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RETRO FIND: Chicken with four legs who beat the odds
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. — Farm animals born with abnormalities often have a bleak future. This chicken's unique traits ensured its survival. In 1995, a chicken was born with four legs near Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. It was aptly named 4Runner. 4Runner was owned by two brothers who ran a chicken...
FEMA Omaha/Council Bluffs Area Storm Recovery Info
FEMA says Nebraskans have one week left to apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance. Those residents in Douglas and Washington Counties affected by severe storms and tornadoes between April 25th through April 27th are eligible. You can:. § Visit DisasterAssistance.gov. § Call FEMA directly at 800-621-FEMA (3362) § Download...
Farmers in Nebraska, Iowa begin Missouri River flood cleanup
OMAHA, Neb. — The Missouri River is finally nearing normal levels which means people can now see the full extent of the damage. Local farmers are hit hard as fields are left barren, some even still full of standing water, and their farms reduced to acres of mud bearing nothing but sticks.
Nebraska State Patrol recovers stolen vehicles, firearms after multi-county pursuit
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska State Patrol arrested three people and found multiple stolen firearms Saturday after a multi-county pursuit. Troopers were made aware of a pursuit on Interstate 80 around 12:15 p.m. Mountain time involving the Ogallala Police Department. The police were chasing a Ford F-150 that...
Consortium building new SNF to combat state’s rising hospital diversions
A new $70 million skilled nursing facility takes aim squarely at alleviating the type of hospital patient discharge backlogs that have increasingly plagued healthcare providers across the US. Limited short-term rehabilitation beds in skilled nursing facilities have led to long delays for patients who are healthy enough to leave a...
State Patrol Begins 70th Basic Recruit Camp
JULY 8, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — The next class of recruits has started their journey to becoming a Nebraska State Trooper. The recruits of the 70th Basic Recruit Class of the Nebraska State Patrol began training today at the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy in Grand Island. “Today...
Tornado tracks from July 6, 2024
The National Weather Service has concluded its survey of the storms that dropped tornadoes in south central Nebraska Saturday afternoon and evening, July 6, 2024. Below is a video showing where the tornadoes touched down and below that are details from each tornado track from the National Weather Service out of Hastings.
Woman prints lotto ticket by accident; turns out to be winner - again
A Nebraska woman who won her second big lottery jackpot prize in five years can thank mistakenly printed tickets for her wins. Lori Sailors of Lincoln won $220,000 from the Nebraska Lottery's Nebraska Pick 5 game June 22, according to a release from the Nebraska Lottery. Sailors bought her ticket...
Nebraska could see its first abortion-related ballot measures with signatures submitted for competing initiatives
In Nebraska, two competing campaigns sponsoring abortion-related constitutional amendments each submitted over 200,000 signatures on July 3. The constitutional amendments would appear on the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot. Two competing campaigns sponsoring abortion-related constitutional amendments filed over 200,000 signatures each with the secretary of state on July 3,...
$22,000 2by2 Winning Ticket Sold in Trenton
Lincoln, NE - July 8, 2024 - One lucky player who bought a 2by2 ticket for the Saturday, July 6 drawing is holding a ticket worth $22,000. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Saturday's 2by2 draw matched all four winning numbers for the $22,000 top prize. The ticket was sold at Trails West, 36457 Us Highway 34, in Trenton. The winning numbers from Saturday's 2by2 draw were and Red 03, 11, White 03, 09.
NCAP: Emergency food, shelter funds available to region
NW. Nebraska — Northwest Nebraska Region Local Board #5656-00 expects to be awarded federal funds in the amount of $11,500 Phase 41 under the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the counties of Box Butte, Cherry, Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux. The funding is provided by a national Board that is chaired by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consist of representative from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. This local board will determine how the funds awarded will be distributed.
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