Today on KNEB.tv News: State lawmakers convene at Nebraska Capitol building for special session aimed at providing property tax relief Bluffs man pleads guilty to 1st Degree Sexual Assault on a Child charges; faces at least 20 years in prison Bench warrant issued for woman nabbed in Scottsbluff drug bust…
On Wednesday, July 25, at 6:37 a.m., law enforcement responded to a call at a rural residence approximately one mile east of Mitchell. The reporting party, a female at home with her children, reported that a male was knocking at her back door, that he had a handgun, that he…
Sen. Brian Hardin of Gering says he's not convinced that any results from a special session on property tax relief will have the long-term impact Governor Jim Pillen is hoping for. Hardin said he had a recent meeting with the Governor, and told him the scope of the legislation really…
A bench warrant has been issued for a woman caught with roughly 40 grams of methamphetamine in Scottsbluff earlier this year. 20-year-old Kyah Cordell and 18-year-old Melissa Brungard are both charged with Possession of Meth (28 to 139 grams) and No Drug Tax Stamp. Court records say that after their…
A large fire ignited over the noon hour on a property on County Road G several miles northeast of Scottsbluff. Firefighters from Scottsbluff Rural, Gering, Minatare/Melbeta, Mitchell, Morrill, the City of Scottsbluff and Western Nebraska Regional Airport have been dispatched out to help combat the blaze. Shortly before 2 p.m.…
Governor Jim Pillen has announced an interim appointment for director of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Cindy Drake will oversee the agency starting on July 25. She has served as a librarian with the Historical Society for 45 years. “Cindy is the right person to fill this role as someone…
A 63-year-old Scottsbluff man will be spending the next 20 years or more in prison after pleading guilty to three child sex crimes. Leo Smith was arrested in March on 26 felony charges for having sexual contact with a child. Court records say Smith and the victim had been watching…
State lawmakers have gathered in Lincoln for the start of the special session aimed at reducing property taxes across Nebraska. Following the reading of Governor Jim Pillen's proclamation by Clerk of the Legislature Brandon Metzler, 25 different pieces of legislation including five proposed constitutional amendments were introduced before the Legislature…
Gering Public School students and their parents will get a bit of a break on meals and various fees in the coming school year. During a special meeting this week, the Gering School Board approved a modest ten cent increase in the price of breakfast and lunch in both elementary…
A 55-year-old Bayard man was ordered to pay restitution, serve limited time behind bars and spend a number of years probation for falsifying records to cover up embezzlement of postal union funds. https://youtu.be/1Pv-EiTW5bE United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced Wednesday that Senior U. S. District Judge John Gerrard sentenced Donald…
