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Eagle Eye Fire Update
Eagle Eye Fire Update: Officials are now reporting that the fire is at 85% containment. Hudson Meng Education & Research Center is open for normal operations today and Saturday. Visitors are asked to be mindful of additional fire vehicles on the roads and are asked to avoid the fire area, as operations are ongoing.
Hastings Man Claims Third Truck$ & Buck$ F150
Lincoln, NE - Dennis Winfrey of Hastings is the third winner of a 2024 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew truck in the 29th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game. Winfrey purchased his winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at Coach’s Corner at 3212 Osborne Drive...
AccuWeather meteorologists issued life-saving tornado warning 12 minutes before a tornado hit Whitman, Nebraska
AccuWeather Global Weather Center – AccuWeather Storm Warning Meteorologists alerted AccuWeather business customers and Premium+ users in the Whitman, Nebraska area of the imminent tornado 12 minutes before a destructive tornado impacted the community Tuesday evening. A National Weather Service tornado warning was not issued until roughly 4 minutes after the tornado had hit the community of Whitman.
Wanted man from California arrested in Ogallala
Ogallala, Neb. - On June 25, 2024, Ogallala Police Department were advised of a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for a White Toyota Prius with California plates associated with a male individual wanted for homicide. Ogallala Police officers were notified that this individual was considered armed and dangerous. The car...
Wanted Kansas fugitive captured at hotel in Colorado
PUEBLO COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities have captured a Kansas man wanted on multiple allegations. Earlier this week, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s communication center received a tip that 40-year-old Ryan Antalek of Wichita was possibly staying at the Days Inn in Colorado City. Kansas authorities had been seeking Antalek,...
Questions remain as Gov. Pillen doubles down on taking over K-12 public school funding
COLUMBUS, Nebraska — Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed Wednesday he is asking the State of Nebraska to take on most or all public K-12 school spending, instead of funding schools through local property taxes. The shift would be a national standout. Speaking Wednesday in his hometown of Columbus, Pillen said...
Owners of two shops selling delta-8 in Nebraska settle with state AG
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced settlements Wednesday with three of several owners targeted in 11 state lawsuits filed against vape shops selling legally murky variants of the THC-containing substance delta-8. Hilgers has prioritized closing legal loopholes around delta-8, which he said opened when the 2018 federal farm bill limited delta-9, but not delta-8. The substance is often sold in modified food products made to look and taste like candy and snacks.
NE auditor alleges mishandling of public funds by nonprofit helping to manage Niobrara Scenic River
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state auditor has questioned the handling of public funds by a small nonprofit that helps manage the Niobrara Scenic River corridor. Among eyebrow-raising items described Wednesday by Auditor Mike Foley is nearly $40,000 in unused leave pay that went to a top executive who had a purported two-decade-long perfect attendance streak.
New study points to cause of Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome
A new paper out earlier this spring from a national team of researchers has suggested an explanation for recently discovered Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome. This newly discovered syndrome, first reported in 2023 by Karen Gripp, MD, a geneticist at Nemours Children’s Health and professor of pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University, and her collaborators, causes distinctive physical birth defects, including cleft palate, distinctive facial features, and unusually small heads. While these physical findings resemble those seen in a metabolic disease of genetic origin, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), these patients did not have a metabolic disease. Rather, this novel syndrome is related to non-prescription fentanyl use by mothers during early and mid-pregnancy. This novel syndrome was termed fetal fentanyl syndrome (FFS).
20th Street & Railway Closure scheduled for Friday in Scottsbluff
SCOTTSBLUFF – The City of Scottsbluff would like to advise the public that Friday, June 28th, as part of the 20th Street Overlay project, Simon Contractors will be closing the 20th Street crossing over the BNSF railroad tracks. This intersection of 20th Street and Railway will be closed for...
Officers to have enhanced presence for BUI enforcement on Fourth of July
A warning to boaters operating impaired during the Fourth of July weekend: Nebraska conservation officers will be watching. Operation Dry Water, a national heightened awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol- and drug-related incidents and deaths, is July 4-6. For those days, Nebraska Game and Parks...
WNCC celebrates 100th CDL graduate
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (June 26, 2024) - Western Nebraska Community College congratulated their 100th student to complete the Class A CDL training course and obtain a Commercial Driver’s License on June 20. Julio Sanchez, who is also a May graduate of WNCC's Powerline Construction & Maintenance Technology program, successfully completed...
Eagle Eye Fire Update (As Of 6/27/24)
Today, the US Forest Service, Pine Ridge Ranger District reports that the Eagle Eye Fire is now 60% percent contained. Crews worked hard yesterday to improve firelines and “mop-up” inside the perimeter. After more accurate mapping, the incident is now 345 acres in size. All local volunteer resources have been released from the fire to rest and retool while engines from National Park Service, Nebraska National Forest, Black Hills National Forest, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and a crew from the State of South Dakota will continue to improve lines and mop up. Also, all aerial assets have been released for assignment to higher priority fires in the region.
U.S. Supreme Court sends Idaho abortion case back down to lower courts
As expected after the court said it inadvertently uploaded the opinion prematurely on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision Thursday remanding a case about emergency abortions in Idaho back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for now. The decision was 6-3, with conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Neil...
Commissioners approve a 2025 mountain lion season
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved staff recommendations for a 2025 mountain lion hunting season at its June 21 meeting in Ogallala. For the first time, a hunting season will take place in the Wildcat Hills. A Wildcat Hills Unit was created, joining the existing Pine Ridge Unit and Niobrara Unit as areas that allow mountain lion harvest.
Undecided voters are the prize for Biden and Trump in presidential debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will get a crucial opportunity to reach undecided voters and set the terms for the 2024 presidential campaign at Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta. Partisans on either side have already made up their minds about which candidate they’ll support. And with...
Biden pardons vets discharged for same-sex relationships
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under military law for consensual same-sex relations, the administration announced Wednesday. The White House could not provide an exact number of veterans who will be pardoned, but the administration estimates thousands were convicted over...
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