LINCOLN — An investigation of a $2.5 million no-bid emergency contract between the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and a contractor Gov. Jim Pillen recommended has moved from the Lincoln Police Department to the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office. Erika Thomas, public information officer for the Lincoln police, confirmed the switch to the Examiner. Lancaster County […]

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has become the latest public official in the U.S. to face threats of violence in what he called a “sobering” experience, following the announcement of felony charges against an Omaha man accused of threatening to shoot his grandchildren and others at their school. Pillen told reporters this week that he […]