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Grand Island firefighter charged with enticing minor girl
HALL COUNTY, Neb. — A Grand Island firefighter who was heavily involved in the community now faces charges of enticing a minor girl. Jared Stockwell is charged in hall county court with enticement by electronic device and committing intentional child abuse - no injury. The Hall County Sheriff's Office...
NPPD's Cooper Nuclear Station implementing mobile notification system
(Brownville) -- The Nebraska Public Power District is planning updates to the emergency notification system at the Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville. NPPD, in a release Tuesday, announced that it will soon be implementing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, or IPAWS, at its southeast Nebraska nuclear facility. Power District officials say the new notification system would allow them to eventually transition away from the sirens installed around the plant. NPPD Media Relations Specialist Grant Otten tells KMA News the alert would be similar to messages sent out in the case of tornado warnings and amber alerts.
Big Sports Radio Talks Nebraska Football with Kaleb Henry: Matt Rhule, Dylan Raiola, Difference Makers
The Nebraska football season is nearly here and previews continue, the latest from Big Sports Radio who spoke with Kaleb Henry about where the Huskers are headed into the 2024 campaign.
Officer fatally shot man while serving search warrant at Omaha home, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Omaha Police Department is investigating after an officer fatally shot a man while serving a search warrant Wednesday. Officers and federal authorities were serving a search warrant for narcotics and firearms at a home near North 78th Street and Sorenson Parkway. Police said the...
Bellevue Police looking for ‘armed and dangerous’ shooting suspect
BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Bellevue Police are asking for the public’s help finding a man they suspect in a shooting Wednesday morning, calling him “armed and dangerous.”. BPD said that officers responding to a Family Dollar store near 25th Street and Chandler Road found a 29-year-old man at the scene who had been shot in the leg.
Wisconsin woman wanted for manslaughter in Ohio arrested by Omaha police
OMAHA, Neb. — A Wisconsin woman wanted for manslaughter in Ohio was arrested by Omaha police, according to court documents. Janel Nelson was charged with fugitive from justice in Douglas County court. She's wanted for felony assault – manslaughter in Ohio. According to a Facebook post from the...
‘Nothing is so important on your phone’: Lincoln crash blamed on distracted driving
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A pickup truck crashed into a railroad crossing signal Wednesday in west Lincoln. The crash happened around 11 a.m. near Southwest 15th and West Van Dorn streets. An officer with the Lincoln Police Department said the driver was on his phone while driving. One woman...
Norfolk woman charged in random knife attack
NORFOLK, Neb. (KOLN) - A Norfolk woman is facing an assault charge after police say she randomly attacked another woman with a knife on Aug. 22. A Norfolk Police officer responded to a home in the area North 6th Street and Verges Avenue at 9:25 a.m. in reference to a woman that had been attacked with a knife on the street corner.
Homeless Handyman Found Dead Days After Sharing His Story
Joe Henry, a former Brown Palace handyman who was fired for sleeping in out-of-order rooms while he was homeless and shared his story with Westword, died from an apparent suicide on Thursday, August 22, only two weeks after his firing, according to the Lakewood Police Department. "Unfortunately, his death is...
AAA Activates 'Tow to Go' in Nebraska and Iowa for Labor Day Weekend
OMAHA, NE, (August 29, 2024) — As AAA prepares to rescue more than 300,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble this Labor Day weekend, it will also provide a free service in effort to keep impaired drivers off the road. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program in Nebraska, Iowa and other select states (see below), offering a safe ride for would-be impaired drivers and their vehicles.
Davey Man Claims Sixth Truck$ & Buck$ Truck
Lincoln, NE–August 26, 2024–Richard Welch of Davey is the sixth winner of a 2024 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew truck in the 29th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game. Welch purchased his winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at U-Stop #12 at 6801...
Tourism On Niobrara National Scenic River Contributes $8.0 Million to Local Economy
A new National Park Service report shows that 80,000 visitors to. Niobrara National Scenic River in 2023 spent $8 million in communities near the. park. That spending supported 111 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative. benefit to the local economy of $9.4 million. “I’m so proud that...
Two Plane Crashes In Northeast NE Within Hour Of Each Other
Two different small planes crashed into fields in northeast Nebraska and killed at least one person. The two crashes happened less than half an hour apart around 9:30 a.m. Monday. First a Rans S-19 plane crashed near Crofton. Then a Piper PA-28-140 airplane crashed near Wayne a short time later. The Nebraska State Patrol said the pilot died in the Crofton crash, and no one else was aboard that plane. The Wayne County Sheriff did not immediately release details of the crash his office is investigating.
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