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McCook, NEB.
The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which a McCook resident died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot while speaking on the phone with McCook police officers. Monday afternoon...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) removed 24 impaired drivers from the road during Thanksgiving weekend. From Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 30, troopers arrested 24...
The Nebraska State Patrol, Governor Jim Pillen, and a grateful Nebraska family were pleased to present the NSP Life Saver Award to Trooper Braden Heidbrink. “Most of you that enter this profession are...
Kearney, NEB.
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks in Phelps County. During the afternoon hours of Thursday, November 20, investigators conducted alcohol compliance...
Stuffed turkeys and packed roads. Thanksgiving brings the start of the holiday season and some of the busiest travel days of the year. “Every seat needs to be filled around your holiday table, which...
North Platte, NE
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted local alcohol compliance checks in Keith County. During the afternoon hours of Sunday November 16, 2025, investigators conducted alcohol...
Ogallala, NEB.
The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a death that occurred at the Keith County Jail on Sunday. Sunday evening, NSP was contacted by the Keith County Sheriff’s Office regarding a death that had...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigators, have arrested two people after searching for a man wanted in connection with an attempted homicide. The...
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a former Bellevue Police Department officer as part of a child enticement investigation. The investigation began in July, when the Nebraska...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have apprehended a 17-year-old and recovered a stolen vehicle after a pursuit in Omaha on Wednesday. Wednesday at approximately 11:25 a.m., a trooper observed a...