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Temperatures near average Friday and into the weekend
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - High pressure in the region will bring mostly sunny skies to most of Nebraska. A few thunderstorms will develop in western and southwestern Nebraska. The weekend will be warm with a few isolated thunderstorms Sunday. A few thunderstorms possible in western and southwestern Nebraska. Otherwise, mostly...
Omaha man life-flighted after four-car pileup on I-80
ATLANTIC, Iowa (WOWT) - A 60-year-old Omaha man and a 30-year-old Gretna man were involved in a crash Thursday afternoon in Cass County. Officers were called to a crash on I-80, near exit 60, around 3:20 p.m. between a Chevy Silverado, driven by the Gretna man, and Honda CTX130, driven by the Omaha man.
Craig Cullinan fundraiser: Love, fellowship, donations
Craig Cullinan, 32, of North Platte, passed away on May 20 after a brief battle with cancer. When he died, his family resolved to create a music memorial of some kind in his honor. Cullinan was raised in North Platte and graduated from North Platte High in 2010, where he...
NE advocates for the homeless, special needs groups launch effort to build 10,000 dwellings
LINCOLN — From North Platte to Omaha, advocates representing towns across Nebraska converged in the Capital City this week to launch the Herculean task of building thousands of new residential units for the state’s hardest-to-house populations. Teams from 10 nonprofits were selected by state officials largely for their expertise in serving the chronically homeless, including […]
City of Gothenburg issues boil water order
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The city of Gothenburg is implementing a boil water order. According to a social media post from the city of Gothenburg, during the month of August 2024, E. coli Bacteria was discovered, indicating the need to investigate further issues within water treatment or distribution. E....
Nebraska Department of Transportation announces new funding for transportation needs
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Department of Transportation announced Friday that funds are now available to private nonprofit organizations and government entities for transportation needs of the elderly and disabled individuals. This will be made available for elderly or disabled individuals with unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate transportation services. Applicants...
Nebraska Legislature sidesteps filibuster on cuts to HHS, Legislative Council
LINCOLN — A day after state lawmakers pared down Gov. Jim Pillen’s latest property tax relief proposal, a small group of senators tried to punish him for stepping into budget discussions. State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha and State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln hammered a special session...
Tilden man dies after driving into ditch in northeast Nebraska
BLOOMFIELD, Neb. (KOLN) - A Tilden man is dead after a single car crash near Bloomfield on Sunday. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an accident at the intersection of 546 Avenue and Highway 84 east of Bloomfield. According to the sheriff’s office, Caden Reikofski was...
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