Scottsbluff’s Discount Fireworks Celebrating 48 Years

Scottsbluff’s Discount Fireworks Celebrating 48 Years

If you haven't heard already, firework sales have begun, and retailers are selling their product just as fast as their consumers can swoop them up. Eric Wilcox and his crew at Discount Fireworks in Scottsbluff are excited because they are now in their 48th year of business. He says some…
Denmark implements $100 per cow carbon tax

Denmark implements $100 per cow carbon tax

Denmark will become the first country to tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases produced by their cows, sheep, and pigs, starting in 2030. The aim is to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030, according to Taxation Minister Jeppe Bruus. The Associated Press reports…
Legion baseball: Gering and WESTCO win senior games on the road

Legion baseball: Gering and WESTCO win senior games on the road

There was road action last night for both legion programs in town and we had one broadcast on the RRN-Scottsbluff. At Bower Shankland Field in Alliance it was Gering Platte Valley Companies rolling past Alliance with a 9-0 win via the run rule in five innings. PVC put up a…
Nebraska students invited to attend 2024 Youth Crop Scouting Competition

Nebraska students invited to attend 2024 Youth Crop Scouting Competition

Nebraska junior high and high school students interested in agronomy are invited to attend the 11th annual Youth Crop Scouting Competition. This year's contest will be held August 7th at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead. Students interested in corn and soybeans can learn about crop…
Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle

Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle

Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses.    “Way back in 2017, there was a farmer, a native of Nebraska, who had been living in Idaho and been…
Bluffs Woman Found Guilty in Knife Attack

Bluffs Woman Found Guilty in Knife Attack

A jury has found a Scottsbluff woman guilty following a February knife attack that caused the victim to receive 13 stitches. 43-year-old Josefina Gonzales stood trial on Friday on felony charges of Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony and 2nd Degree Domestic Assault. Court documents say officers…
56th edition of Days of ’56 Rodeo happening this weekend in Ponca

56th edition of Days of ’56 Rodeo happening this weekend in Ponca

The 56th edition of the Days of '56 Rodeo is happening this Friday and Saturday, June 28th and 29th, in Ponca, Nebraska. Performances will be at 7pm nightly, with special events such as the critter scramble and the fan favorite "arena race." All of the traditional rodeo events will be…
KNEB.tv News: June 26, 2024

KNEB.tv News: June 26, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: Prison sentence and conviction upheld for man who stabbed Lyman Police Officer Stolen Debit, Social Security Cards and ID's land Alliance Woman in Prison Jury finds Scottsbluff woman guilty for role in stabbing attack Pillen announces dates for special legislative session to address property tax Cheyenne…
Sears Garners All-American Recognition from D1Baseball

Sears Garners All-American Recognition from D1Baseball

Senior Brett Sears earned Second-Team All-American recognition from D1Baseball, the publication announced Wednesday. Sears’ second-team All-American honor is the highest by an NU starting pitcher since Aaron Marsden in 2003 after being named a second-team All-American by Baseball America, ABCA/Rawlings, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game earlier this…