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Alliance Police Department Responds to Barricaded Suspect
Alliance, Neb. - The Alliance Police Department responded to a significant disturbance and barricade situation earlier today at approximately 7:22 PM. The incident occurred at 518 W 2nd St, at a residence and involved a dispute between neighbors. Officers were dispatched to a disturbance call involving Dylan Kaiser and a...
Alliance Police Apprehend Armed Dangerous Felon
Earlier this morning, Alliance Police Sergeant LaDuke received a notification from the Box Butte County Sheriff’s Office that Monty Shepard, a convicted felon, was enroute to Alliance to avoid apprehension for a felony warrant. Intelligence gathered indicated that Mr. Shepard intended to travel to Scottsbluff Airport and leave the...
Large tree falls on power lines, causing over 1,600 people to be without power Friday
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha Public Power District said 1,669 customers were without power around 3:20 p.m. When crews investigated the cause, they found a large tree had fallen on top of power lines near 96th and Blondo streets. As of 5 p.m., OPPD said they have restored power to...
Organizers planning 99th birthday celebration for Johnny Carson
Organizers are already making plans for a special birthday celebration for a long-time Norfolk legend. Johnny Carson would have been 99 this year and the Elkhorn Valley Museum, Faith Regional Health Services, the Norfolk Arts Center and the Northeast Community College Foundation are throwing him a big party. Libby McKay...
‘Hastings Bingo’ creating opportunities to discover new businesses
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce invites people to play a fun game, while discovering new businesses with their ‘Hastings Bingo’ promotion. To play, people can go to Special Scoops, which is on the Nebraska Passport, to pick up a bingo card. On there, they can find several businesses labeled on it.
Circus coming to Kimball mid-July
KIMBALL -- Kimball Farmer’s Day is sponsoring the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus to come to town July 14. Being its third time in Kimball, the C&M Circus will be presenting a brand new 2024 performance. It will feature Trey Key, the Aerialist Extraordinaire Simone on the trapeze, bareback horse riders, the Perez Daredevil Duo on the tight rope and wheel of destiny, Elizabeth Ayala’s foot juggling and hair hang, and the Circus Clown Leo Acton.
OPPD responding to northwest Omaha outage
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Public Power District crews were troubleshooting an outage Friday afternoon in the northwest part of the city. OPPD reported on its website that the outage, initially impacting 1,669 customers, happened when a large pine tree fell on top of a power line south of Blondo Street near 96th Street.
Levi Carter tree debris site to close, Omaha Public Works will pass through some neighborhoods for debris pickup
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha officials said Public Works will collect tree debris from June storms one last time. Public Works collected debris from June 28 through June 30 and will pass through some areas again starting Monday. Residents will need to have the debris on the curb for pick...
Kearney Catholic ready to pour concrete for new track, expecting late September opening
KEARNEY, Neb. — The shape of the new Miles Field complex at Kearney Catholic is starting to take form. The school broke ground on the $6.8 million renovation project in November. Construction crews have removed the trees on the north side, dismantled the bleachers and mapped out the new eight-lane track.
Urban Core to Agriculture: Notable projects drive sunny outlook for Omaha metro
Omaha’s urban core is poised to make a tremendous, lasting impact on the health and vitality of the metro, as the Greater Omaha Chamber commits to adding 30,000 new residents and 30,000 new jobs over the next two decades. Yet, the role of agriculture and the rural economy as the state’s backbone remains undeniable, and this symbiosis shows in economists’ references to regional research and in small business leaders’ statewide priorities and initiatives.
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