An Endangered Missing Advisory for a missing Fremont man was cancelled after the man was found deceased this morning. A bill that Governor Pillen touted as a way to reduce property taxes, but had some saying the ad tax within it would destroy small businesses, stalled in the legislature. The…
LINCOLN - On Thursday, Governor Jim Pillen expressed strong disappointment that state senators failed to pass LB388, which contained provisions aimed at providing property tax relief to Nebraskans. The bill failed to reach a final vote. Sen. Lou Ann Linehan asked that LB388 be removed from the agenda during the…
Industrial hemp grown in open areas in Nebraska in 2023 totaled 280 acres, down 7% from 2022, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Industrial hemp harvested in open areas totaled 270 acres, down 4% from last year. Nationally, the value of all industrial hemp production in the open…
LINCOLN - On Tuesday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted fifty-three students at the Nebraska State Capitol for the 2024 Attorney General’s Youth Conference. High school juniors from across the state applied to participate in the conference by submitting a brief resume of activities and a short essay on a selected…
Only one man could've been more popular than Tom Osborne in northeast Nebraska in the mid-90s. Gordon Pilmore. Pilmore, who passed away in August at the age of 89, was the head football coach at Dodge High School from 1966 until 1998. He led a dynasty of Pirate football teams…
Another 911 outage impacted our region last night with many getting a busy signal rather than a connected emergency call. United States Senator Pete Ricketts says the nation must send a clear message that it stands with Israel after the terror attack by Iran. Several high school students from our…
Many reports of funnels came in along with reported tornados on the ground during yesterday's severe weather. Nebraska's State Auditor sent a letter to Carroll officials alleging that the former village clerk embezzled thousands of dollars by improperly manipulating the village accounting system. Names have been released in Monday's SUV/Tractor…
Kathy Doescher from the John Stahl Library in West Point spoke at Wednesday's West Point Optimist Club Meeting held at Pizza Ranch. Doescher highlighted this summer's reading programs at the library. Doescher says summer reading programs begin on May 13th and go through July 8th.
State Auditor Mike Foley released a letter sent Tuesday to the officials of the Village of Carroll (Wayne County) alleging that the former village clerk embezzled thousands of dollars by improperly manipulating the village accounting system. As village clerk-treasurer, Ms. Jamie Muhs was able to control the books to show…
The Platte County Emergency Manager reported a tornado touched down about 3 miles southwest of Platte Center at 11:39am today. The Emergency Manager also reported to the National Weather Service in Omaha that the tornado roped out and then touched back down again just a couple mintes later. Severe Thunderstorms…
