Nebraska Rehab Facility Closes Due To Nurse Shortage
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — The Catholic Health Initiatives organization says it has closed a health care unit offering rehabilitation services in a south-central Nebraska city due to a nursing shortage. CHI...
View ArticleCity Of Alliance Activity Report, June 9th
The Alliance Public Library Concert Series will feature Ed and Kathleen Jesse Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the library rose garden. Bring your lawn chairs and enter the garden on the east side...
View ArticleNebraska State Patrol IDs 2 Killed In I-80 Collision
OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed in a collision on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska. The Nebraska State Patrol says 38-year-old Aaron James Davis, of Greeley,...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Cattle Theft In South-Central Nebraska
RED CLOUD, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been accused of stealing cattle in southern Nebraska. Court records say Austin Petr, of Blue Hill, is charged with theft in Webster County and, in Clay...
View ArticleNebraska Farm Income Expected To Bottom Out In 2017
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An economic forecast report says weak farm income will continue to hamper Nebraska’s economic growth in the coming years. The forecast report released Friday by the University of...
View ArticleCourt Rejects Appeal Of $43.8M Judgment In Software Lawsuit
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by ACI Worldwide of the $43.8 million judgment won by rival software firm Baldwin Hackett & Meeks. Baldwin Hackett had accused...
View ArticleState Agency Helps Nebraska Residents cool Down In Heat
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is looking to help residents beat the heat this summer. The department offers two programs: One that provides electric fans...
View ArticleMan Found Guilty To Role In 2015 Pine Ridge Beating Death
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of instigating the deadly beating of another man on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 2015 has been convicted on two charges. A jury on Friday afternoon found...
View ArticleNebraska Man Killed In Fall From Balcony
WAYNE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 24-year-old man has died after falling from a balcony of a downtown Wayne building. The accident happened Thursday night. Wayne Police Chief Marlen Chinn says...
View ArticleUniversity Of Nebraska Aims To Protect Bees
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Bee hives at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are destined for research that could help Nebraska’s beekeepers better understand bees, their benefits and how to tailor habitat to...
View ArticleOmaha police: Man Raped Woman He Held Hostage In Standoff
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a man raped a 22-year-old hostage he was holding inside a house south of downtown Omaha. Police were called to the house around 7:15 p.m. Thursday for a report of a...
View ArticleWoman’s Leg Nearly Severed After Car Hits Her
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a woman’s leg was nearly severed when she was hit by a vehicle as she walked across a busy section of West Dodge Road in Omaha. Police say the 43-year-old woman strolled...
View ArticleNebraska Seeking Private Land To Use For Hunting, Fishing
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wants to enroll private landowners in the Open Fields and Waters Program. The program pays landowners for allowing walk-in hunting or fishing...
View ArticleNebraska Drivers Will Get 2 More License Plate Choices
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska drivers will have at least two new specialty license plate designs to choose from next year. “Choose Life” and Native American Cultural Awareness and History plates...
View Article3 Killed In Crash Of 2 Motorcycles At Omaha Intersection
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say three people were killed when two motorcycles collided at an intersection in the middle of Omaha. Police say the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, when a Suzuki...
View ArticleDriver Suspected Of Shooting At Vehicle On I-80 In Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities have arrested a driver suspected of shooting at another vehicle on Interstate 80 in Lincoln. The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Nebraska State...
View ArticleDarold A. Newblom Scholarships, Grants Awarded In Alliance, Chadron, And...
Wally A. Seiler has announced the recent awarding of grants and scholarships totaling $10,000 by the Darold A. Newblom Foundation to two organizations and nine individuals. Seiler serves as the...
View ArticleMarjorie Leu Skala Announces Twenty Scholarship Recipients
Bank of the West, Nebraska, Trustee of the Marjorie Leu Skala Foundation Trust, has announced the names of twenty recipients of scholarships awarded recently by the Skala Scholarship Committee. Thos...
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Ride The Ridge Names Lemmon Family Trail Bosses, Event This Saturday
CHADRON – Ride the Ridge has announced the Lemmon family as the Trail Bosses for the 26th annual Ride the Ridge event on June 17. The Lemmon family has deep roots in Crawford and have a longstanding...
View ArticleChadron Click It Or Ticket Helps Issue Two Arrests, 200 Warnings
The Chadron Police Department wrapped up its mobilization in the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety’s Click It or Ticket this past week with a final survey of seatbelt usage. The grant of $2,000 (64...
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