More than $411K in Penalties Proposed over Worker’s Death
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A federal safety agency has proposed more than $411,000 in penalties against the operator of a south-central Nebraska grain elevator where a worker was killed. The Occupational...
View ArticleCity of Chadron Public Transportation Announces New 16 Passenger Bus
The City of Chadron Public Transportation is pleased to announce that a brand new 2016 Ford Cutaway 16 passenger bus has been delivered and will be put into service starting at noon on Weds. Sept. 14....
View ArticleMan who Fell from Golf Cart at Racing Event in Nebraska Dies
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Indiana man who fell from a golf cart at a car racing event in Lincoln earlier this month has died. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood said that Anthony “Tony” Rietdorf died...
View ArticleMissing Hiker Found Dead
DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a hiker was found dead near a trailhead in Chaffee County following a weeklong search. 44-year-old Jeffrey Pickering, of Grapevine, Texas, was found dead in heavy brush...
View ArticlePossible Facebook Scam in Chadron
The Chadron Police Department has become aware of a possible scam involving Facebook. There has been a reported hacked account of a local resident, which tells victims about how they can receive money...
View ArticleWoman Dies in Hospital after Southeast Nebraska Collision
HEBRON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an 87-year-old woman has died at a hospital after a collision on U.S. Highway 81 near Hebron in southeast Nebraska. The Thayer County Sheriff’s Office says Loetta...
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St. Agnes Kids Sing to the Alliance Fire Department
On Wednesday afternoon around 2:30pm students in the 6th through the 8th grade of St. Agnes sang to the Alliance Volunteer Fire Department. One of the songs the St. Agnes students sang was the “Star...
View ArticleCharge Against Protest Reporter should be Tossed
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A broadcast journalist reporting on a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline has been charged with criminal trespass in North Dakota, and an international watchdog is calling...
View ArticleOfficer Manager Accused of Theft from Lincoln Company
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 31-year-old Ceresco woman has been accused of stealing nearly $66,000 from her employer. Online court records say Dana Steingard is charged with felony theft. A phone listed for...
View ArticleAlliance Roll-Over Accident on Otoe Road (Audio)
According to Chief Deputy J.D. Sutphen of the Box Butte County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday afternoon there was a vehicle accident three miles east of Alliance on Otoe Road. Deputy Sutphen said the...
View ArticleNames Released on Roll-Over Accident in Alliance
According to Chief Deputy J.D. Sutphen of the Box Butte County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday afternoon at 3:27pm there was a vehicle accident three miles east of Alliance on Otoe Road near County Road...
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Carhenge Celebrates New Shelter, Schott and Board Excited
Friends of Carhenge, Box Butte County residents, the City of Alliance, and many throughout the Panhandle are proud today as Friends of Carhenge officially announced the opening of the new picnic...
View ArticleBaby Falls from 2nd Floor Window in Omaha Home
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a baby suffered only some scratches — and a big scare — in a fall from a second floor window in Omaha. Officials were called to the home Tuesday morning for a report of a...
View ArticleBiodiesel Plant Begins Operating in Southeast Nebraska
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) â A biodiesel plant has started production in southeast Nebraska nearly a decade after construction first began on the facility. The Duonix Beatrice biodiesel plant celebrated...
View ArticleAuthorities Arrest 268 in Omaha and Lincoln this Summer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A law enforcement task force arrested 268 fugitives, gang members and violent criminals this summer in Omaha and Lincoln. The U.S. Marshals Service worked with local, state and...
View ArticleWoman whose Vehicle Fatally Struck Pedestrian gets Probation
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A Lexington woman whose vehicle fatally struck a woman pushing a baby stroller has been given two years of probation. On Monday 26-year-old Krystal Saunders also was told to...
View ArticleDowntown Lincoln Sidewalk Bicycle Ban likely to Remain
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The downtown Lincoln sidewalk ban on bicycles may remain in place longer than expected. City officials have been sharing with bike groups and people who live and work downtown the...
View ArticleLaramie County Community College Accused of Discrimination
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Laramie County Community College is under federal investigation for a sexual discrimination complaint. The student body was informed Friday that the U.S. Department of Education...
View ArticlePrescribed Fire Scheduled at Scotts Bluff National Monument
(GERING, NE) The South Bluff/Crown Rock prescribed fire at Scotts Bluff National Monument is scheduled for this fall from the middle of September through the latter half of October depending upon...
View ArticleWind Cave National Park and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Seek Volunteers...
WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD– The National Park Service (NPS), working with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP), will use skilled volunteers to reduce its elk herd at Wind Cave National Park (Wind...
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