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Nebraska governor declines to help house migrant children
Apr 14, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says he has rejected a federal request to help house unaccompanied migrant children. The Rep... continue reading
Fonner Park Announces Casino Operator
Apr 9, 2021 / KRGI News
KRGI News/Sports · Grand Island Casino Resort At Fonner Park (Grand Island, NE) Elite Casino Resorts, of Riverside, IA ha... continue reading
Nebraska cities want mobile keno to compete with casinos
Mar 30, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Cities that reap millions of dollars in tax revenue from keno bets are imploring Nebraska lawmakers to let people play the... continue reading
Man drives friend to hospital in front loader bucket
Mar 30, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man could face several charges after allegedly driving his friend to a hospital in the bucket of a front-end ... continue reading
Former South Sioux City coach charged with abusing student
Mar 30, 2021 / Ap
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — Police have arrested a former South Sioux City High School assistant football coach on charges he sexually assaulted... continue reading
Troopers Locate Missing Maine Juvenile
Mar 24, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
MARCH 24, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a California man after locating a missing M... continue reading
Wanted Subject Arrested Following Standoff in Superior
Mar 23, 2021 / State Patrol Release
MARCH 22, 2021 (SUPERIOR, NEB.) — A wanted subject was arrested Sunday following a standoff at a residence in Superior. The operation b... continue reading
McCook Police Officers Transported to Community Hospital
Mar 23, 2021 / City of McCook Police Department
On March 20, 2021, officers with McCook Police Department were contacted by the Des Moines, IA Police Department and advised that they had tracked ... continue reading
Police say woman and 2 children killed in Kearney house fire
Mar 19, 2021 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Police in Kearney say a woman and two children have died in a house fire in the central Nebraska city. The Kearney Hub r... continue reading
Omaha child care center reports covid cases
Mar 19, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child care and preschool center in west Omaha has been closed after reporting more than 60 possible cases of COVID-19. T... continue reading
Plans unveiled for nearly $300 million beef processing plant
Mar 19, 2021 / Ap
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in western Nebra... continue reading
Two Arrested as Child Abuse Investigation Continues
Mar 19, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
MARCH 19, 2021 (BRIDGEPORT, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the Morrill County Sheriff’s Offic... continue reading
Omaha officer shot critically injured at shopping mall
Mar 14, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer says a police officer was shot and critically injured at the Westroads Mall.. The chief... continue reading
Nebraska confirms more cases of virus variants in the state
Mar 9, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials continue to identify more cases of different variants of the coronavirus in the state. The state... continue reading
Kearney man gets jail time for fatally beating and stabbing dog
Mar 9, 2021 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Kearney man has been sentenced to a year in jail for brutally beating and stabbing his dog to death before burying the... continue reading
Nebraska bill to permanently allow carry out booze advances
Mar 9, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An emergency order that lets Nebraska restaurants offer carry-out alcohol could become a permanent state law under a mea... continue reading
2 men arrested after 770 pounds of marijuana found in van
Mar 5, 2021 / Ap
SEWARD, Neb. (AP) — Two California men were arrested Wednesday after Nebraska State Patrol troopers found 770 pounds of marijuana in the carg... continue reading
Police investigating after man found dead in Lincoln home
Mar 3, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man who was found inside a Lincoln home as a homicide. Officers were... continue reading
Nebraska administered nearly 87,000 vaccine doses last week
Mar 3, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials administered nearly 87,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines last week as the state worked to distri... continue reading
Andy Hoffman Co Founder of Team Jack passes away
Mar 2, 2021 / Ap
ATKINSON, Neb. (AP) — The father of the young cancer patient who captured the hearts of college football fans when he ran for a touchdown in ... continue reading
Pursuit and Manhunt Leads to Arrest in Dawson County
Mar 1, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
MARCH 1, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Of... continue reading
Troopers Find Six LBs of Methamphetamine in Traffic Stop
Feb 27, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers have arrested two people after locating six pounds of methamphetamine ... continue reading
Endangered Missing Advisory (Jade Nicole Sides) CANCELLED/LOCATED
Feb 24, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
The Endangered Missing Advisory activated to determine the whereabouts of Jade Nicole Sides, has been cancelled.The alert has been cancelled due to... continue reading
Nebraska toddler hit and killed by truck driven by her father
Feb 23, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sheriff's investigators say an 18-month-old girl has died after being hit by a pickup truck driven by her father in easter... continue reading
Nebraska launches virus aid program for tenants and landlords
Feb 23, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has launched a federally funded aid program for renters and landlords who have lost income due to the pandemic, b... continue reading
