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Wild Bill’s Fun Center marks 10th anniversary with community celebration
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Wild Bill’s Fun Center celebrated its 10th anniversary over the weekend, drawing over 200 people to the North Platte venue. For more than a decade, the center has provided a space for friends and families to gather and create lasting memories. Since its opening,...
Beatrice School District new budget shows lower spending and tax rate
BEATRICE – The President of the Beatrice School Board says the coming year’s district budget represents a three percent overall reduction and a five-percent reduction in tax rate. Last week, the Beatrice School Board received an update on the budget which will come before the board soon, for...
New and long-standing traditions of Big Red Welcome
The iconic Husker tunnel walk graced the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the first time 30 years ago and became a key moment in the game day experience. Seeing that the tunnel walk brought Husker spirit to campus, UNL began incorporating it into incoming freshman class’s first days. Twenty years...
Elgin woman wins fishing boat during Boatload of Prizes promotion
The Boatload of Prizes summer promotion for News Talk WJAG, 106 Kix and 97.5 KEXL, came to an end on Saturday with an Elgin woman, Tina Thiele-Blecher, winning the top prize, a Lund fishing boat from Krotter Auto and Marine of O’Neill. Thiele-Blecher told News Talk WJAG, she almost...
Juvenile arrested for child neglect and possession of a controlled substance in Valentine
VALENTINE, Neb. - A juvenile male in Valentine has been arrested on charges of child neglect and possession of a controlled substance following a law enforcement investigation and search warrant execution. According to Police Chief Dana Miller, the Nebraska District 8 Probation Office asked the Valentine Police Department to help with a probationary search of a home in the 100 block of West B Street on Monday.
Thoughts on Nebraska football depth chart for UTEP
Nebraska football fans were hoping to find out who the starting running back was going to be, and while Emmett Johnson’s name is listed atop the depth chart, there is or next to the names of Rahmir Johnson, Dante Dowdell, and Gabe Ervin too. That feels me that the...
Husker game notes vs. Kentucky
• Nebraska will take part in a primetime season-opening event, the AVCA First Serve Showcase, on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. • No. 2 Nebraska will play the first match of the Division I season, taking on No. 9 Kentucky at 6 p.m. (CT). Wisconsin will face Louisville in the second match of the doubleheader. All four teams participating in the AVCA First Serve Showcase are ranked in the top 10 of the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll.
Study shows Iowans spend more than $9,100 a year on health care
(The Center Square) - Iowans spent $29 billion on health care in 2019, or $9,193 a person on average, according to a report from Common Sense Iowa. The majority of health care costs is for hospital care, followed by physician and clinic services, according to the statistics from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The price is still below the national average of $9,671, the study said. ...
Chadron Softball Finishes 6th In Lexington Invite
Chadron Cardinal softball continued their busy start to the season over the weekend at the Lexington Invite. The Cardinals went 1-2 to finish 6th in the tournament, losing to Southern Valley/Alma and Highway 6, while also defeating Alliance. The Cardinals began the tournament with a rematch from the season opener...
Man robbed of thousands during Lincoln car sale meeting
LINCOLN, NEB — Lincoln Police are investigating a robbery that happened on Sunday night, August 25th, during a meeting for a car sale, where a car dealer was robbed of tens of thousands of dollars. LPD responded to the scenes of 48th and Adamas Street, where the robbery occurred....
Nebraska High School Rodeo Makes Stops in Bloomfield and O’Neill
The Nebraska high school rodeo was in Bloomfield and O’Neill for performances this past weekend. Among the area highlights on Saturday in Bloomfield, Emmett Sortum of Taylor was runner up in the tie down roping followed by Cayson Johnston of Stapleton in third. Johnston also had a top five finish in the steer wrestling finishing third with a time of 10.82 seconds. Haylea Miller of Merna was runner up in the barrels with a time of 16.597 followed by Kallan Cox of Purdum in third. Other top five area performances on Saturday included Kallan Cox of Purdum finishing third in the pole bending. Jacie Naprstek of Gothenburg was third in goat tying and Haylea Miller of Merna placed third in the girls cutting.
Sunday air show at Offutt Air Force Base dedicated to fallen hero Daegan Page
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Not quite 20 years ago, at maybe 8 or 9 years old, Daegan Page was a young kid fascinated by what he saw at an air show at Offutt Air Force Base, his father says. On Sunday, the Thunderbirds dedicated their performance to...
Gibbon rallies around one of their own
A 14-year-old from Gibbon is fighting for his life, and he's not alone. A whole herd of Buffaloes rounding up to join this young man in his battle. On Friday, everyone from the elementary and high school came together outside to show their collective support for Braxton Schoff, who was diagnosed with Leukemia.
Morning Mash: Welcome to game week!
Since the Iowa game ended in unceremonious fashion — another team celebrating a game-winning field goal in the same season as time expires — Nebraska fans have been waiting for this week. A fresh start. A new outlook. A different face at quarterback. New weapons on offense. Familiar...
Stabbing near Columbus sends one to hospital with serious injuries
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Saturday morning stabbing near Columbus that left a woman with serious injuries. Deputies were sent to a campground northwest of the Highway 81 and Highway 30 intersection just after 2 a.m. on reports of a person bleeding from a knife wound.
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