A reporter at the Lincoln Journal Star covering state and federal courts in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Joined May 2011
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Voter #80 this morning at my precinct, which had a steady but smooth moving line of voters coming in. Thanks to all the poll workers across Lincoln and the state today!
The former longtime director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felonies for accepting cash bribes, private dances and sexual favors in exchange for protecting two Lincoln strip clubs and targeting their rivals. journalstar.com/news/state-r…
A unanimous Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Lincoln judge's rejection of a legal challenge to the ballot measures that put medical marijuana before the state's voters, who overwhelmingly approved it in 2024. journalstar.com/news/state-r…
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Nearly 26 years after Regina Bos disappeared, Lincoln police say a new lead has prompted fresh investigative efforts. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
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INJUNCTION JUNCTION: A district judge has blocked Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen from recognizing two new political parties that are petitioning to get on the November ballot, amid legal challenges.
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A Nebraska law facing a legal challenge from the Republican National Committee because it allows certain U.S. citizens born abroad to vote here despite not living here applied to 116 people statewide, only six of whom voted in this year's primary. journalstar.com/news/state-r…
Two Lincoln men, one a local real estate agent, are facing felony charges for their alleged roles in a plot to make and sell steroids and deliver them by mail in a case that led to multiple searches late last week. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
The Lincoln man will now face a presumptive probation sentence or up to two years of imprisonment at his sentencing Sept. 14 for an inappropriate, sexual relationship with a student he knew from his work soon after she graduated. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
A year after a German court found him guilty, a Nebraska man has been granted a new trial for a young woman's 1978 killing in the town where he was stationed while in the U.S. Army. journalstar.com/news/state-r…
A Lincoln attorney has voluntarily surrendered his law license and has been disbarred for lying to a client and providing him with a phony email, court ruling and even a Court of Appeals opinion in an entirely fabricated case. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
The Nebraska Counsel for Discipline this week filed formal charges against a Bellevue attorney accusing him of misconduct, alleging he had a relationship with one client and charged another client an "unreasonable" $25,000 fee. journalstar.com/news/state-r…
"Nebraska’s new Digital ID law makes a mockery of the First Amendment," said Paul Taske, co-director of the NetChoice Litigation Center, which filed the lawsuit.
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Tornado damage near St. Paul, Nebraska moments ago. Several trapped but chasers and first responders got to everyone without injury.
"After being a bailiff and getting to work with all the judges, I thought, how cool would it be to be an attorney in those courtrooms after getting to work essentially for them as a bailiff for a few years," Laura Bolton said. journalstar.com/news/local/a…
More judicial vacancies are ahead.
In fact, he said, 25 judges in Nebraska either are retirement age now or will be in the next year or two.
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NEWS | Former Nebraska coach Scott Frost's lawsuit against UNL landed in court this week.
At the heart of the matter: how the buyout structure is affecting his taxes.
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COMMUNITY ALERT | LPD is investigating six likely overdose deaths in Lincoln since late March, including two today (April 8).
Do NOT take anything not prescribed.
Narcan saves lives. FREE at @LNKhealth vending machines, pharmacies & stopodne.com
ALT Community alert notice. Text states: '6 overdose deaths in last 2 weeks' with a warning sign. 'FREE Narcan can save a life' with a Narcan nasal spray image. City of Lincoln Police Department logo present.
Kashuan McCree's public defender Thursday asked the Nebraska Supreme Court to overturn his first-degree murder conviction for fatally shooting a teenager in 2023 over evidence at his trial that implied he had gang ties and a propensity for violence. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
"We feel really confident that he's been preying on this community for a long, long time. And there are people out there that are watching this, who have been victims or who know it," the Texas prosecutor said, referring to Houston. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
A 64-year-old man has been arrested in Lincoln for the 1990 killing of a Texas couple, known as the Lovers' Lane Murders.
Prosecutors in Houston announced Floyd Parrott's arrest in Lincoln on social media. journalstar.com/news/local/c…
