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Gallery: Buffalo County 4-H Shows
KEARNEY — The 4-H shows continued on at the Buffalo County Fair on Thursday, July 25. 4-Hers were busy cleaning, prepping and practicing with their show animals in preparation for their events. The shows on Thursday afternoon included goat and dairy showmanship and bucket calf, feeder calves and junior bulls.
Crop duster plane a total loss after hitting power lines and crashing
OVERTON, Neb.- - A crop duster plane is a total loss after it crashed in Central Nebraska. According to a news release by the Dawson County Sherriff’s Office, their communications center received an iPhone crash indication about nine miles north of Overton at 4:11 p.m. When officials arrived, they...
City of Lincoln announces 154-acre land acquisition for new northwest park
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The City of Lincoln announced on Thursday the acquisition of land for Cornhusker Bank Park on the northwest side of town. The 154-acre plot located at 14th Street and Arbor Road was purchased for $3 million in February and will include the following:. 85 acres...
Sentencing set for man who burglarized Kearney businesses
Buffalo County, Neb. — A jury has found a Kearney man guilty of burglarizing businesses last year. According to Buffalo County District Court records, on Wednesday, a jury found John Forrest, 56, guilty of three counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary and one count of theft by unlawful taking.
Smoky skies over the Omaha-metro to improve over the weekend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you’ve stepped outside at any point over the past several days you likely have noticed a layer of smoky haze in the sky. This is being pulled in from fires burning on the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A ridge of high...
United Way of South Central Nebraska launches annual Stuff The Bus campaign
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The United Way of South Central Nebraska has launched their annual Stuff The Bus campaign in order to gather school supplies for families who may not be able to afford them. Executive Director Jodi Graves said that Stuff The Bus, and campaigns like it, are the...
Veteran Nebraska football coach returns to on-field role
The more the Nebraska football program changes, the more it stays the same. One way in which it is staying the same is that the Huskers are bringing back an old coach, to help out with on-field coaching one more time. Taking advantage of the rule change that allows the...
Omaha man facing charges in prescription fraud spanning three counties
Omaha, Neb. — An Omaha man faces charges in multiple counties after investigators said he used fraudulent prescriptions to get Hydrocodone and Oxycodone. Tyrese Reese, 25, faces multiple counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law in Dodge, Hall and Lancaster Counties. According to arrest affidavits in all three...
Gordon-Rushville crews battling fires as area experiences very high fire danger
RUSHVILLE, Neb. - Firefighters in the Gordon-Rushville area are battling two fires amidst very high fire danger conditions. One of the fires is located north of Rushville, approximately one mile south of Hands of Faith, according to Gordon Fire Chief Rich Haller. Haller said that they received a mutual aid call to help and have sent a couple of grass rigs and a tanker to the scene.
Crews battling grass fire northeast of Scottsbluff
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KNOP) - Firefighters are battling a large grass fire northeast of Scottsbluff. Fire crews were dispatched to the grass fire, now known as the Camden Grass Fire at 12:30 p.m. mountain time. An evacuation advisory was issued for the area near County Road G and Lake Minatare Road...
Suspect in Omaha hit-and-run crash that killed motorcyclist arrested in Council Bluffs
OMAHA, Neb. — Police arrested the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash. Cynthia Garcia, 42, was arrested in Council Bluffs on Thursday. Garcia is awaiting extradition to Douglas County. Officers believe she was behind the wheel when Robert Mummert, 56, was hit and killed on July 13 near 90th...
Best of Omaha Winner Running 19 Years Straight
Dingman’s Collision Center, founded in 1997, operates four Omaha locations for collision repair. Co-owner Travis Dingman asserts that integrity frames the backbone of their business. Known best for helping their customers work through the personal stress generated from body repair needs caused during accidents, Dingman’s also operates a mechanical...
Vampire Weekend On A Weekday @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig, Chris Thomson, and Chris Baio were not messing around this past Tuesday, July 23rd, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Opening their set with two upbeat songs, campus, followed by cousins. This definitely set the tone for the rest of the evening, where even if the song played wasn’t necessarily upbeat, the band definitely were.
Trial set for Gering man charged in baby’s death
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - A trial date has tentatively been set for a Gering man charged with killing a 1-year-old baby earlier this year. Tyler Green, 31, plead not guilty to intentional child abuse resulting in death charges, a Class 1B Felony. He is being held on a $1 million bond.
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