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Pursuit and Manhunt Leads to Arrest in Dawson County
Mar 1, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
MARCH 1, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Of... continue reading
Troopers Find Six LBs of Methamphetamine in Traffic Stop
Feb 27, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers have arrested two people after locating six pounds of methamphetamine ... continue reading
Endangered Missing Advisory (Jade Nicole Sides) CANCELLED/LOCATED
Feb 24, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
The Endangered Missing Advisory activated to determine the whereabouts of Jade Nicole Sides, has been cancelled.The alert has been cancelled due to... continue reading
Nebraska toddler hit and killed by truck driven by her father
Feb 23, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sheriff's investigators say an 18-month-old girl has died after being hit by a pickup truck driven by her father in easter... continue reading
Nebraska launches virus aid program for tenants and landlords
Feb 23, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has launched a federally funded aid program for renters and landlords who have lost income due to the pandemic, b... continue reading
Lancaster Co Sheriff IDs woman killed and man wounded in police shootout
Feb 23, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sheriff's officials in Nebraska have identified a Wyoming couple at the center of a police shootout over the weekend tha... continue reading
Suspect Charged in Palisade Shooting Investigation
Feb 22, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
FEBRUARY 22, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — A McCook man has been charged with several felony counts following an investigation into a Dec... continue reading
Rush Limbaugh the voice of American conservatism has died
Feb 17, 2021 / Ap
Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. His death Wednesday at the age of 70 came a year after ... continue reading
Dog euthanized after Nebraska baby dies from head trauma
Feb 17, 2021 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in south-central Nebraska have euthanized a family dog they say caused the death of an 1-month-old baby in t... continue reading
Nebraska sees low temp records broken as Arctic air descends
Feb 17, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska saw a number of low-temperature records broken Monday as a polar vortex pushed Arctic air into the Plains. The Na... continue reading
Nebraska ranks 33rd in rate of administering virus shots
Feb 17, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska ranks in the middle of the pack in the rate of administering coronavirus vaccines, but state officials are workin... continue reading
Mid Plains Community College Rodeo Coach Garrett Nokes has passed away
Feb 14, 2021 / Hometown Family Radio
Nebraska's all-around cowboy great Garrett Nokes has passed away at the age of 45. Garrett was kicked in the head on January 2... continue reading
US Attorney for Nebraska Joe Kelly submits resignation
Feb 11, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, Joe Kelly, has submitted his resignation. Kelly announced his resignation in a letter Wedn... continue reading
Nebraska virus hospitalizations at lowest level since October
Feb 11, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Nebraska has dropped to its lowest level since the beginning of ... continue reading
Iowa official chosen as next director of Nebraska DOT
Feb 11, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts has chosen an Iowa state government official to serve as the next director of the Nebraska Department... continue reading
Nebraska prison staffer arrested after giving inmate a phone
Feb 11, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska prison employee was arrested after she admitted to investigators that she gave an inmate a cell phone. The Ne... continue reading
Ricketts voices concerns about new pharmacy vaccine program
Feb 11, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska should see at least 43 retail pharmacies participating in a new federal program to help provide coronavirus vacci... continue reading
2 killed in head on crash in south central Nebraska
Feb 11, 2021 / Ap
RED CLOUD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in south-central Nebraska say two people were killed in a head-on crash near Red Cloud in Webster County. ... continue reading
McCook Public Schools Hires New Business Manager
Feb 9, 2021 / McCook Public Schools
School Board approved Jeff Gross contract to become business manager for McCook Public Schools. Listen to the full interview with McCook Supe... continue reading
Mid-Plains Community College head rodeo coach Garrett Nokes sustained a head injury
Feb 5, 2021 / Mid Plains Community College
Mid-Plains Community College head rodeo coach Garrett Nokes sustained a head injury from a horse after returning to his home after rodeo prac... continue reading
Broken Bow accountant accused of theft from booster club
Feb 5, 2021 / Ap
BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Broken Bow accountant has agreed to turn herself in on theft charges — as soon as she's relea... continue reading
Nebraska will receive 21% more vaccine doses this week
Feb 5, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will receive 21% more doses of coronavirus vaccines this week as the state continues to work to speed up distribu... continue reading
Man found not responsible for burning down Nebraska church
Feb 5, 2021 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A judge says a man accused of burning down a Nebraska church is not responsible by reason of insanity. Forty-year-old Ma... continue reading
Madison County Fugitive Arrested in Montana
Feb 4, 2021 / State Patrol Release
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 (NORFOLK, NEB.) — A suspect, wanted on an arrest warrant connected to a traffic stop last summer, has been arrested in... continue reading
Troopers Arrest Two after Pursuit near North Platte
Feb 3, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested two people after a pursuit that end... continue reading
