Train derailment east of Gothenburg over the weekend

Train derailment east of Gothenburg over the weekend

Clean-up continues on a train derailment east of Gothenburg over the weekend. There were no injuries. Union Pacific spokesperson Meg Siffring the says that around 9:25am Sunday September 15, 2024, around 16 U.P train cars carrying coal derailed near Road 414 and Highway 30. Siffring says the cause of the…
RESULTS: North Platte High School Rodeo

RESULTS: North Platte High School Rodeo

Nebraska High School Rodeo athletes competed at their last rodeo of the fall season over the weekend. Here are results from the North Platte High School Rodeo, per the NHSRA: Trap Shooting NeHSRA #PlaceNameScore/Time1791Shane, Oliver - Atkinson NE47.0003312Fanning, Jess - Benkelman NE44.0002623Arensdorf, Bladen - North Platte NE43.0004324Shane, Case - Atkinson…
Gothenburg boil water order lifted

Gothenburg boil water order lifted

Residents of Gothenburg no longer need boil their water. The City of Gothenburg implemented a boil water order on August 16, after testing revealed the presence of E. coli. City officials think the contamination occurred during the installation of a new water pipe. On Friday they announced the latest tests…
Nebraskans serve on Beef Promotion Operating Committee

Nebraskans serve on Beef Promotion Operating Committee

The Beef Promotion Operating Committee meeting was held in Denver September 4-5, with two Nebraskans serving on the committee representing both the Federation of State Beef Councils and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.  Dave Hamilton, former NBC Chairman and current CBB director, and Mark Goes, NBC board member, were part of…
Ports Face Strike Prospects

Ports Face Strike Prospects

The bulk exports of soybeans and other agricultural products from the East Coast would not be directly impacted by any potential strike or lockout if an agreement is not achieved between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. However, containerized exports of soybeans and other agricultural products would…
Loper soccer wins again

Loper soccer wins again

Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney women's soccer team scored four second half goals to down Minnesota State-Moorhead, 5-0, Sunday afternoon at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium.The Lopers (3-0-1) have another undefeated weekend and will be home again as they host Western Colorado (Sept. 20) and Black Hills State, S.D. (Sept.…
Trump safe after shooting

Trump safe after shooting

Former President Donald Trump was safe after the Secret Service fired at a gun-toting man outside Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday, sources told Fox News. Authorities are treating the case as a potential assassination attempt, and arrested a suspect, a U.S. official told Fox News. The…
Statewide meetings show BHECN-ARPA support benefits Nebraska

Statewide meetings show BHECN-ARPA support benefits Nebraska

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Awards Program dollars are having a real impact in Nebraska, according to meetings that the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska held with funding recipients this summer.   BHECN hosted workshops in Kearney, Chadron, Scottsbluff, Wayne and Omaha with organizations that received portions of the…