Summer Sun, Food & Fun Day Camp Returning to Gering

Summer Sun, Food & Fun Day Camp Returning to Gering

By popular demand, the Summer Sun, Food & Fun Day Camp, a partnership between the Scottsbluff Family YMCA and Gering Public Schools, is back to offer 10 1/2 weeks of full-day summer programming for Gering students. From May 30th to August 9th, families are invited to enroll their preschool to…
Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program announces 2024-25 scholarship recipients

Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program announces 2024-25 scholarship recipients

The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. The one-time scholarships will be awarded to over 100 students totaling $189,000 for the ensuing academic year.  The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program was established in 2010 as a gift…
Attorney General Hilgers Challenges SEC Climate Rule

Attorney General Hilgers Challenges SEC Climate Rule

LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a multi-state coalition, led by Iowa, in a lawsuit to block the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule that unlawfully forces public companies to make climate-related disclosures. "Our security depends on access to reliable energy,” stated Attorney General Mike Hilgers. “This rule…
KNEB.tv News: March 15, 2024

KNEB.tv News: March 15, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: A Chadron man is sentenced to prison for his role in a 2023 shots fired investigation; Man arrested following January altercation at Sioux County Feedlot back in court 27th Street in Scottsbluff gets free sidewalk No New Taxes Nebraska officially launched its campaign to stop the…
Rural Scottsbluff man charged with three counts of felony drug distribution

Rural Scottsbluff man charged with three counts of felony drug distribution

A series of controlled buys conducted by the WING Drug Task Force a year ago has resulted in a trio of felony drug distribution charges for a rural Scottsbluff man. https://youtu.be/8BUV3wRDqDs 33-year-old Shane Lucero was scheduled to make an initial appearance in Scotts Bluff County Court Friday morning on two…
Noted soil chemist to talk about climate-resilient agriculture March 26

Noted soil chemist to talk about climate-resilient agriculture March 26

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Rattan Lal, a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve food security globally and a leader in developing climate resilient agriculture, will give the 2024 Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Lecture in Soil Science at Kansas State University on March 26. Lal’s talk – Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Management…
Celebrating Nebraska Agriculture, a Powerhouse of an Industry

Celebrating Nebraska Agriculture, a Powerhouse of an Industry

Agriculture is Nebraska’s number one industry and the heart and soul of our state. Agriculturedeserves recognition and celebration every day, especially during National Ag Week, March 17-23. As the Director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), it’s an honor and aprivilege to serve the dedicated people of Nebraska's agricultural…
Nebraskans for clean energy, rural development say bill would harm both

Nebraskans for clean energy, rural development say bill would harm both

Roughly 35% of Nebraska's electricity is produced from renewable sources and advocates of clean energy development are concerned about the changes a bill in the Unicameral would bring about. Legislative Bill 399 would require privately developed wind and solar projects to be approved by the Nebraska Power Review Board, reversing…
Man Subject of May Manhunt at Chadron State Sentenced to Prison

Man Subject of May Manhunt at Chadron State Sentenced to Prison

The Chadron man who was the subject of a shots-fired investigation and manhunt in the hills south of Chadron State College last year has learned his fate. 36-year-old Warfield High Hawk was sentenced this week to 3 years in prison after pleading no contest to making Terroristic Threats; a mandatory…