Firefighters from several departments remain on scene battling a fast-moving fire that has consumed some structures just west of Scottsbluff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGcr-q6TX0 Shortly before 9:30 p.m., Scotts Bluff Rural firefighters were alerted to a fire on the west edge of West Overland. Initial reports indicated that the fire was in grass…
Clayton Anderson, a native of Ashland, Nebraska, applied to be a NASA astronaut 15 times before he finally got an interview. Two years later, he finally became Nebraska's first, and so far only, astronaut. During his time as a student at Hastings College, Anderson was accepted as one of 40…
RRN/ About 30 Union Pacific rail cars with coal derailed 2 miles southeast of Gothenburg around 7:30am Thursday. (Paul Pack/ KRVN Radio) Click here for photo album by Paul Pack/ KRVN Radio An eastbound Union Pacific train carrying coal from Wyoming derailed this morning about two miles southeast of Gothenburg.…
LINCOLN — Time after time, Charles Herbster worked the crowds as he attended events, either as a candidate for Nebraska governor, a significant Republican donor or a beauty pageant judge. He would go up to a group and introduce himself. Often wearing his signature cowboy hat and suit, he would…
Darren D Krull, age 54, of Elwood, NE, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, while in the line of duty serving his community. He was born to Gary & Glenda (Wells) Krull on December 19, 1967, in Hastings, Nebraska. Darren grew up in Glenvil, Nebraska and graduated from Sandy Creek…
Educational Service Unit (ESU) #13 hosted the Panhandle Regional Science Fair on Tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Fv-i-7lPI This annual event was held at the WNCC Harms Center in Scottsbluff. ESU 13’s Professional Learning Department, in collaboration with Nebraska Junior Academy of Science, brought the Panhandle Regional Science Fair to the WNCC Harms Center…
February is American Heart Month, which is a time to recognize the number one killer in Nebraska and America: cardiovascular disease. One in every four deaths each year is due to heart disease, according to the CDC. It’s one thing to read the statistics and learn about the signs, symptoms…
Gothenburg Police Chief Randy Olson says around 6:30am Tuesday, they were notified of a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban, owned by a Gothenburg resident, that was reported stolen in the 900 block of 11th Street. The doors were unlocked and keys in it. A statewide bulletin was issued and the information…
At the request of Red Willow County Attorney Paul Wood, the Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an officer involved shooting that was reported at 10:59pm on Monday January 17, 2022. At that time, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office requested help from Nebraska State Patrol in North Platte for…
Today is Veterans Day, and some of Nebraska's top elected officials released statements in honor of the men and women who have proudly served our country. Governor Pete Ricketts: “Nebraska is home to around 127,000 veterans who bravely served our country in every corner of the globe. Their service to…
