News Category: Regional News

The Scottsbluff Police Department has been awarded a speed enforcement grant funded by the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office. Sergeant Philip Eckerberg says this grant is for speed enforcement on Broadway and 27th Street every Friday and Saturday starting on June 9th and ending August 5th. This grant…

A 26-year-old Terrytown woman who had been on the run from law enforcement since January has been sentenced. Tiffany Anaya pleaded no contest to four charges- including Distribution of Fentanyl and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Anaya was slated to be sentenced earlier this year, but failed to show…

They say if it isn't broke, don't fix it; but when it is broken, staff at one local tourism attraction wants to ensure they fix it the right way. Some major repairs are needed on one of the walls at one of the buildings, and are bringing in experts next…

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office announced Friday the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Following successful state sign-on and subdivision sign-on periods, the defendants have committed to the deal and will start releasing funds to a national…

West Nebraska Arts Center is one of 34 organizations nationwide selected to receive a Creative Forces® Community Engagement grant. A grant of $7,500 will support the Veterans Art Project, a series of creative art classes including pottery, drawing/painting, writing, photography and metalsmithing. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants are part of…

Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Investigator Kris Hunzeker has captured first place honors for the third time in the Nebraska Inspector Championships. The annual competition was held in conjunction with the Nebraska Truck Driving Championships in Grand Island last weekend. Investigator Hunzeker is a 19-year veteran of NSP, stationed…

A very special event takes place at the Midwest Theater this weekend highlighting first responders and the toll their jobs take on their mental health. PTSD911 will show at 6:30 Sunday evening, preceded by a Q & A session at 5:30 p.m. with Director Conrad Weaver, who is making a…

Today on KNEB.tv News: Gering bicyclist killed following crash on Highway 26; Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 rumbles into Gering Wednesday afternoon; Former DHHS building in Gering sells for $500,000. Catch those stories and a whole lot more- right now on KNEB.tv News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abg9FD0v01E

A family favorite tradition that started near the base of Chimney Rock is being continued by the Legacy of the Plains Museum. Executive Director Dave Wolf says they're excited to bring back the Oregon Trail Wagon Train for the first time in years. Wolf says they will be serving up…

Prosecutors are seeking a Habitual Criminal enhancement for a Scottsbluff man arrested on a drug distribution charge Monday evening. 49-year-old Benjamin De Los Santos III was arrested after a warrant was served on a Scottsbluff residence, and court documents say he was caught with 25 grams of meth inside his…