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Huge crowd turns out for Ashland Fourth of July parade
Ashland’s population doubled in size for a few hours Thursday as a huge crowd turned out to cheer on Ashland’s Fourth of July parade featuring more than 70 entries despite temperatures reaching nearly 90 degrees by the parade’s pre-noon finish. According to Katharine Cato, director of travel...
Body recovered from Platte River confirmed to be teen who went missing near Fremont
FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - The body of a missing teenager has been recovered from the Platte River. The mother of 17-year-old Jackson Potter confirmed to 6 News Thursday night his body was found near Sokol Camp, south of Valley in Douglas County. Authorities had been searching for Potter after he was swept away by the raging waters of the Platte south of Fremont Sunday night.
Rain postpones United Way of Kearney’s fireworks show until Thursday night
KEARNEY, Neb. — One of Kearney’s premier fireworks shows will happen on Thursday night after a rain postponement. Heavy rain forced the United Way of the Kearney Area to end its Freedom Fest early on Wednesday night. In a Facebook video, executive director Savannah Lyon said the Axtell Fire Department will start the fireworks show at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Viaero Center. There won’t be any vendors on site and, as of Thursday morning, the group didn’t have a plan for if it would charge for parking or not.
Cozad to declare June 29 hailstorm a disaster, offers community aid
COZAD, Neb. — Cozad Development Corporation has announced they have taken steps to declare the June 29 hailstorm a disaster. Cozad Development in a Facebook post announced the city has filed the necessary paperwork to declare the June 29 hailstorm a disaster. They say they have also scheduled meetings...
Omaha sees more rain so far in 2024 compared to all of 2022
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - After an incredible amount of rain earlier this week, the year of 2024 has now reached an official 22.59″ of precipitation in Omaha, as of June 3rd. This is more than the entire year of 2022 (22.55″) and closing in on the total for 2023 (24.98″). In fact, on Tuesday, July 2nd the area totaled 2.08″, breaking the daily precipitation record of 1.28″ set back in 1958.
North Platte man accused of police standoff and kidnapping woman pleads not guilty
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A North Platte man accused in a standoff and later holding a woman against her will has pleaded not guilty. Kristopher Weitzel,52, is facing multiple charges across two cases in Lincoln County District Court, including first-degree false imprisonment, terroristic threats, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, third-degree domestic assault causing bodily injury and assault by strangulation or suffocation.
Nebraska Shooting Leaves Four Children and Three Adults Injured
In a tragic incident on July 1, a neighborhood in Nebraska experienced a brutal shooting that left four children and three adults wounded. The events unfolded when a man, identified as Billy Booth, opened fire on a gathering near Parklane Street and Crestline Drive. According to the Crete police, Booth fired his shotgun at about 15 people who were simply gathered across the street from his residence.
New leaders arrive at Hastings Salvation Army
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Salvation Army of Hastings recently welcomed two new officers to the area. Captains Joseph and Rachel Irvine started their new assignments on June 25. They succeeded Majors Dale and Sandra Brandenburg – longtime Salvation Army of Hastings leaders who are retiring this summer. The...
Portion of 2 downtown Lincoln streets close for ‘ZooFest’ music festival
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A portion of two streets in downtown Lincoln will be closed until Sunday for the 'ZooFest' music festival. From Thursday through Saturday, The Zoo Bar will celebrate 51 years of soul, love and music with several performances. The street closures are as follows:. North 14th Street...
Amato promoted to Nebraska gymnastics associate head coach
LINCOLN, Neb. (News Release) - Brian Amato was promoted to the Nebraska women’s gymnastics associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. Amato will enter his fifth season with the Huskers in 2025, after his four-year stint as an assistant coach. The Portland State graduate was hired by Nebraska in 2020, after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at Oregon State.
Bellevue City Offices and Library Closed on Thursday, July 4th in Observance of Independence Day!
Happy 4th of July from the City of Bellevue! City Offices and the Bellevue Public Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of the Holiday. As always, the City of Bellevue's Police and Fire Departments will continue to operate 24 hours a day during this time. If you have an emergency, please call 911!
Husker Camp Countdown: No. 35 Alex Bullock
The Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star are counting down the top 50 Nebraska football players you need to know heading into the season. Bullock, newly on scholarship at the time, caught his first career touchdown on a busted play in Week 1 at Minnesota. He played in every game...
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