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☆ FBI investigating threatening letters sent to elections officials in several states
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The FBI is warning election offices to be on the lookout after threatening letters containing suspicious substances were sent to the offices of multiple secretaries of state throughout the country. A senior law enforcement official confirms elections officials in at least six states received packages on Monday, but so far none of the packages have been found to contain any actual hazardous material. Secretaries of state, attorney general offices and state election offices in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, Wyoming and Oklahoma were targeted. The FBI, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and state and local law enforcement partners are investigating multiple letters containing suspicious substances which have been mailed to Secretary of State's offices. The incident is also the second time in the past year that threats have hit multiple state election offices simultaneously.

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(AP) — One state lawmaker wants Nebraska to take measures to protect it from cyberattacks. State Sen. Loren Lippincott presented a bill Thursday to the Legislature's government committee that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.” The hacker would spend his or her days trying to break into the state’s computer network, as well as election equipment and software, to find any vulnerabilities in those systems. His bill also would allow hiring a security company that provide hackers to find weaknesses in the state's system. Lippincott presented the bill on the heels of FBI Director Christopher Wray's warning that Chinese government hackers are targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems. If advanced, they would have to survive three rounds of debate to be passed in Nebraska's unique one-chamber Legislature.

Persons: LINCOLN, cyberattacks, Sen, Loren Lippincott, Lippincott, ” Lippincott, Christopher Wray's, “ Organizations: Nebraska State Patrol, Security, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security Agency, cybersecurity Locations: Neb, Nebraska, Missouri, Georgia

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating after a police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old boy. The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, an eastern Nebraska town of about 24,000 residents. A news release from the patrol said police were called to a welfare check for someone after receiving a report of “potential self-harm.”The shooting happened during the welfare check, but neither the patrol nor Columbus police have disclosed details. The news release said the police department asked the state patrol to conduct the investigation.

Organizations: — The Nebraska State Patrol, Columbus Locations: COLUMBUS, Neb, Columbus, Nebraska

(AP) — Two off-duty police officers in Nebraska's largest city shot and killed two men in an SUV, though authorities have provided few details about the confrontation. The two Omaha officers were working at a local business at around 2 a.m. Saturday when they opened fire on the men in the SUV, police said. The men, 26-year-old Fernando Rodriguez-Juarez and 28-year-old Jonathan Hernandez-Rosales, were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. Police said they found a handgun in the vehicle, but they didn't say whether there was anything illegal about that or what led the two off-duty officers to shoot the men. Police also haven't said whether the two officers, whom they haven't publicly identified, identified themselves as police to the men or whether they were wearing their police uniforms.

Persons: Fernando Rodriguez, Jonathan Hernandez, Rosales, haven't, didn't Organizations: Police, Nebraska State Patrol, Sheriff's Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Nebraska's, Omaha, Juarez, Nebraska, Douglas

☆ 6 protesters were arrested after some threw tampons on the floor while the Nebraska legislature voted to restrict gender-affirming care and abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police in Nebraska said they arrested six protesters at the state capitol in Lincoln on Friday. The Nebraska state legislature passed the Let Them Grow Act, which is expected to become law. A press release from the Nebraska State Patrol said officers noticed the group on the balcony of the state legislature when the protesters started yelling around 2:40 pm. —Nebraska State Patrol (@NEStatePatrol) May 20, 2023The Nebraska State Patrol did not immediately return Insider's request for further comment on Saturday. Nebraska passed Legislative Bill 574 on Friday, which limits abortion and gender-affirming health care.

☆ Girl, 13, leads Nebraska troopers on 100 mph chase with boy, 11, in passenger seat, state police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A 13-year-old girl led Nebraska troopers on a high-speed chase for nearly 20 minutes before authorities were able to stop the vehicle and take her and an 11-year-old passenger into custody, Nebraska State Patrol said. The teen driver allegedly accelerated and fled troopers "at a high rate of speed," according to the release. "A short time later, the trooper was able to successfully perform a tactical vehicle intervention to bring the vehicle to a stop," Nebraska State Patrol said. Troopers searched the vehicle and located a firearm and a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to the news release. Nebraska State Patrol did not release further details, including whether the girl and boy will face charges.

Winter storm death toll rises to 17Authorities have reported four additional weather-related deaths, bringing the number of people who have died in the winter storm to 17. Kansas Highway Patrol said Friday that three fatal crashes occurred Wednesday and were all thought to be weather-related. The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured, according to Highway Patrol. His truck was then hit by two other vehicles and came to rest 80 feet down an embankment, Highway Patrol said. The 16-year-old driver had a minor injury, according to Highway Patrol.

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