UPDATE 3PM: North Platte Police Department is advising residents north of Brady and Gothenburg to evacuate due to the fire. They are also asking for center pivots north of Brady to be turned on to help with the grass fire. Earlier in the day Dawson County Emergency Manager Brian Woldt…
Kearney, Neb. -- Two Rivers Public Health Department (TRPHD) has confirmed two adult influenza deaths within the Two Rivers District which emcompasses Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps counties. DHHS has reported a total of 20 influenza related deaths in Nebraska this Flu season as of February 17th, 2024.…
Twenty-three-year-old Draven Haynes of Cozad appeared before Dawson County County Judge Jeff Wightman this(Mon) morning for preliminary hearing on two counts of Felony Child Abuse. Through his Defense Attorney Ken Harbison, Haynes waived the hearing and his arraignment in Dawson County District Court was scheduled for April 9, 2024 at…
Crete, NE – It's been 33 years since the Hastings College men's basketball team had won a regular season conference title. The Great Plains Athletic Conference didn't exist as the Broncos' last conference crown came back during the Nebraska Iowa Athletic Conference days but all of that changed on Saturday…
A wild back-and-forth affair, including a six-run third inning by the Huskers, gave Nebraska its first series win of the season as they took down Grand Canyon, 10-8, in the weekend finale on Sunday afternoon at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Nebraska (4-3) scored 10 runs on nine hits with…
Juwan Gary had 18 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, as Nebraska picked up its 20th win of the season with a 73-55 win over Minnesota Sunday evening. Gary hit 7-of-13 shots from the field, including a career-high four 3-pointers in posting his third career 20-point game for…
(Grand Island, NE) – The 2024 Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Informational Seminar is being held on March 14, 2024 (8:30 am to 5:00 pm) at the Ramada by Wyndham in Grand Island, NE. Registration/Check-in opens at 8:30 a.m. with welcoming remarks starting at 9:30 a.m. Rob Lawson, Natural Resources Conservation…
Montana Democratic Senator Jon Tester and Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley wrote a letter asking colleagues to help assure the strong enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act. They’re asking other senators to oppose any policy rider in the 2024 Ag Appropriations Bill that would prevent the USDA from enforcing the…
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- Trey Alexander had a season-high 31 points but it wasn't enough as St. John's built a 13-point halftime lead and hung on for an 80-66 victory over No. 15 Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. St. John's improved to 16-12 on the season and 8-9 in…
The Nebraska softball team led No. 20 Utah 5-0 after four innings only to see the Utes score the game's final nine runs and rally for a 9-5 victory Sunday at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, Calif. Billie Andrews and Samantha Bland homered during Nebraska's five-run third inning,…
