A hidden Apple AirTag helped law enforcement track down stolen construction equipment and led to the arrest of a Cheyenne man, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

A familiar face in Gordon may soon step into the role of city manager. On Thursday night, the city council voted to begin contract negotiations with Scott Fleming.

The death of a Hay Springs juvenile appears to be the result of an accidental shooting, according to the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

As Nebraska lawmakers prepare to debate a contentious bill that would exempt feedlots from brand inspections, Senator Tanya Storer has introduced an amendment.

A 26-year-old Oglala woman has been sentenced to five years and ten months in federal prison for the voluntary manslaughter of her partner.

A district judge will decide the fate of a proposed hog confinement in the Nebraska Sandhills in the coming months.

Rushville and Gordon firefighters are battling a grass and timber fire around 12 miles north of Rushville.

Filling an empty space on the wall of presidential portraits in the Colorado Capitol with a new painting of Donald Trump could take time after one he disliked was taken down.

Seventy-three years ago this week, a brutal triple homicide shattered the peace of the Nebraska Sandhills.

The Cherry County Board of Commissioners didn’t approve a $20,000 funding request from the Cherry County Ag Society, citing concerns over transparency.

It stems from a softball game against New Mexico Highlands last month, where attendees said on social media that Chadron State fans chanted racially-insensitive comments toward New Mexico Highlands players.

A new cattle processing facility in North Platte is set to create a sustainable local supply chain that will bring in an estimated one billion dollars annually once it is fully-operational.  

Nebraska Game and Parks announced Monday that portions of Red Willow State Recreation Area are temporarily closed after a fire burned approximately 85 acres in the park on Saturday.

State officials say a portrait of President Donald Trump hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was “purposefully distorted.”

A Colorado woman has been arrested after authorities said some of her more than 50 dogs attacked and killed her 76-year-old mother.

With funding in place, the nonprofit was able to purchase the old Jewel Theater and begin demolition.

A federal agency says it killed a collard wolf that apparently crossed from Colorado into Wyoming and killed several sheep.

James H. Harvey III is 101 years old and one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.

Bernie Sanders stepped onto a stage in downtown Denver, surrounded by tens of thousands of cheering supporters in what he described as the biggest rally he had ever addressed.

Firefighters battled a grass fire near Red Willow Lake Saturday after an unattended campfire spread across dry vegetation, burning 80 to 85 acres.

Dr. Derry Ebert, a veteran administrator with more than 30 years of experience in higher education, has been named Chadron State College’s Vice President for Enrollment Management.

Chadron State College successfully hosted the annual Western District History Day March 14.

After more than two decades, the Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals are making a return to Valentine.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at Valentine Berean Bible Church on Thursday morning.

Linemen from KBR Rural Public Power District in Ainsworth are on the ground in eastern Nebraska, helping restore power after a recent blizzard left thousands in the dark.

Federal investigators say a series of chain-reaction crashes and a fire in a Wyoming highway tunnel that killed three people started when a pickup truck lost control after leaving the tunnel and partially blocked both lanes of the slick highway.

Eden Coppersmith, of Paxton High School, was selected by The National Federation of State High School Associations NFHS as the 2025 Heart of the Arts Award winner.

A 51-year-old Kyle man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine on the Pine Ridge Reservation and in Rapid City.

The proposed route includes areas such as Valentine, Ainsworth, the Pine Ridge Reservation, and the Rosebud Indian Reservation.

Dust storms have proven deadly to motorists across the U.S. for years.

As electric scooters become more popular across the U.S., injuries are rising at an alarming rate.

Rapid City firefighters helped Game Fish and Parks remove a young mountain lion from a tree, according to a Facebook post by Rapid City, SD Professional Firefighters.

In the Judiciary Committee, a bill to lower the minimum age for charging juveniles as adults for serious felonies from 14 to 12 generated a lot of interest.

The Powder Horn Area boat ramp at Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area is closed until further notice after sustaining damage over the winter, according to Nebraska Game and Parks.

A Crookston woman is facing multiple felony charges following the death of her 10-month-old foster child.

A 44-year-old Valentine woman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for her role in a methamphetamine conspiracy.

Each year, thousands of visitors flock to Greater Nebraska to view the majestic return of the Sandhill Crane.

In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late last week.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after a pursuit in Lincoln County.

Former President George W. Bush is remembering former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming for his accomplishments, friendship and sense of humor.

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke.

Officials in Denver say 10 people were taken to hospitals and dozens were displaced after an explosion and transformer fire at an assisted living facility.

The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14.

The City of Valentine’s high sales tax revenues and low property taxes were highlighted during the City’s audit report.

Smith Falls State Park is once again open to visitors after an ice jam forced its closure in February.

Cheyenne Frontier Days postponed its Frontier Nights ticket sales after a bot attack disrupted the ticketing process, the organization announced Thursday.

News Channel Nebraska reached out to the Nebraska Department of Education to see if it has been affected by cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency.

Valentine Community Schools will soon have a new art teacher.

The Gordon Police Department is investigating a burglary at the American Legion early Tuesday morning.

The Cherry County Board of Commissioners has voted to offer the position of noxious weed superintendent to Patrick Hooper, a Merriman resident.

A Gordon woman who stole from both the Rushville Housing Authority and the Sheridan County American Legion baseball program has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years of probation.

One person was seriously injured after a vehicle-pedestrian crash west of Valentine Saturday evening.

A 29-year-old Pine Ridge woman has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for distributing significant amounts of methamphetamine in Pine Ridge and Rapid City, South Dakota.

A Cherry County husband and wife have been awarded EMS of the Year from the Nebraska Emergency Medical Services Association.

A 60-year-old Gordon man who possessed and distributed child pornography has been sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison with a maximum of 30 years.

A 42-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution operation in South Dakota.

The Sustainable Beef LLC processing plant in North Platte, Ne., will be hosting a ribbon cutting at the new facility 2 p.m. March 24.

Two men and one woman have been arrested after Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services says they found drugs, cash and guns in their vehicle.

Two men from St. Francis, South Dakota, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in the burglary and arson of a home on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.

A 36-year-old Nebraska man has been arrested for assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest.

A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines challenges the viability of a proposed project snaking through five Midwest states.

Former Dundy County Sheriff Clinton Smith will be serving 90 days in jail and four years probation as part of his sentence after pleading no contest to attempted possession of a stolen firearm.

Dr. Charles L. Welch, CEO and President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), will speak at Chadron State College's Spring Commencement Saturday, May 10.

Freedom Caucus leaders in the Wyoming House of Representatives are claiming victory after a legislative session in which most of their priorities got passed.