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Demo of vacant residence halls begin next week on UNK campus
KEARNEY, Neb. (PRESS RELEASE) - Demolition of two vacant residence halls on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus is scheduled to begin next week. National Concrete Cutting Inc. will start work July 8 at the site of University Residence North (URN) and University Residence South (URS) on UNK’s west campus. The project is expected to continue into November.
Convict going to prison for 2023 Kearney assaults
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - A judge sentenced a man to prison Tuesday for 11 crimes related to assaults in 2023. Brian Reeves, 40, was convicted in May for 11 crimes, including attempted used of a deadly weapon, 3rd degree domestic assault, strangulation, two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of false imprisonment, two counts of violating a protection order, one count of witness tampering and one count of misdemeanor third degree assault.
Nine businesses in downtown Kearney to receive renovations from grant awards
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - Nine businesses in downtown Kearney are set to start renovations on the interior and exterior of their downtown buildings thanks to grant awards from the City of Kearney. The Downtown Rehabilitation Grant Awards are given annually to businesses that apply for the grants. The applications are...
Free breakfast and lunch for students at four Kearney Public Schools
KEARNEY, Neb. (PRESS RELEASE) - Kearney Public Schools is making sure students are fed with the announcement of free meals for four schools within the district. KPS announced that starting this school year, students at Bryant, Central, Emerson Elementary Schools, and Bright Futures Preschool will receive free breakfast and lunch for the next four years. This initiative has been made possible through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Grant, a key component of the National School Lunch Program aimed at schools in low-income areas.
Meadowlark North Dog Park water main work starts today
KEARNEY — The City of Kearney Utilities Department announces water main work will take place affecting the Meadowlark North Dog Park starting today, July 2, 2024. During this time the Dog park will not have water available. Water Service is anticipated to be restored completely by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, weather and construction permitting.
UNK Adds Three from National Champs
Kearney, Neb. - Nebraska Kearney head men's basketball coach Marty Levinson announced today that three players from the 2023-24 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National Champions -- National Park College (Hot Springs, Ark.) -- have joined the Loper program. On June 10, Levison announced the first four...
American Automobile Experience to feature cars from collection of Metallica’s James Hetfield
KEARNEY — The American Automobile Experience in Kearney will feature six vehicles from the private collection of Metallica’s James Hetfield. The cars are being transported from the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The six from the collection include:. 1932 Ford Roadster – “Blackjack”. Hetfield insisted...
NWS Hastings surveying possible tornado damage in Beaver City-Holdrege-Axtell areas
HASTINGS — The National Weather Service – Hastings is sending out teams to survey possible tornado damage in the Beaver City, Holdrege and Axtell areas after severe thunderstorms swept through the area during the evening of Monday, July 1. A Slight Risk for severe weather had been issued...
RECALL: Minnesota Eggs Sold in Nine States Mislabeled
More than 4,000 pounds of liquid egg products manufactured in Minnesota and sold to food service locations in nine states across America are being recalled after they were mislabeled with undeclared allergens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reporting that Gaylord-based Michael Foods Inc. failed to disclose the presence...
News Chopper 9 video: Flooding along the Missouri River near the Missouri, Nebraska border
RULO, Neb. — News Chopper 9 got a new look at the flooding along the Missouri River. News Chopper 9 flew over Rulo, Nebraska in the southeast corner of the state, near the Missouri border. You can see the river is spilling over into nearby trees after flooding further...
Gov. Pillen Applauds Reduction in Abortions, Says It’s a Tremendous Start
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is applauding data from Nebraska’s 2023 Statistical Report of Abortions indicating a nearly nine percent drop from 2022. The decrease follows the 2023 passage of LB574’s Preborn Child Protection Act, banning abortions after 12 weeks of gestation, unless certain exceptions apply. It was signed into law May 22, 2023.
People pulling names off Nebraska petitions in final drive for signatures
LINCOLN — Voters facing the final day of a busy election year for ballot initiatives in Nebraska are not taking the pressure tactics of some petition circulators quietly. Nebraskans by Tuesday had filed at least 14 formal complaints against circulators with state election officials, driven largely by competing abortion-related initiatives. One petition effort, Protect Our […] The post People pulling names off Nebraska petitions in final drive for signatures appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
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