Category Archives: News
Governor's veto of Nebraska marriage document bill stands
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers have declined to override Gov. Pete Ricketts' veto of a bill that would have required gender-neutral language on marriage applications, licenses and certificate...
May 31, 2019
Year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15% ethanol OK'd
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Trump administration is following through on a plan to allow year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15% ethanol, though some say the move is undercut by a policy that gives oil...
May 31, 2019 FILE - In this July 24, 2018 file photo, corn grows in front of a barn carrying a large Trump sign in rural Ashland, Neb. The Trump administration is following through on a plan to allow year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15% ethanol. The Environmental Protection Agency announced the change Friday, May 31, 2019, ending a summertime ban imposed out of concerns for increased smog from the higher ethanol blend. The change also fulfills a pledge that President Donald Trump made to U.S. corn farmers to allow the higher ethanol sales year-round. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik File)
(AUDIO) Sasse Statement on E-15 Year-Round Rule Change
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final E-15 (Reid Vapor Pressure) rule to allow for year-round gasoline to be blende...
May 31, 2019
Highway from Mullen to Merritt Reservoir SRA closed temporarily
LINCOLN, Neb. - Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area in Cherry County currently is only accessible via Nebraska Highway 97 from Valentine. The highway north from Mullen to Merritt is closed tempora...
May 30, 2019 Morien Jones / CC
All Motor Driven Cycles Welcome to Baker and Crome Old Time Motorcycle Extravaganza in Ord
The 2nd Annual Baker and Crome (CHROME-EE) Old Time Motorcycle Extravaganza will be held on Sunday, June 9th from 9 am to 4 pm at Bussel Park in Ord, Nebraska. Check in for bikes will be at 8 am on th...
May 30, 2019 Brian Turner / CC
Investigators: 1 killed in early morning Hastings house fire
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say one person has died in an early morning house fire in Hastings. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office said in a news release that the fire was reported about 4...
May 30, 2019
Soggy fields leave Midwestern farmers with few good answers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Between the country's trade dispute with China and the seemingly endless storms that have drenched the central U.S., Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt has had plenty of time to think abo...
May 30, 2019 In this May 29, 2019 photo, Jeff Jorgenson looks over a partially flooded field he farms near Shenandoah, Iowa. About a quarter of his land was lost this year to Missouri River flooding, and much of his remaining property has been inundated with heavy rain and water from the neighboring Nishnabotna River. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
West Nile Virus Dead Bird Collection
O'NEILL, NE - West Nile Virus season has arrived. The North Central District Health Department is once again providing surveillance throughout the nine-county district that includes: Antelope, Boyd, B...
May 29, 2019 Courtesy/http://www.nebraskabirdlibrary.org/passeriformes/corvidae/black-billed-magpie/
Troopers Complete Greeley County Drunk Driving Enforcement
MAY 28, 2019 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted a special enforcement operation focused on removing drunk drivers from the road in conjunction with a concert even...
May 29, 2019
Turnpike Troubadours Cancel Show for Comstock Windmill Festival
It has been announced by the Comstock Windmill Festival that Turnpike Troubadours will not be performing in the concert line-up for the festival this year. Comstock Windmill Festival posted on their F...
May 29, 2019
