Justin Diep

2 weeks ago | theindependent.com | Kevin Cole |Marjie Ducey |Justin Diep |Grace Lewis

Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided an Omaha meatpacking plant Tuesday morning, transporting a busload of workers from the plant to an unknown destination. Officials with ICE said in a statement that the agency executed a search warrant at Glenn Valley Foods “based on an ongoing criminal investigation into the large-scale employment of aliens without authorization to work in the United States.” No other businesses were targeted, ICE said.

3 weeks ago | kearneyhub.com | Justin Diep

Police are investigating what is believed to be a murder-suicide that occurred Friday night at a west Omaha restaurant. Just after 9 p.m. Friday officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting in the parking lot of Stokes restaurant, near 137th and California Streets, according to a press release. Officers found a 17-year-old girl inside a car and an 18-year-old man on the ground nearby both with gunshot wounds. Police believe the man shot the girl before turning the gun on himself.

3 weeks ago | journalstar.com | Justin Diep

The ACLU of Nebraska named Jennifer Houlden, a Lancaster County public defender, as its acting legal director. Houlden took over last week from Rose Godinez, who left the ACLU last month, managing their attorneys and legal work while a national search is conducted for its next legal director. Houlden worked for the Lancaster County Public Defender's Office for nearly two decades, most recently managing its juvenile and misdemeanor divisions.

1 month ago | journalstar.com | Justin Diep

Three Memorial Day observances are planned for Monday in Lincoln, the Lincoln Memorial Day Observance Association has announced. Programs are planned for 8:30 a.m. at Wyuka Cemetery and Funeral Home, 3600 O St.; 11:30 a.m. at Lincoln Memorial Park and Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.; and 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park, 1650 Memorial Drive.

1 month ago | kearneyhub.com | Justin Diep

Officials are asking Nebraskans to donate a popular, discontinued wax to protect the statue of Abraham Lincoln on the west side of the Capitol. The cast-bronze statue of the former president is covered in a protective lacquer coating and wax is applied to protect it from the elements, according to Matt Hansen, Capitol preservation architect.