Officials Warn Of Poor Air Quality
DENVER (AP) — Much of eastern Colorado is under an air quality health advisory because of smoke pouring into the area from fires in the northwestern U.S. and Canada. The warning issued Monday by the...
View ArticleOmaha Man Accused Of Running Cockfighting Operation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been accused of running a cockfighting operation. Police and the Nebraska Humane Society confiscated 20 roosters from the man’s home Sunday afternoon and arrested...
View ArticleNebraska Inmates Self-Reflect Using New Therapy Program
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prisons are seeking to decrease recidivism by using a 12-step pathway to change inmates’ ways of decision-making and behavior. Moral reconation therapy focuses on...
View ArticleAlliance Arts Council Receives Grant From Nebraska Arts Council
The Alliance Arts Council announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $5711.00 by the Nebraska Arts Council. This grant will support the Alliance Arts Council’s upcoming 2017-2018 season of...
View ArticleNebraska Advocates Rally Against Trump Immigration Decision
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to wind down a federal program that shields thousands of young immigrants from deportation is drawing a sharp rebuke from Nebraska advocates,...
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CBS ‘Survivor’ To Speak On CSC Campus
By Tena L. Cook, Marketing Coordinator CHADRON – A former participant in the CBS reality show “Survivor: Nicaragua,” Holly Hoffman, will speak at Chadron State College Thursday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m....
View ArticleNebraska State Fair Attendance Rises Nearly 5 Percent
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Officials say attendance at this year’s Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island was nearly 5 percent higher than last year’s figure. Fair executive director Joseph McDermott said...
View ArticleMom Tells Nebraska Police Sons Got Into Fight Over Religion
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman reported that one of her sons attacked the other in a dispute over religion at a family gathering in Lincoln. Police say a 36-year-old man was hospitalized...
View ArticleSleepy Omaha Student Awakens At Bus Contractor’s Yard
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 7-year-old Omaha student says he fell asleep before his bus arrived at school and awoke later — and alone — at the bus contractor’s depot. Tamara Bailey said that grandson Quintan...
View ArticleChadron Police Remind Residents Of Parking
According to Chadron Police Chief Tim Lordino, “In August of this year the Chadron City Council passed a resolution prohibiting parking on the north side of 10th Street. This is from east of the tennis...
View ArticleAlliance Public Schools Forced To Make Some Changes
According to Alliance Public School Superintendent Dr. Troy Unzicker, ” I am sad to report the school district has been forced to make some changes. We have had thousands of dollars worth of vandalism...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested Following Pursuit In Hamilton County
(GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested one man after a pursuit in Hamilton County. An NSP Trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on East 12th Road...
View ArticleWoman Shot In Nebraska Police Department Parking Lot
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been shot in a police station parking lot in northeast Nebraska. The shooting occurred around 8:10 a.m. Wednesday in the east lot at the Law...
View ArticleHealth Professions Club Grew From 22 to 49 Last Year
The Health Professions Club (HPC), sponsored by Box Butte General Hospital and the Panhandle Area Health Education Center, is a group of students grades 9-12 from Alliance, Hemingford and Hyannis High...
View ArticleFEMA Still Focused On Responding To Harvey As Irma Looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is ramping up preparations for Hurricane Irma as it barrels toward the Florida coast, even as the agency continues the massive recovery effort...
View ArticleInmate Accused Of Attacking 3 Nebraska Prison Staff Members
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a prisoner assaulted three staff members at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. The attack took place around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday. The Department of...
View ArticleFire District Reaches Service Agreement With Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A suburban fire district and the city of Omaha have agreed on a plan for the city to provide fire protection rather have it provided by a new fire department. The tentative, 10-year...
View ArticleNebraska’s 2017 ACT Composite Score Unchanged At 21.4
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say Nebraska’s composite ACT score for 2017 remained unchanged from the 2016 figure. The scores released Wednesday by the Iowa City, Iowa-based ACT show Nebraska’s 2017...
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Alliance Council Talks More About Park/Bus Barn, Property Tax, Full Audio
The Alliance City Council met Tuesday night at 7pm and discussed multiple third reading ordinances including Water Meter Changes for mobile home parks, the budget for the fiscal year of 2017-2018,...
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Nashville Band Films Eclipse Music Video In Alliance
On August 20th, the day before the 2017 total solar eclipse, Nashville-based Indie Pop band The Outer Vibe performed in Alliance for a record crowd estimated at between 3,000 and 4,000. It was the...
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