Kearney Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Schwartz as the new Director of Student Services and Safety. Jeff Schwartz, who has an extensive background in educational administration and is a proud Kearney Public Schools alumnus, steps into this role with a wealth of experience and a…
Roads Update 9:00 p.m. Monday. Closed: I-80 west from Kearney to North Platte Closed: I-80 east from Wyoming State Line to Lexington Roadways are extremely icy, use caution if driving and don't crowd the plow as crews continue to reopen all of I-80. Highway 30 is closed in both directions…
LINCOLN — Lawmakers advanced a measure Thursday designed to increase parental involvement in K-12 learning and expand access to certain educational materials. State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue. Jan. 5, 2023. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska News Service) Legislative Bill 71, from State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue, would update a 30-year law about…
Washington, D.C. -- The national average for a gallon of gas on Friday rose 9 cents since last week to $3.53. While domestic gas demand has been lackluster, rising oil prices helped push pump prices higher. The Midwest may see a bit of a price reprieve, as the large BP…
Nebraska Lottery Reminds Players to Set Limits Lincoln, NE – March 21, 2024 – Two big jackpots are up for grabs in the next Mega Millions® and Powerball® drawings. Because of these high jackpots, the Nebraska Lottery reminds customers to set spending and time limits. A string of drawings without…
Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) said 14 people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roads in February 2024. NDOT said the 14 deaths occurred in 13 fatal crashes. Ten of the deaths were in rural locations. Two fatalities occurred on the interstate, nine on other…
Courtesy/University of Nebraska -- Dr. Jeffrey Gold Lincoln, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Wednesday selected Dr. Jeffery Gold as the priority candidate to become system President. They announced their decision after emerging from a nearly 90-minute executive session. Gold is currently chancellor of the University of…
Kearney, NE--CHI Health Good Samaritan and Two Rivers Public Health Department are hosting a free cancer prevention event for the community from noon to 1 pm and 5:30 to 6:30 pm on Monday, April 15 in the hospital’s Kearney Public Library in the South Platte Room. “Understanding Radon: Facts and…
The Nebraska State Fair and 1868 Foundation with local business support are pleased to announce The Guess Who in concert on Tuesday, August 27, at the Heartland Events Center as part of the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series. “Our partnership with the 1868 Foundation and Spirit in the Sky Productions has…
LINCOLN — A Nebraska legislative debate about keeping obscenity out of K-12 schools ended abruptly Monday night after a lawmaker, while reading a book passage about an explicit rape scene, invoked a colleague’s name into the reading. State Sen. Steve Halloran of Hastings, during debate on Legislative Bill 441, warned state senators…