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6th Annual "Rumble by the River" set for August 2nd
North Platte, Neb. - Teammates Mentoring is gearing up for the 6th Annual "Rumble by the River" which is a contest between the North Platte High School softball team taking on the North Platte High School Baseball team. The event is taking place at Dowhower Softball Complex on August 2nd...
Former Doane track star qualifies for 2024 Paralympics
CRETE, Neb. -- Former Doane track and field athlete Taleah Williams qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Williams will represent Team USA in the long jump as she makes her third appearance at the Paralympic Games, having competed in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020. Williams competed...
US: Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Norfolk, Nebraska
A funnel cloud was spotted over Norfolk, Nebraska, on Saturday, July 20. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@KMD789 via Spectee”. Video Location: Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, US Video Recording Date/Time: July 20, 2024 at 17:06h.
GRRRL Camp 2024’s Second Year at Falconwood Park.
GRRRL Camp 2024 kicked off this last Friday and Saturday for their second year at Falconwood Park. The local event aimed to uplift female and non-binary artists in a festival setting. While the weekend started off a little soggy with intermittent rain, the musicians, the howling crowd, and the myriad...
UNMC named among top U.S. medical schools for primary care training
Correction: The UNMC College of Medicine was ranked in research, not the entire University of Nebraska Medical Center. The language has been changed in the third paragraph, below, to reflect this more clearly. In its latest rankings of top U.S. medical schools, U.S. News & World Report has named the...
Work will begin on I-80, Sidney–Sunol and Sidney Westbound Rest Area
(Gering, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin August 5 on eastbound and westbound I-80 and the westbound rest area at Sidney, from reference post 60.68 to reference post 68.67 according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen, Inc. of Cozad is the contractor for this project. Work includes...
OPPD Workers Return From Helping Utilities In Iowa/Illinois
The Omaha Public Power District crews that went to Iowa and Illinois to assist with power restoration efforts after damaging storms are returning home to Nebraska. OPPD officials say that 17 employees were dispatched to Iowa and Illinois after thousands of people lost electricity following a derecho earlier this month. Officials say mutual aid is about utilities helping utilities restore power to customers.
First responders respond to semi-truck on fire over the weekend in the Panhandle
Kimball County - First responders responded to semi-truck on fire over the weekend in the Panhandle. According to the Kimball County Sheiff's Office (KCSO), first responders were dispatched to I-80 on Saturday, July 20th as a semi-truck was on fire due to a blown tire. No further information was released.
Omaha, Council Bluffs crews dispatched to overnight fires
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Fire crews in Omaha and Council Bluffs were kept busy knocking down fires early Tuesday morning. The first one happened just after midnight at a house near 34th Street and Avenue F in Council Bluffs. It wasn’t immediately clear whether anyone was in the house at...
Family remembers the kindness of Omaha man killed in hit-and-run, still seeking justice
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - More than a week and still no arrests have been made in the hit-and-run that killed 56-year-old Robert Mummert. It happened Saturday July 13th around 2:30 in the morning near South 90th and L Streets. Police said he got off his motorcycle to clear debris from the road.
Class B and C Junior Legion State Tournament Scores
Central City went 2-0 over the weekend in the Class B Junior Legion state tournament in Valley. On Saturday, Central City blanked Lincoln Christian 8-0 in five innings. The Juniors topped Crete 7-4 on Sunday. Central City is set to face West Point, also 2-0, at 7 p.m. tonight. In...
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