Nebraska State Patrol News

Construction is underway on a Nebraska State Patrol crime laboratory that is double the size of its current facility. Crews broke ground on the $9-million lab in northwest Lincoln on Thursday. The 28,000-square-foot facility will replace a nearby lab that’s …

The Nebraska State Patrol made 101 drunken driving arrests and stopped 1,555 drivers for speeding during its special holiday enforcement this year. State troopers worked extra hours between Dec. 14 and Jan. 1 as part of the enforcement campaign. Besides …