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KNEB.tv News: June 25, 2024
Today on KNEB.tv News: State & community leaders join for new 'Six Regions, One Nebraska' initiative Scottsbluff Fire Prevention Officer checks firework outlets ahead of sales Michelle Coolidge hired as Bridgeport's interim City Administrator NGPC approves mountain lion hunting season Gov. Pillen hints at ending property taxes to pay for…
Results: National Junior High Finals Rodeo Update Rounds 1-4
The National Junior High Finals Rodeo is underway in Des Moines, Iowa, and will continue through Saturday, June 19th. Here is an update on how Nebraska junior high rodeo athletes have competed so far: Performance 1 | Sunday, June 23rd - 7pm Bareback Riding 4th: Kelstyn Lindner, Broken Bow, Neb.,…
Tuesday Channel Final Bell with Kyle Bumsted | 6/25/24
Bottom coming for the corn How much grain is still in the bins? Flooding is it weighing in much on the trade? ’93 wet trade Cattle market just wondering
Bethania De La Cruz to Compete in 2024 NORCECA Women’s Final Six
OMAHA, NEB. - Omaha Supernovas star server and outside hitter Bethania de la Cruz is set to compete for her home nation of the Dominican Republic for the 2024 NORCECA Women’s Final Six Tournament. The four-day tournament is set to take place in de la Cruz’s hometown of Santo Domingo from June 26 through…
Pine Ridge grassland fire near Fort Laramie nears 1,300 acres
Authorities say to date, no structures have been lost in a wildland grass fire northeast of Fort Laramie near the Pine Ridge Ranch subdivision. 1,290 acres had burned as of 10 a.m. Tuesday morning in a blaze that Goshen County Emergency Management says was started by lightning Monday afternoon. Firefighters…
Shawn and Lex Madden to be Inducted Into Cattle Marketing Hall of Fame
A pair of brothers well-known in the world of agriculture and livestock auctions will be recognized for the impact of their careers. Shawn and Lex Madden will be inducted next month into the Cattle Marketing Hall of Fame. In careers influenced by their father, who owned sale barns in Lusk…
Wildland firefight underway on federal lands near Hudson-Meng kill site
Federal and local firefighters are battling a wildfire in the Oglala National Grasslands near the Hudson-Meng Bison Kill site in Sioux County Tuesday. According to the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Facebook page, about 80 acres had burned southwest of Hudson-Meng and north of Eagles Eye since the blaze was…
Torres loses appeal of conviction, sentence for Lyman Police officer stabbing
A man who was sentenced to decades in prison for stabbing a Lyman Police officer in 2022 has lost an appeal of his conviction and sentence. https://youtu.be/5T1nJBsKUpY Jeremy Torres was sentenced last October to an aggregate of 35 to 50 years in prison after a plea agreement on amended charges…
Cattle Chat: Water requirements in the summer
On a hot summer day, there is nothing better than a cool drink of clean water to quench one’s thirst. For cattle out on pasture, their need for clean, accessible water is important for good health, said the experts from Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.…
Scottsbluff Firework Inspections Conducted Ahead of Sales Beginning
Today marks the first day of Nebraska's 10 day selling period for fireworks, but officials are putting safety first before retailers can begin. Yesterday, City of Scottsbluff Fire Prevention Officer Chris Perales Jr. was making the rounds for inspections. He tells KNEB News what in particular he was looking for…