Nebraskan gets 20 Years for Role in Slaying of Arizona Man
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A 31-year-old Omaha man has been given 20 years in prison for his role in killing an Arizona man whose burned body was found in an eastern Nebraska field. Court records say John...
View ArticleWounded Deputy gets $1,500 to Help with Health Insurance
CHAPPELL, Neb. (AP) – A Deuel County sheriff’s deputy who lost his family health insurance after he was shot four times while serving arrest warrants will get $1,500 from the county. Mike Hutchinson...
View ArticleCity of Martin, SD Implements Curfew after Rash of Assaults
MARTIN, S.D. (AP) – City officials in Martin imposed a curfew after a rash of assaults, and have made several arrests. Police Chief Thomas Jeans said in a statement that tension between two groups has...
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(Audio) Alliance Residents Speak Out about Camper Ordinances
The Alliance City Council met on Tuesday night at 7:00pm. For the first hour or more of the meeting, Alliance citizens spoke out–many expressing anger, and frustration– about recent restrictions the...
View ArticleHometown Housing Opportunities, Town Hall Meeting Set for Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff, Nebraska June 21, 2016 — Scottsbluff area residents are invited to a public meeting at the Runza Community Room located at 1823 Broadway in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on June 29, 2016 at 11:30...
View ArticleBellevue City Administrator Cited for Dental Office Incident
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say an eastern Nebraska city administrator has been ticketed for misdemeanor counts following a disturbance at a local dental office. Bellevue City Administrator Dan...
View ArticleTurbine Malfunction takes Nebraska Nuke Plant Offline
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) – Omaha’s public power utility says its nuclear power plant in eastern Nebraska has been temporarily taken offline for a minor malfunction. Omaha Public Power District says in a...
View ArticleNebraska Prepares to Offer Special Savings Accounts
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska will become one of the nation’s first states to offer special tax-free savings accounts to people with disabilities. The state is set to launch its Enable Savings Plan on...
View Article5 Injured in Firetruck-SUV Collision
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Five people have been injured in a downtown Omaha collision between a firetruck and a sport utility vehicle. Authorities say the lights were flashing and siren blaring on the...
View ArticleWhite House says Coal Royalty Hike would have Modest Effect
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A White House report says a sharp hike in royalty rates for companies that mine coal from federal lands across the West would trigger only modest reductions in U.S. coal...
View ArticleCuba Libre Approved at CSC June Board of Trustees’ Meeting
By Alex Helmbrecht, Director of College Relations CHADRON – Cuba Libre, a Chadron State College capstone course that travels to the island of Cuba, was approved for the Fall 2016 semester at the most...
View ArticleWoman Hospitalized after Tubing Accident in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a 21-year-old woman has been hospitalized after a tubing accident in the Nebraska Panhandle. The accident occurred around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday at Bridgeport State...
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Vergil, Mehne Speak about Box Butte Co. Democratic Party, Convention (Audio)
Left to Right: Richard Landgren, Molly McConkey Vergil, Jane Kleeb, Evan Mehne, Jazmin Pruneda Earlier this week we spoke with Alliance High Alumi Molly McConkey Vergil and Evan Mehne from the Box...
View ArticleMysterious ‘Zombie Bee’ Scourge Reaches Southern US
NORFOLK (AP) – Researchers announced this week that the mysterious “zombie bee” parasite that kills honeybees has spread to Virginia. It’s the first southern state to record the phenomenon, which was...
View ArticleRicketts: Obama Immigration Plan Undermined Rule of Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is praising a U.S. Supreme Court decision that blocked President Barack Obama’s plan to shield millions of people in the United States illegally from...
View ArticleBystander Shoots at Rapid City Robbery Suspects as they Flee
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – Authorities are searching for two suspects who robbed a Rapid City store and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash after getting shot at as they fled. Rapid City police say...
View ArticleNebraska Judge Rejects Death Penalty Ballot Language Lawsuit
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A judge has struck down a lawsuit alleging that a ballot question to reinstate capital punishment in Nebraska is unfairly slanted in favor of death penalty supporters. Lancaster...
View ArticleBody of Man Found Along Platte River Still Not Identified
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Officials are still trying to identify the remains of a man found along the Platte River earlier this month, but law enforcement authorities have theorized that he was traveling...
View ArticleLexington Man takes Plea Deal in Crash Death of Colorado Man
HOLDREGE, Neb. (AP) – A Lexington man accused in a fatal hit-and-run last fall has taken a plea deal. Online court records say sentencing for 36-year-old Emilton Flores-Chavez is scheduled for Aug. 15....
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