Police: Twin Girls Safe following Reported Abduction
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say 8-month-old twin girls are safe following reports they were in a vehicle that was carjacked from a supermarket parking lot. The Omaha Police Department says the...
View ArticleEMERGENCY Chlorination in Hemingford
The Village of Hemingford Water Department will begin emergency chlorination of the village drinking water this afternoon, October 27, for a period of at least 2 to 4 weeks, due to testing results that...
View ArticleNebraska Woman Accused of Disturbance at Wal-Mart
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A woman in eastern Nebraska has been accused of creating a disturbance at a Wal-Mart that involved an employee injury and damage to a coin machine. Police in Norfolk say...
View ArticleParkinson’s Support Group to Meet Soon
According to Kathy Graham, “the Parkinson’s Support Group will meet on Tuesday, November 1, from 10:30-11:30. Brittany McClary will speak on Enhancing Balance in Later Years. Dr. McClary is a...
View ArticleEx-Deputy who Shot Himself Found Not Guilty of Child Abuse
FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in Nebraska who accidentally shot himself in 2014 has been found not guilty of child abuse charges. A jury on Oct. 21 found 28-year-old Joshua...
View ArticleKeep Chadron Beautiful’s “Plastic Bag Project” Visual
Visit Memorial Park and view Keep Chadron Beautiful’s Plastic Bag Project. Keep Chadron Beautiful draped 2,387 plastic bags throughout Memorial Park to represent the number of plastic bags used every...
View ArticleNative Futures Holding “Bulldog Lacrosse Spooky House”
According to Edison Rednest of Native Futures, “our haunted house called Bulldog Lacrosses Spooky House of Horror will be going on this Sunday, October 30th in Alliance located at 217 Box Butte Ave....
View ArticleAlliance Times-Herald to Make Move to Bi-Weekly Publication
ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) — The Alliance Times-Herald has announced it will move from daily to biweekly publication next month. The newspaper’s director of operations, Kyle Cummings, issued the announcement...
View ArticleScottsbluff Parents Trying to Open Own Day Care
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — When a group of Western Nebraska parents learned their kids’ day care center would close at the end of January, they decided to try and open their own replacement facility....
View ArticleAnti-Pipeline Protester Asked for $5,000, Got $1 Million
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — When a few dozen people began camping in North Dakota to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline, they set up a GoFundMe page with a $5,000 goal. That account now tops $1...
View ArticleEvent will Focus on what American Indians Used for Medicine
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — An event next month at the Homestead National Monument will offer the chance to learn more about the medicines and foods American Indians used. The monument will host Jerome Kills...
View ArticleNebraska Senators Weighing Options in Cybersex Scandal
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As Nebraska lawmakers prepare for meetings this week and later in the month, members still haven’t decided whether to further punish a senator who acknowledged having cybersex on a...
View ArticlePolice ID Woman Fatally Shot in North Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have identified a woman fatally shot in north Omaha as 35-year-old Suzanne Pope. Omaha police say officers were called to the area of Kansas Avenue and 39th Street around 4:35...
View ArticleMan Convicted in Flower Shop Torture Case Granted Parole
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former flower shop owner who sexually assaulted and tortured a Texas man in the basement of his Wayne store has been granted parole. The Nebraska Board of Parole granted...
View ArticleWoman Died in Western Nebraska Collision
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an Omaha woman has died after a collision on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska. The collision occurred late Saturday afternoon at the Lexington interchange in...
View ArticleDawes County 4-H Members Compete at 2016 Western Junior Livestock Show
Dawes County 4-H was well represented at the 2016 Western Junior Livestock Show held in Rapid City, October 5-8. Kaylie Phillips was the Champion Beginner Sheep Showman and also placed 4th in Beginner...
View ArticlePolice Find Body of Homicide Victim in Northeast Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say officers have found the body of a homicide victim in northeast Omaha. Officers sent to the scene around 7 p.m. Sunday discovered the man’s body in a backyard....
View ArticleNebraska Supreme Court to Consider Cameras in Courtrooms
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court is scheduled to consider approving a rule change that would allow cameras in courtrooms across the state. Judges in seven of 12 judicial districts have...
View ArticleMidwest Economic Survey Suggests Slowdown to Continue
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states, in part because of manufacturing weakness. The Mid-America Business...
View ArticleFull Audio from Comissioners and Legislative District 43, 47 Forum
On Monday night the Alliance Performing Arts Center held public forums for Alliance County Commissioners, and Legislative Districts 43 and 47. Approximately one-hundred and twenty-five people...
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