The bill is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, and nine other states have similar legislation in place already.

Protective orders are designed to safeguard victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and other crimes by legally requiring abusers to stay away. However, obtaining one can be daunting ...

As statistics on domestic violence cases and violations of protection orders continue to rise in Nebraska, leading to ...

Cassandra felt hopeless. “The police keep telling me to get a protection order, but it keeps getting denied because I haven’t had any physical abuse,” she explained. “But my ex keeps driving by, ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The severity of domestic violence cases is seemingly on the rise in Nebraska, and now has state lawmakers concerned as they voted to advance a bill expanding the length of ...

The clerk is ending a program that helps victims seeking protection orders as well as general walk-in counter service on Jan.

The Washington Hope Card program, initially launched Jan. 1, has now sent out 2,000 wallet-sized copies of protection orders for vulnerable adults and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, ...