Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle and “plenty of ammunition.”.

Police in Nebraska say a pair of officers were wounded and a suspect was killed in a shootout during an attempted burglary Monday night.

Three young children were being treated for frostbite in Nebraska Sunday after police said two suspects stole an SUV while they were inside.

North Dakota landowners testified for and against a carbon capture company’s use of eminent domain.

Groups representing social workers and women say they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its abortion ban and dropped their lawsuit.

A Nebraska lawmaker is taking another shot at trying to pass a bill that would not only allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit, it would prohibit cities and counties from issuing local laws to do so within their borders.

The contract imposed on railroad workers last fall didn't resolve their quality-of-life issues, but there are indications the major freight railroads might start to address some of their concerns about demanding schedules and the lack of paid sick time.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has delivered his first State of the State address in the state Capitol on Wednesday, spelling out plans to drastically cut taxes while increasing funding to state schools.

With egg prices more than doubling in the past year, calls are coming for an investigation into possible price gouging.

Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school could use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses under a plan approved by the Legislature.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is preparing to outline what she’s likely to call a middle-of-the-road agenda for the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature.

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Monday, replacing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse as the Senate returns from several weeks of recess and begins a new session of closely-divided government.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that pollute waterways.

A jury has acquitted University of Nebraska Regent Jack Stark of witness tampering in a sexual assault case.