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4th Annual Pork Rib Cook-Off This Weekend in Rushville
The event will be held at Rushville’s Modisett Park.
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The Alliance Public Library Concert Series will feature John Breen and Friends on Thursday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the library rose garden. Bring your lawn chairs and enter the garden on the east...
View ArticleSouth Dakota has 1st Confirmed West Nile Virus Case of Year
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota has its first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year. The state Health Department says the case is in a Minnehaha County resident who is in the 10-19 age...
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Western Nebraska Fertilizer Plant to Pay $100,000 Penalty
CULBERTSON, Neb. (AP) — The owner of a southwestern Nebraska agricultural fertilizer plant has agreed to pay more than $100,000 as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
View Article1 Killed in 3-Car Crash on Interstate 80 in Western Nebraska
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — One person has died in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska that also saw workers cleaning up 1,500 gallons of spilled fuel. The crash happened just...
View ArticleCaretaker Found Guilty in Omaha Girl’s Death from the Cold
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The caretaker for an Omaha 4-year-old whose cold, plastic-wrapped body was found hidden under basement stairs has been found guilty of intentional child abuse resulting in the girl’s...
View ArticleNebraskan 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....
View ArticleOfficers Kill Suspect in Shooting of Lincoln Women
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Lincoln police say officers have shot and killed a man they suspect of shooting two women, one of whom died from her injuries. Police confronted the 22-year-old man on a Lincoln...
View Article$2.2M Grant to UNO will Benefit Afghanistan Universities
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The University of Nebraska at Omaha has received a $2.2 million federal grant to help establish courses of study at two universities in Afghanistan. University officials say that the...
View ArticleScottsbluff Fireworks Spark House Fire
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters in western Nebraska say a late-night house fire was caused by fireworks. The fire in Scottsbluff occurred late Saturday – the first night a local ordinance allows...
View ArticleNew Nebraska Reemployment Program Wins National Accolade
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A new state reemployment program championed by Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has won a national accolade. The National Foundation of Unemployment Compensation and Workers...
View ArticleBuffalo Chip Officials Pull Request to put in Big Billboard
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) – Buffalo Chip Campground officials have pulled their request to put in a large electronic billboard that would have required special approval from the Meade County Commission. The...
View ArticleGroup Seeks to Expand Omaha Smoking Ban Outdoors
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An anti-smoking group behind Omaha’s indoor smoking ban passed in 2006 is commemorating the ordinance’s 10-year anniversary by calling for the ban to expand to the outdoors. The...
View Article2 Killed in Collision North of Norfolk
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say two people have died in a head-on collision just north of Norfolk. The collision occurred Sunday on U.S. Highway 81. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says a car...
View ArticleCrow Peak Wildfire still Uncontained; Personnel Up to 135
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) – The number of firefighters working to contain a wildfire on Crow Peak near Spearfish has grown to 135, with more personnel on the way. The lightning-caused fire has consumed 313...
View ArticleQuarters for Aquatics Accepts Donation for New Chadron Aquatics Center
The Quarters for Aquatics Campaign Committee accepts a generous donation from Michele Rickenbach for the new Chadron Aquatics Center. The $400 dollar donation comes from the Todd Rickenbach Memorial...
View ArticlePolice ID Man Killed by Officers, Women Police say he Shot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Authorities have released the names of a man fatally shot by Lincoln officers and the women police say he was suspected of shooting. On Monday police identified the man as...
View ArticleConstruction Employment Expected to Hit Nebraska Record
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A new economic forecast says construction employment is expected to be the fastest-growing sector of Nebraska’s economy through 2018. The Bureau of Business Research at the...
View ArticleTransCanada Seeks $15B for Rejection of Keystone Pipeline
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The company that wanted to build the Keystone XL pipeline is seeking $15 billion in damages from the federal government after the Obama administration rejected the Canada-to-Texas...
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