A firefighter died while actively fighting the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills on Sunday, according to Region 26 Emergency Management.

After being notified of the Bovee Fire, just after 12:30 p.m. CT, 15,000 acres have burned and zero percent has yet to be contained, but Highway 2 has opened.

Over 15,000 acres have been burned by a fire in central Nebraska.

A major wildfire in the Bessey Ranger District forced the evacuation of the Village of Halsey in central Nebraska Sunday.

A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado is accused of trying to sell classified information to a hostile foreign government in an attempt to pay off his debts and “help balance” the world’s scales.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says that if re-elected she will uphold the state’s abortion ban that provides no exceptions for rape or incest.

Several cows have died of anthrax in western South Dakota, officials said Tuesday.

A 35-year-old Colorado woman was sentenced to federal court in Lincoln on Monday for drug charges. 

A South Dakota man accused of killing his sister by strangulation is being held on $100,000 cash bond.

Colorado police have released videos showing a train hitting a police cruiser in which a detained suspect was handcuffed.

Nebraska Game and Parks is scheduling and planned drainage of Lake Ogallala.

No injuries were reported when a vehicle caught fire in Ogallala Sunday morning.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is under investigation for using a state-owned airplane to fly to political events and bring family members with her on trips.

A man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, according to an amended autopsy report publicly released Friday.

Cody Johnson and Jason Aldean were announced for the 2023 Summer Jam Concert Series Lineup Presented by Viaero Wireless.

The North Platte Community Redevelopment Authority passed a resolution approving consent to assignments for Sustainable Beef LLC redevelopment for lenders during an early meeting Thursday.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says one person was killed and 3 injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on a Pennington County road inside the Box Elder City limits.

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo announced Tuesday that he plans to hire a law enforcement officer to coordinate investigation into the disappearance and murder of Indigenous people.

A northeast Colorado school sheltered in place early Thursday after receiving reports of a man driving in the area with a rifle.

Just before midnight on Sunday a 26-year old man was found shot in the chest at the Welcome INN in North Platte.

A South Dakota ethics board is keeping it a secret what action it took after finding there was evidence Gov. Kristi Noem improperly intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.

Republican nominees and candidates from all over the state of Nebraska are gathering in North Platte to speak to the public.

The Keep Keith County Beautiful nonprofit won the Commonwealth Award at the annual Nebraska Recycling Conference in Lincoln.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 43-year old male motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon when his bike crashed near Spearfish. The man’s name has not been released pending notification of family members.

Colorado authorities say three people are dead after two small airplanes collided in mid-air near Denver.

To guide fishing trips for a year or two, that’s what brought Terry Gunn to the red canyons of northern Arizona. The chance to hike, raft and fly fish drew Wendy Hanvold, a retired ski bum, who took a job there waiting tables at an anglers lodge.

Hundreds of people, including police officers from throughout Colorado, paid tribute Friday during a procession and funeral service for a suburban Denver police officer who was fatally shot while trying to break up a family disturbance.

A Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town of Breckenridge in 1982.

A Pine Ridge Reservation man has been sentenced to nearly 37 years in prison on assault, weapons, and sex offender charges. 

The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem.

Water levels at Lake Ogallala will be going down, but the drought has nothing to do with it. 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has disclosed that she recently underwent back surgery to treat an injury impacting her spine.

A police officer in the Colorado city of Arvada was killed in the line of duty and a suspect has been arrested, the Arvada Police Department said Sunday.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday defended the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.

Two American Indian tribes in South Dakota have agreed to purchase 40 acres of land near the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Homeowners expressed concerns about a proposed housing subdivision in their neighborhood at Tuesday’s North Platte City Council meeting.

The South Dakota Secretary of State’ Office will create a voting rights coordinator position and train state agencies on how to comply with federal voting rights laws as part of a settlement with the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux Tribes.

While the Sidney area experienced their coldest temperatures of the summer on Friday, it was even cooler in the mountains in northern Wyoming.

The Ogallala Volunteer Fire Department responded to a rollover accident involving a semi-tractor-trailer hauling livestock at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday in Keith County.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem asked a state ethics board to dismiss a complaint against her without a public hearing and to seal off certain records.

A high-speed pursuit of a motorcycle has the Nebraska State Patrol and North Platte Police Department requesting aid from the public in identifying the rider who took law enforcement on the pursuit across at least two counties.

At the Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at the Lincoln County Courthouse Tuesday, a final decision has been made on who will replace Paul Cooper, who is retiring from the Veteran Service Officer position.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 72-year old man was killed about 10:30 Saturday night when his motorcycle crashed on Highway 385 north of Hill City.

Bond has been set at $100,000 cash for one of 5 people taken into custody for a double homicide last month at a Rapid City apartment.

One firefighter was injured and a family's pets were killed in a large house fire on West 4th Street in Ogallala early Monday morning.

Two Casper police officers shot and killed a man about 2:00 Friday morning after he’d fired at them at McKenzie Lake Park.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe Dept of Public Safety and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office have signed a “Memorandum of Mutual Support” to join forces in tackling the growing crime rate in the region. 

The North Platte Police Department said Friday that it could not corroborate an alleged threat made toward Adams Middle School.

Walmart is now working with the area’s newest rancher-owned company, Sustainable Beef LLC.

A 46-year-old McCook woman was sentenced to prison following a federal meth conviction.

On Wednesday, August 24, the Village Board of Brady voted to pass a resolution sending an ordinance to the November ballot that would make performing an abortion or aiding and abetting an abortion illegal within the jurisdiction of the Village of Brady.

Authorities are investigating a threat made to a central Nebraska middle school.

Trevor Gordanier isn’t worried about finding a job after graduation.

A man has been killed in the mountains of central Colorado after crashing while speed flying, which involves descending from heights using a specialized canopy that’s similar to a paraglider.

At the sound of gunfire, the burros take off in a sprint, so fast that the trail runners gripping their lead ropes are at risk of getting dragged down the pavement of historic Harrison Avenue.

A Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory was found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping on Friday.

The resolution to send the ordinance to the ballot passed 4-1 with board members Thomas Wolfgang, Loren Johnson, Carol Hernandez, and Todd Streeter voting in favor of the measure and board member LeAnn Ellis voting against the measure.

Officials at PETA are seeking livestream video of a central Nebraska meat facility after it says it obtained government reports of animal abuse.

An Alliance man who had three arrest warrants is behind bars after attempting to flee arrest in a vehicle that was reportedly stolen.

Scottsbluff officers arrested four women after a high-speed pursuit.

BOULDER (AP) — Two gun rights organizations filed federal court lawsuits Thursday challenging bans on semi-automatic weapons and magazine ammunition restrictions adopted by two Colorado cities.

A North Platte man is dead following an ATV accident.

A western Nebraska native is being recognized as one of the top football coaches in a state rich with talent.

A 26-year-old Hershey man was hospitalized after a Lincoln County crash earlier this week.