Investigators believe a rural Jefferson County woman violently beat her husband at their home Friday afternoon, hours before he died at a Lincoln hospital.

FAIRBURY — A former records clerk for the Fairbury Police Department has settled a federal lawsuit related to her termination after she voiced concerns about alleged illegal activity.

Fairbury Mayor Lynn Dameron, left, and consultant Curtis Marshall wait as Police Chief Mike Frickey opens a combination lock on a vault used to store evidence.

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