"I will continue to condemn the police when they are wrong and, in my community they are always wrong," Chambers said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2015

Nebraska State Senator Says He'd Shoot Police Before He'd Shoot Terrorists

“I wouldn’t go to Syria, I wouldn’t go to Iraq, I wouldn’t go to Afghanistan, I wouldn’t go to Yemen, I wouldn’t go to Tunisia, I wouldn’t go to Lebanon, I wouldn’t go to Jordan, I would do it right here. Nobody from ISIS ever terrorized us as a people as the police do daily,” Chambers said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2015

Sheriffs Sue Colorado Over Legal Marijuana

Sheriffs from Colorado and neighboring states Kansas and Nebraska say in a lawsuit that Colorado's marijuana law creates a "crisis of conscience" by pitting the state law against the Constitution and puts an economic burden on other states

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 27, 2014

"Cops" Crew Member, Robbery Suspect Fatally Shot by Police

Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer identified the two men killed during a robbery Tuesday night as 32-year-old Cortez Washington, the suspect, and 38-year-old Bryce Dion, an audio technician with the television show Cops. Both were killed by police gunfire. The chief said, "The officers had no choice other than to respond in the way that they did."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2014

Nebraska Sheriff Dies After Heart Attack

Butler County Sheriff Mark Hecker died Tuesday at age 53 at an Omaha hospital. He had suffered a heart attack on Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2014

Omaha, Kansas City Police Share Strategies to Target Gang Violence

Omaha’s efforts to curb gang violence are catching the attention of other police departments, including officers in Kansas City, Mo.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2014

Nebraska CO Dies After Strangling by Juvenile Inmate

The Nebraska panhandle community is reeling after 24-year-old corrections officer Amanda Baker was strangled Friday morning. Read Full Story Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2014

Video: Nebraska CO Dies After Strangling by Juvenile Inmate

The Nebraska panhandle community is reeling after 24-year-old corrections officer Amanda Baker was strangled Friday morning.

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