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Quast named April Project Strive/TRiO Student of the Month in Chadron
CHADRON – Chadron State College student Aubree Quast of Clarks, Nebraska, is the Project Strive/TRiO Student of the Month for April. Quast said she chose CSC after learning about the Rural Health Opportunity Program (RHOP) during her campus visit. She applied for the RHOP scholarship when she returned home and received a spot. Additionally, Quast said she didn’t feel like she could picture herself at any of the other colleges she visited.
Murray's second game-winner sinks Lakers, Nuggets advance 108-106
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray overcame a strained left calf, management's suggestion he sit this one out and another haymaker from the Los Angeles Lakers to score 32 points and sink the game-winner with 3.6 seconds left Monday night. That sent LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit ever...
US military working to build $320M pier for Gaza aid
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million.
North Platte standoff ends with suspect in police custody
Editor's note: Story has been updated with information that the suspect was taken to the hospital treatment. North Platte, Neb. - After almost seven hours, the standoff situation at Burlington and McCabe ended with the suspect in custody. The suspect exited from his house sometime before 8:00pm and reportedly had...
Governor, NSP Colonel survey tornado damage via NSP helicopter
ELKHORN, NEB. — Governor Jim Pillen and Colonel John Bolduc flew with the Nebraska State Patrol Aviation Support Unit today to survey damage caused by tornadoes Friday in eastern Nebraska. During today’s helicopter flight, Governor Pillen was able to view some of the same areas of damage he saw...
Berkshire Hathaway's real estate firm to pay $250 million to settle real estate commission lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. HomeServices of...
CDC: 1st cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said. The...
Samuel R. McKelvie Prescribed Burn
(Nenzel, Neb.) April 21, 2024 — The Bessey Ranger District successfully conducted a 2,650- acre prescribed burn on Sunday, April 21st at the Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest near. Nenzel, NE. During burning operations, two areas burned outside control lines that totaled. approximately 20 acres. Though the burn was...
Ex-Nebraska deputy is indicted in connection with fatal highway shooting
SEWARD, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska deputy is jailed after a grand jury indicted him on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a man in October, a prosecutor said Friday. Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon announced the indictment of former Seward County Deputy Anthony...
Alliance Fire Department battle early morning fire
The Alliance Volunteer Fire Department battled an early morning house fire today, April 29 in the 900 block of Mississippi Avenue. "Our Alliance Firefighters have already had a long morning with an attic fire," said Alliance Fire Chief Troy Shoemaker. "Thankfully we were able to locate the seat of the fire somewhat quickly, which helped limit the damage."
WellPower Movement Shifts Focus to Mental Wellbeing
LINCOLN, Neb. (April 29, 2024) – As Mental Health Awareness month approaches, the WellPower Movement encourages Nebraskans to focus on their mental health with the May Mental Wellbeing Challenge, which runs May 1-31. Participants in the May Mental Wellbeing Challenge are rewarded with virtual badges and gift cards for engaging in various activities promoting mental health, including meditation, volunteering, reading, gratitude journaling, ensuring quality sleep, and group exercises.
General Conference: United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in five years — one that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their church's longstanding bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy. After a day...
Board of Regents confirms Dr. Jeffrey Gold as ninth University of Nebraska president
Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, a first-generation college student, heart surgeon and longtime college administrator who for the last decade has led the University of Nebraska Medical Center through a period of record growth, was confirmed today as NU’s ninth president by the Board of Regents. Gold, who also serves...
Pillen confirms no loss of life in NE from Friday storms, but hundreds lost homes
OMAHA — Gov. Jim Pillen joined leaders from the Omaha, Bennington, Elkhorn and Waterloo areas in thanking Nebraskans for listening to weather forecasts that warned them to take shelter during Friday’s storms. “It is an extraordinary miracle that we’ve had this kind of a cell come through, and...
Gov. Pillen issues post-storm declaration that allows use of state emergency fund
OMAHA — Gov. Jim Pillen on Sunday issued a post-tornado emergency declaration, which allows the use of an emergency fund established under the Nebraska Emergency Management Act, to respond to storm damage in three counties. Gov. Pillen issues post-storm proclamation, which allows the use of a state emergency fund....
Protests over Israel-Hamas war roil campuses in Missouri, nationwide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colleges around the country implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as classes wrap up for the semester and campuses prepare for graduation ceremonies. Students and others have been sparing over the Israel-Hamas war and its mounting...
Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming an Iowa town. Dozens of reported tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing...
Alliance Police Department: The media report
P202400209 14:57 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF : Officers responded to the 400 block of Emerson Ave in reference to a reported criminal mischief Inactive - Case Suspended. P202400210 05:27 10-44 : MVA NON INJURYOfficers responded to the 400 Block of Mississippi in reference to a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Closed - Charges Recommended.
Hemingford C. F. issues grants supporting 4 community projects
The Hemingford Community Foundation is excited to issue grants to support the Box Butte Archery Club, Community Vacation Bible School, Hemingford Post Prom, and Valor General Store. Each will receive $500 to support their identified projects. Box Butte Archery Club – Purchase 3D targets and continue to support the youth...
Scottsbluff Police participated in the Drug Impaired Drive High Visibility Campaign and releases statistics
The Scottsbluff Police Department worked overtime on the weekend of April 19 to April 21 to participate in the Drug Impaired Driving High Visibility Enforcement. The overtime was funded by the Nebraska Department of Transportation-Highway Safety Office. The following enforcement contacts occurred as a result of the enforcement:. Driving Under...
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