In the first 100 days of the year, Nebraska State Troopers issued more citations for speeding at over 90 miles per hour and speeding at over 100 miles per hour than any year in the past decade. So far in 2024, troopers have stopped 289 drivers for speeding at over…
The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office is providing an updated media release stemming from an incident that previously occurred during the evening hours of Monday, April 8th, 2024, as additional information has become available. On April 8th, 2024, at approximately 8:47pm, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office was advised to watch for…
Axtell, Neb. - May 14th will be a big day for the Axtell voters. It's the day the community will decide on the new school bond that has been proposed. The Axtell Board of Education has called for a school bond, not to exceed $5,495,000, to add classrooms, office space,…
Two Union Pacific Railroad train cars derailed around 4:00am Tuesday morning near Kearney. One derailed in the upright position, the other train car is on its side. UP spokeperson Robynn Tysver says no one was injured. The incident occurred about four miles east of Kearney near the intersection of Poole…
Minden native Josh Jorgensen has been named the new director of the Minden Chamber of Commerce. He will begin his duties April 15th and will work in the office Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8am until 12pm. Jorgensen and his family wife-Angela, son-Duke, daughter-Dallas moved back to the Minden…
Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Hallie Deleon, 25, formerly of Elm Creek, Nebraska, was sentenced on April 12, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for possession with intent to distribute meth. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Deleon to 22…
Gov. Jim Pillen has ordered flags be flown at half-mast until 5:00pm on the day of Officer Ross Bartlett's burial. View video of Nebraska State Patrol press conference here. APRIL 13, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is heartbroken to announce the passing of Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett.…
A 47-year career in the KRVN Engineering Department comes to an end this week when Jim Liffrig retires. His primary responsibility over the years has been the 880 AM transmitter site near Holdrege. Fresh out of engineering trade school in Minneapolis, Liffrig moved from Minneapolis to Holdrege with intentions to…
At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9th, 2024, a Kearney Police Department K-9 Officer was on routine patrol, when he observed a suspicious vehicle parked near a storage facility in the 1600 block of 30th Avenue and saw two adult male subjects standing outside the car. The officer recognized…
A familiar voice has returned to the Rural Radio Network (RRN), as the Network expands its coverage of rodeo. Rebel Sjeklocha joined the Nebraska Rural Radio Association (NRRA) broadcast team as a podcast host and multimedia producer with a special emphasis on rodeo and western life. “We're thrilled to welcome…
