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Nebraska State Patrol arrests 31 for DUI during first weekend of special enforcement
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska State Patrol made 31 arrests for driving under the influence during the first weekend of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign. The campaign began on Aug. 14 and continues through Sept. 2. “Impaired driving is preventable,” said Col. John Bolduc, NSP superintendent....
Nebraska State Hand Cornhusking Contest to return to Grand Island next month
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - The 2024 State Hand Cornhusking Contest will take place on Sept. 14 at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, and organizers are encouraging more participants to sign up. “This is a contest that has roots going back to the 1920′s,” said Karen Hurst, Director of...
Raccoon who got stuck three stories up on public building rescued by Omaha firefighters
Many thanks to the Omaha Fire Department Station 34 for helping to rescue a young raccoon from a very precarious situation on Sunday at the Inner Rail Food Hall in Aksarben Village. The frightened animal somehow made his way up three stories on the side of the building where he refused to move.
Axtell Community School Welcomes Seven New Educators for 2024-25 School Year
Seven new educators joined the Axtell Community School staff for the 2024-25 school year. The new teachers joined the Wildcat staff in welcoming students back to school on August 15. Jennifer DeBord has accepted the Elementary Principal position. She is from Kearney and completed her college education at Chadron State...
A Sunday showcase: Panhandle area students compete in Lexington rodeo event
LEXINGTON — Alliance’s Hadley Schewsbury finished in a three-way tie for first in breakaway competition Sunday afternoon to highlight area competitors in a high school rodeo event in Lexington. Schewsbury posted a time of 2.53 seconds and tied Central City’s Remi Wells and Arthur County’s Rylan Swanson for the top spot in the event. Kimball’s Cody Brinkman took third in bull riding with a score of 59.00, and Crawford’s Tatum Reid was fourth and ninth in goat tying and breakaway, respectively. In other top 10 performances, Bayard’s Ty Bridgman was ninth in trap shooting, and Crawford’s Tomi Reid was ninth...
From the Rows | Chip Flory Western Leg Day 1
Day 1 of the Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is in the books. We had 47 scouts make the trip from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Grand Island, Nebraska. The team pulled 77 corn and 76 soybean samples in South Dakota and a bunch of samples from northeastern Nebraska (we’ll talk about those Nebraska samples tomorrow night when we finish the state in Nebraska City). The corn sample count was down 6 from last year... and the reason is a preview of what we’ll be into tomorrow. RCIS is back as a sponsor again this year and normally some of their adjusters come on Tour and run a route. This year, adjusters are too busy dealing with hail damage in Nebraska and simply could not get away from their jobs. We’ll tour that hail area on Tuesday.
Massive Hail And Strong Winds Across Wyoming And Nebraska Until 9 P.m
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Cheyenne and the surrounding regions, which includes parts of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. This watch will remain in effect until 9:00 PM MDT on Monday, August 19, 2024. Storms are currently forming over Wyoming and are predicted to become...
Police identify victim of a cutting at a Speedee Mart late Monday night
Omaha police responded to reports of a shooting in Benson on Monday night. Officers arrived at the Speedee Mart near 72nd and Maple streets around 10:45 p.m. Police said they found 46-year-old, Anthony Green, by an ice machine suffering from a stab wound. OFD medics took Green to the hospital...
Hastings volleyball has ‘nothing to lose’ entering first year under Watt
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings High volleyball program is entering its first season under new head coach Mandy Watt. She’s no stranger to the program, though, serving as the eighth grade coach for the Tigers for the last 10 years. “It’s been nice because I’ve been with the...
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