Scottsbluff Public Schools sent shockwaves — and laughs — across the district Tuesday announcing they were ditching their beloved Bearcat mascot in favor of a more local alternative: the Squirrel.

One hospitalized, several displaced after a fire broke out at a Scottsbluff apartment complex Monday night. Investigators say smoking materials likely sparked the blaze.

NCN spoke with Nebraska Game and Parks about the current state of turkey populations, as well as factors that cause those numbers to fluctuate.

U.S. Air Force visited Kimball Tuesday night to provide an update on the Sentinel Project.

In the longest and most extensive national deployment of FBI resources to address crime in Indian Country, the Justice Department announced this week that it will send FBI personnel across the country to investigate unresolved violent crimes.

A wave of vehicle vandalism swept through Sidney early Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of local radio personality Hunter Arterburn, who was taken into custody by Cheyenne County Sheriff Adam Frerichs just before 9 a.m.