Jake Scripter, 31, was sentenced to 12-18 years in prison in Douglas County District Court on Friday. He pleaded “no contest” to six different charges, which included theft, burglary, assaulting an ...

Commissioners are concerned over the increase in length of stay and the racial disparities in DCYC's latest report.

A 33-year-old man is accused of sex trafficking after investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. According to ...

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A judge on Tuesday ruled that there was enough evidence to try two people in the New Year's Eve shooting of a 6-year-old in ...

Children as young as 12 years old could face adult criminal charges for certain felony crimes under a bill introduced in the ...

Douglas County is home to the state’s biggest city, Omaha. The county accounts for about 30% of Nebraska’s statewide population, and Omaha accounts for about 82% of Douglas County’s population.

Gov. Jim Pillen and Nebraska law enforcement officials back a proposed law that would allow the state to jail children as ...