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United Way Exceeds Fundraising Goal
United Way of Western Nebraska serving Box Butte and Dawes Counties surpassed their 2016-2017 campaign goal of $85,000 and raised $88,657. According to Karen Benzel, Director of United Way of Western...
View ArticleNebraska Utility Company Doesn’t Have To Release Records
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A Platte County judge has ruled that the Nebraska Public Power District doesn’t have to release utility records showing how much it costs to generate electricity. Private energy...
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APS Announce Theme For Annual Fundraiser (Audio)
Members of the Alliance Public Schools Foundation Board visited our KCOW Studios in Alliance this week to talk about their annual fundraiser, and its theme. Executive Director Amy Varner, Kyle...
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Glenn Miller Orchestra To Perform At CSC
By CSC College Relations CHADRON – The Chadron State College Galaxy Series continues with a concert by the Glenn Miller Orchestra Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall’s Auditorium. Tickets...
View ArticleNebraska To Cut Staff In Developmental Disabilities Agency
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials have announced plans to cut 39 jobs at a Beatrice facility for people with developmental disabilities and transition residents out of a state program in...
View ArticleSouth Dakota House Approves Cannabidiol Measure
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — House lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow people in South Dakota with a prescription to use a non-intoxicating compound found in marijuana if it’s approved by the U.S....
View ArticleChadron To Experience City Wide Power Outage Tonight
According to Nebraska Public Power District the city of Chadron will experience a city wide power outage tonight, March 7th. NPPD says power will be shut off for an extended period of time, and are...
View ArticleDriver Charged; Kids Hurt In Falls Off SUV Running Boards
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — An April trial has been scheduled for a Grand Island woman who police say dangerously let children stand on the running boards of her sport utility vehicle while it was...
View ArticleMan Gets Jail, Probation For Nebraska Pot Possession of 198 Pounds
SEWARD, Neb. (AP) — A Florida man has been given 90 days in jail and two years of probation for possessing 198 pounds of marijuana in Nebraska. Jonathan Snyder, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced...
View ArticlePanel Advances Nebraska Prairie Dog Management Repeal Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state law that allows Nebraska counties to kill black-tailed prairie dogs on private property if a neighbor complains could be in jeopardy under a bill advanced by a committee....
View ArticleNebraska Lawmakers Torn On Ending Some Mandatory Minimums
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are divided on a bill that would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of crimes including drug possession, assaulting a police officer and...
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City Council Approves Pool Recoating Bid, Full Meeting Audio
As always the Alliance City Council met on Tuesday evening for their regular public meeting to discuss items on the agenda. The week of March 12th through the 18th has been declared as Girl Scout...
View ArticleRapid City Police Investigate Motel Homicide
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police are investigating a homicide at a motel in Rapid City. Assistant Police Chief Don Hedrick said officers were called to the Price Motel Wednesday morning on a report of an...
View ArticleNebraska Senators Compromise On Mandatory Minimum Sentences
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is a step closer to eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders under a compromise bill advanced by the state Legislature. Senators voted 25-22 on Wednesday...
View ArticleChadron City Power Outage TONIGHT
According to Nebraska Public Power District Media Spokesperson Mark Becker, NPPD will again try to complete repairs tonight with WAPA (Western Area Power Administration) to a Chadron substation...
View ArticleResidents In Nebraska Medicaid Gap Ask For Coverage
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska residents who fall into the Medicaid coverage gap are once again asking lawmakers to expand the program through the federal health care law, despite uncertainty about the...
View ArticleNebraska Lawmakers Eye Bills Backed By Gun-Rights Advocates
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are considering several measures backed by gun-rights advocates. A committee heard testimony Wednesday on proposals to exempt gun registrations from the state’s...
View ArticleWoman Gets 3 Years In Prison For Having Sex With Boy, 13
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A woman who bore a child after having sex with a 13-year-old boy in Dodge County has been sentenced to three years in prison. 21-year-old Brianne McIntosh was sentenced Wednesday...
View ArticleMan Gets 22-25 Years For Teen’s Omaha Crash Death
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been imprisoned for the crash death of a teenage girl while he was driving drunk in Omaha. A judge sentenced Tyvinn Smith to 22 to 25 years in prison Wednesday....
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Ricketts Talks About Sales Tax Increase, Property Taxes, Wiretaps, and Budget
Nebraska Gov. Ricketts visited Newberrys in Alliance yesterday to talk to residents about his legislative priorities, and have a question and answer session. Panhandle Post interviewed Ricketts asking...
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