LINCOLN, Neb. — When Nebraska lawmakers defied Gov. Pete Ricketts in 2015 by repealing the death penalty over his strong objections, the governor wouldn’t let the matter go. Ricketts, a Republican who ...

THE METRO. BREAKING NEWS OUT OF KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE AT A BOWLING ALLEY PLEADS NO CONTEST TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER. PROSECUTORS SAY IN FEBRUARY 20TH 2426 YEAR-OLD ...

INVESTIGATION. A NEBRASKA WOMAN CONVICTED IN A QUADRUPLE MURDER WILL SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE IN PRISON. CAREY JONES WAS FOUND GUILTY IN AUGUST OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, EVIDENCE TAMPERING AND BEING ...

The death penalty is on the table for the Lincoln man accused of murdering his half-brother and his wife who was 32 weeks ...

LINCOLN — An anti-death penalty group kicked off its campaign Wednesday to defeat a referendum measure on the fall ballot. Colby Coash Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret dismissed the lawsuit ...

A Friday ruling by the Arkansas Supreme Court striking down that state's execution law could affect Nebraska's use of the death penalty. The court, in a split decision, agreed with 10 death row ...

LINCOLN - The Nebraska Supreme Court last month decided to pull the plug on the electric chair. This week, the Legislature will consider whether to close the execution chamber for good.Lawmakers on ...

Opponents of the death penalty plan to stop in North Platte next week during a statewide speaking tour. The Journey of Hope includes murder victims’ families, death-row exonerees and family members of ...

LINCOLN — The vote elicited no handshakes or hand slaps among the audience of 10, even though it just might have spared their lives. Marco Torres State Sen. Bill Kintner of Papillion said he doesn’t ...

LINCOLN (AP) — A group that opposes Nebraska's death penalty petition drive has released two television ads urging voters not to sign a petition that seeks to put the issue on the 2016 ballot.