“Holla, holla!” they called out to each other ... him dead in his apartment on the morning of July 3. The 56-year-old died from natural causes, the police concluded in their report.

Nebraska is the only state where lawyers automatically serve as coroners. Under the system, 87% of unattended deaths aren’t ...

Thousands of Nebraskans who died outside of a doctor’s care last year did not receive an autopsy. In Nebraska, when an attending medical professional doesn’t declare a cause of death, ...