Government settles wrongful death lawsuit over 2016 plane crash for $2.9M
The federal government has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the wife of a Papillion flight instructor killed in a plane crash near Leshara in Saunders County 10 years ago. Seen from the interior of a car, raindrops on the front windshield reflect the Nebraska State Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in downtown Lincoln. The city experienced its 10th wettest July on record, with 6.78 inches of rain, surpassing the normal by 3.53 inches Nebraska quarterback Anthony Colandrea hands back a signed ball to 4-year-old Lily Decker, from Lincoln, on Saturday during Nebraska football's fan day at the Hawks Championship Center. Seen through the digital viewfinder of a Journal Star video camera Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule speaks on Saturday, Aug.