Nebraska State Patrol seized about 74 pounds of Marijuana following a traffic stop on Interstate 80. It took place shortly before 2:00pm Tuesday August 13, 2024 about three miles west of the Lexington interchange. A trooper noted an eastbound vehicle with no front license plate. While contacting the driver from…
Sign up for the Lexington CFI Football program for flag football for 3rd through 4th graders and tackle football for 5th and 6th graders is set for Thursday August 15th in Lexington. Games start on Sunday in Cozad on Sept 8th. Registration forms will be available. Those interested in playing…
Washington has a new coach and is playing in a new league this season. Jayson Jorgensen has this preview with our Countdown to kickoff series. Click here to listen.
(HASTINGS) – Looking to get off to a hot start to begin the 2024 volleyball season, head coach Alex Allard has noticed improved depth and an uptick in the level of competition in the early season practices. "I think one of the biggest things is the amount of depth we…
Governor Pillen and state senators are in the throes of a special session to address property taxes. In light of the session, Tidbits is resurrecting a 2022 story on the relative tax burdens of Nebraskans . . .Nebraskans in rural counties paid the highest taxes per person in 2020 according to estimates…
A 34-year-old Albion man will serve 2 years of probation following his conviction for Misdemeanor Motor Vehicle Homicide following a Phelps County Court jury trial earlier this year. On Tuesday morning, Phelps County Judge Michael Mead also ordered Andy Eickhoff to complete 20 hours of community service, pay $1,000 fine…
Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White met with members of the media after Tuesday morning’s fall camp practice. White spoke on the defense’s progress getting in a ‘groove’ and advancing situational learning and reps. “We’re throwing a lot of situations at them this week, especially,” White said. “Coach (Rhule) has situations mapped out,…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to embark on a year-long study next month that will test samples for evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza from former dairy cattle moved into meat production. Emilio Esteban, the undersecretary for food safety at the USDA, told reporters on a call…
KEARNEY – Alex Hammeke was the best male tennis player at Ellinwood Middle School. That’s a nugget he often shares while talking about his athletic background. “There were six of us on the team. One guy. I just ignore the fact that the rest were girls,” he said with a…
With most of the nation’s fall-calving cowherd entering late gestation, Kansas State University beef cattle experts reminded producers of the causes and prevention methods associated with weak calf syndrome, or dummy calf, on a recent episode of the Cattle Chat podcast. “Think of (what we call dummy calf) as contrasting everything a…
