Area News
City of McCook Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire Tuesday
Jan 20, 2021 / City of McCook Fire Department: Marc A. Harpham,Fire/EMS Chief
Per McCook Fire Department: The City of McCook Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire Tuesday evening at #26 S... continue reading
Five Arrested Following Traffic Stop in Red Willow County
Jan 20, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
JANUARY 20, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested five people fol... continue reading
Benkelman Evacuated Due to Large Wildfire
Jan 15, 2021 / Associated Press
Per Dundy County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page: There is currently a large fire on the northwestern side of Benkelman. Mutual ... continue reading
Troopers Locate 35 LBs of Marijuana Hidden in Tires
Jan 14, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
JANUARY 14, 2021 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after loca... continue reading
Troopers Locate Missing Endangered Illinois Juvenile
Jan 10, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
JANUARY 9, 2021 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested a California man... continue reading
Ricketts hints at ballot measure if property tax push fails
Jan 10, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will push to reduce property taxes during this legislative session by li... continue reading
Nebraska man arrested in stabbing death of 4 month old
Jan 10, 2021 / Ap
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man in the stabbing death of a 4-month-old baby in Nebraska. Police in F... continue reading
NSP Investigating after Man Dies from Self Inflicted Gunshot during Brief Standoff in Kearney County
Jan 7, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
JANUARY 7, 2021 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is investigating an incident in which a subj... continue reading
More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win
Jan 3, 2021 / Ap
WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effor... continue reading
Elderly to be next priority for COVID19 vaccine
Jan 2, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials say people 75 and older are the state's next priority for distribution of ... continue reading
GOP senator rebukes dangerous ploy to fight Biden victory
Dec 31, 2020 / Ap
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has issued a pointed rebuke of GOP attempts to object Jan. 6 to t... continue reading
House approves Trumps COVID19 relief checks
Dec 28, 2020 / Ap
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted overwhelmingly to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Dona... continue reading
NSP Investigating After Subject Commits Suicide during Traffic
Dec 24, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 24, 2020 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident that occurred in Gr... continue reading
Governor Ricketts announces new directed health measures
Dec 24, 2020 / Governors Office Release
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State is moving from the “yellow” to “blue&r... continue reading
Winter storm claims three lives
Dec 24, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
Additional Details Released Regarding Triple-Fatality Crash Wednesday DECEMBER 24, 2020 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) &mdash... continue reading
Congress seals agreement on a COVID relief bill
Dec 20, 2020 / Ap
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief packag... continue reading
15 year old body found submerged in car in Grand Island lake
Dec 13, 2020 / Ap
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Investigators in south-central Nebraska say a 15-year-old Grand Island boy has been found dead ... continue reading
Nebraska relaxes restrictions after hospitalizations dip
Dec 13, 2020 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will relax its coronavirus restrictions on Saturday after a recent decline in hospitalized pa... continue reading
NSP SWAT Makes Arrest in Homicide Investigation
Dec 10, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 10, 2020 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested a person w... continue reading
Lead investigator in Beatrice 6 exoneration dies after crash
Dec 8, 2020 / Ap
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a former police investigator whose work helped exonerate six people wrongly convict... continue reading
2 killed and 2 critically injured in Omaha house explosion
Dec 8, 2020 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fire officials say an explosion that leveled a home in Omaha, Nebraska, has left two people dead and t... continue reading
Nebraska virus numbers improving but cases remain high
Dec 8, 2020 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest virus numbers in Nebraska show some improvement but health officials say virus cases still ... continue reading
Six Hour Standoff Ends with Arrest in Hayes Center
Dec 2, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 2, 2020 (HAYES CENTER, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have brought a standoff of mo... continue reading
Standoff Ends With Arrest near McCook after Four Hours
Dec 1, 2020 / NSP
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP), working with the McCook Police Department and Red Willow County Sheriff’s ... continue reading
Friday Morning Police Chase
Nov 27, 2020 / McCook Public Department
On November 27, 2020, at 4:36 am, officers with the McCook Police Departmentattempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation... continue reading