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Multi-dry weather hazards through Friday; Hot and sunny weekend
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) -The dry and hot weather pattern will be bringing some hazards with it through Friday, with conditions somewhat improving into the weekend. A strong ridge of high pressure is hovering over the area at this time. This system will continue to bring in smoke from the Canada and Northwest United States wildfires through Friday. This will bring in some hazy conditions across the region Thursday night into Friday. An air quality alert is in effect for this very reason now until Friday 9 a.m. CDT Friday. People should exercise caution when going outside during these times, especially people that have asthma and other lung issues. Lows overnight Thursday will drop into the 60s with mainly clear conditions otherwise. Highs for Friday will climb into the mid to upper 90s with some areas reaching 100. With the constant dry northwest flow, breezy winds with speeds around 10 to 15 mph, that will be picking up during the day Friday and abnormally dry conditions will bring in the potential for some fire concerns, especially into North and Western Greater Nebraska. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 9 p.m. MDT for this very reason. People in and outside of the headline are urged to not burn outdoors, discard anything flammable properly and in the event of a fire, call 9-1-1. Mainly sunny conditions are expected during the day Friday.
Teen accused of derailing train, recording the crash and posting it online
A Nebraska teenager has been charged with two felony counts of criminal mischief after he was accused of causing a train to derail, recording the crash and posting the video on YouTube, according to court records. The 17-year-old was charged in Lancaster County Juvenile Court on Wednesday, but prosecutors have...
Griesel hosts youth basketball camp in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Sam Griesel is about to travel to Germany for his second season of professional basketball. Before he leaves, Griesel is spending time with young hoopers across the capital city. Griesel hosted a youth camp at Speedway Sports Complex on Wednesday. More than 50 players registered, ranging from sixth through eighth grade. Griesel, a Lincoln East graduate, says its the first camp he’s hosted in his hometown.
Hartington falls to Malcolm in Class C junior legion championship
HARTINGTON - Hartington Post 4 looked to capture the Class C junior state legion title yesterday, needing to beat Malcolm Post 354 twice to do so. A pitchers’ duel all night long, Post 354 scored two runs in the eighth-inning while Hartington mustered only two hits in the contest as they fell in the title game 3-1.
Dannen Talks About Grass Field for Memorial Stadium
INDIANAPOLIS–(KFOR July 24)–Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium hasn’t had a natural grass field since 1970, and in a few years it looks like natural grass will be returning. Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen spoke about the subject with reporters at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis on Wednesday, saying and explained how head coach Matt Rhule was a big part of this decision.
The improbable return of ‘the beer that made Omaha jealous’
In a time before Prohibition, tiny Wilber, Nebraska, produced something nearby metropolis Omaha envied. Today, more than a century later, Wilber is trying to make Omaha jealous again. In its heyday, the Wilber Brewing Company produced 40,000 barrels of beer per year, and almost all of it was consumed by...
Survey shows continued decline in rural economy
OMAHA, NE – The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has declined for an eleventh consecutive month. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weak agriculture commodity prices and declining exports contributed to weakness in the economy. He says, “China, for example, their economy’s just moving sideways to down, and that means...
Nebraska Woman Charged with Possession of Illegal Substances in Emmet County
Estherville, IA (KICD) — The Emmet County Sheriff’s Department has charged a Nebraska woman with possession of illegal substances. 30-year-old Alyssia Langer was pulled over around 11 o’clock Saturday night in the 1600 block of 410th Avenue – just East of Estherville. The arresting deputy says...
Register for Ag & Economic Development Summit
(KLZA)--The deadline to register for this summer- Ag & Economic Development Summit: One Nebraska is Friday, July 26. Registrations should be submitted online at govsummit.nebraska.gov. This year- event covers three days and includes breakout sessions on talent attraction, housing and childcare solutions, manufacturing, stewardship of water resources, the emerging bioeconomy...
‘My prognosis is incredibly bright’: Nebraska lawmaker continues blood cancer treatments
LINCOLN — A Nebraska state senator said her ongoing cancer treatments of a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma have been going “very well,” and she looks forward to getting back to the statehouse. State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln, a first-term lawmaker in her second year...
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