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Eastbound traffic on Interstate 80 in the southern Nebraska Panhandle was delayed by a road closure Monday afternoon, because of two-vehicle accident.

Union Pacific 2nd railroad to drop push for one-person crews
Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators focus on rail safety after last month’s derailment in Ohio.

Sidney Girls, Gering Boys Win John Ganser Invitational
The Sidney Lady Raider Track team won gold in eight events Friday to capture the team title at the John Ganser Invitational at Weymouth Field in Sidney. Gering took the top spot in the boys division, edging defending state champion Sidney by 11 points.

State Troopers performs traffic stop in Scottsbluff, end up delivering DoorDash meals
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska State Troopers who initially performed a traffic stop in Scottsbluff unexpectedly ended up delivering a few DoorDash meals. According to a tweet from Nebraska State Patrol, a few nights ago, Troopers Dusatko and Sporer

ACLU: Lawsuit likely if Nebraska bill on trans health passes
Now that a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors has cleared its first and toughest hurdle, parents and children likely to be affected by the measure are preparing for a legal fight, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday.

WNCC baseball wins extra-inning thriller over Trinidad
Bryce Peterson’s single to score Shintaro Inoue in the ninth inning was the game winner for the Western Nebraska Community College baseball team as they topped Trinidad State College 6-5 in extra innings at Cleveland Field in an Empire Conference contest.

Some doctors fear abortion ban 'chilling effect' will harm patient care
A six-week abortion ban that may become Nebraska law worries the state’s pre-eminent doctors’ organization, which fears doctors could risk felony charges if they violate it – even though criminal charges aren’t explicitly in the bill.

Overnight snow helps rebuild 'Sonny's Super Snow Mountain'
987 The Big Boy is giving away a $250 gift card to Sonny's Super Foods to the person who correctly guesses what day the snow pile will be melted down to the bare parking lot. Over 670 people registered guesses before the sign-up period closed on March 3.

Weather affecting start of spring sports schedule in Nebraska Panhandle
The high school spring sports season is always challenging and unpredictable, and the start of the 2023 season is no different. With the first competitions scheduled for this week, the weather forecast is already dictating changes.