A Sunday morning semi fire impacted I-80 traffic in western Nebraska.

A driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places with his dog to avoid arrest, police in Colorado said.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Kimball

The Nebraska Game and Parks commission is hoping to get people excited about the number of outdoor activities the state has to offer.

SIDNEY -- A group of motorcyclists will stop in Sidney Saturday morning. The tour is part of the National Veterans Awareness Organization ride.

In Colorado’s mountains, an 11-year-old girl went to check on the family’s chickens in their wooden hen house Wednesday only to find a mountain lion that swatted at her face, leaving a small puncture wound on her cheek, according to wildlife officials.

Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado warning: Logan

Severe Thunderstorm: Cheyenne and Kimball

Tornado Warning: Morgan and Central Washington

Severe Thunderstorm: Logan and Phillips

During the evening hours of Thursday, May 4, investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks in Lincoln County.

SIDNEY -- The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 board of education recognized the April students of the month today.

Colorado lawmakers pushed a bill to the governor’s desk that would allow politicians to block social media users from their private accounts, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would consider to what extent that’s legal.

From North Platte to Norfolk and back down to Omaha, much of Nebraska experienced more weekend thunderstorms overnight.

Six people were hurt — two critically — when part of a heating and ventilation system collapsed at a resort pool in Colorado on Saturday, fire officials said.

Spring Fling was in full swing at Cody Park in North Platte on Saturday.

The wildfire near Halsey has gotten bigger, though firefighters have been able to get the blaze over 80 percent contained.

SIDNEY -- Two Sidney men were arrested on multiple charges May 2 after they were seen motorcycling in the north ditch parallel to U.S. Highway 30.

KIMBALL -- The City of Kimball Board of Public Works meets 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 9. 

SIDNEY -- Authorities were called to a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Cheyenne County Roads 38 and 111 at 10:53 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle was reported traveling north on County Road 111, about a third of a mile south of County Road 38

Western Nebraska Community College math instructor Amy Winters earned the Nebraska State Education Association's 2023 Teaching Excellence Award.

BRIDGEPORT -- Joseph Bennett, 32, of Broadwater, appeared in Morrill County District Court before District Court Judge Andrea Miller Tuesday,May 2, where he pleaded guilty  to Second Degree Murder.

The younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is facing sexual battery after an early-morning arrest on Wednesday.

The North Platte City Council approved expanding the corporate limits of the City by about 75 acres on Tuesday. The land is primarily located in the southeastern portion of North Platte.

Crystal Carland and her family are no strangers to tragedy. In 2020, Carland’s son Franklin drowned.

The Miss Rodeo Nebraska Association has announced six contestants for its annual pageant.

The Sunny Side 4-H Club in Keith County collected approximately 10 bags of trash along Keystone Lake Road east of Lake McConaughy on Sunday.

A Lincoln County man who was arrested for the murder of Geoffrey Allen in August 2021 appeared in District Court Monday.

A Washington man is in custody after a fatal crash in central Nebraska.

On Sunday, authorities said that two people were injured during a two-vehicle accident that was head-on in Lincoln County.

A McPherson County rancher has been named to the Nebraska Public Power District Board of Directors.

A 20-year-old Colorado woman died late Wednesday night after she was struck by a rock that investigators say was thrown through her windshield by someone who did the same thing to several other vehicles over a two-hour span.

One person was taken to the hospital after striking a semi truck Saturday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of Walker Road and South Jeffers Street.

For several months North Platte High School Students under the direction of Mr. Philep Wiley spent hours working on a documentary entitled; Water War:

Bandimere Speedway plans to close after the 2023 season.

Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursday nearly one year after an arson attack ravaged it and despite looming laws that could shut it down with some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the U.S.

OGALLALA -- A county wide response was paged for a structure fire in the Ogallala District Wednesday evening.

One person is dead after a semi crash in Keith County Wednesday morning, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.

A Kansas man is now in police custody and facing multiple charges after a 14-year-old girl was reported missing from North Platte Wednesday morning, North Platte Police said.

A trio of health care bills enshrining access in Colorado to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications became law Friday.

Fire departments around Lake McConaughy in Keith County responded to a grass fire Friday. 

A North Platte couple were arrested Friday morning at the Buffalo Bill Campground.

Both directions of travel on Interstate 80 between North Platte and Brady are now open after a lengthy closure following a crash and hazardous materials spill Thursday.

A North Platte man was killed when a vehicle he was driving slammed into a tree at Lake Maloney.

Both directions of Interstate 80 near Maxwell were closed after a two-semi crash caused a leak of corrosive material Thursday afternoon, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

SIDNEY -- Sidney residents have until April 26 to decide who will be their natural gas supplier.

Authorities have identified the female body that was found in a locomotive that was found in Bailey Yard Sunday. 

University of Nebraska at Kearney student Jessica Klingelhoefer was recently recognized as a Health Education Major of the Year by SHAPE America-Society of Health and Physical Educators.

The North Platte Fire Department and other rural departments responded to a grass fire several miles south of North Platte on Tuesday.

A former Nebraska high school basketball standout will be going past his home state to land at his new destination.

Authorities in Lincoln County said they are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on a locomotive. 

The North Platte Police Department issued a scam alert on Saturday after several residents reporting a new disturbing trend.

A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS.

A North Platte High School teacher that was charged with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old student has turned in his resignation letter.

SIDNEY -- Sidney's Public Transportation Department is celebrating Nebraska Public Transit Week April 10-14. Sidney's Public Transit will be celebrating through the week.

An Omaha woman joins a string of people from a multi-state drug trafficking ring to be sentenced to federal prison.

The Wilkinson Companies’ Redevelopment Plan for commercial property off I-80 Exit 179 was once again the center of conversation at North Platte City Hall Tuesday evening.

A North Platte High School teacher charged with sexual assault of a 17-year-old student pleaded not guilty in Lincoln County District Court Monday.

An 18-year-old from Colorado was arrested near York after two missing children were found with him.

OMAHA – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at more than 4,000 sites nationwide on Saturday, April 22.

Notice is hereby given that an open and public meeting of the Cheyenne County Fair Board will be held at 6:30 PM, Monday April 24, 2023

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in the shooting death of a Colorado man whose body was found after he had not been heard from for several days, police said Wednesday.

SIDNEY -- Applicants are sought for a program that encourages agriculturalists to also be leaders in their field. Terry Hejny, director of Nebraska LEAD, stopped in Sidney Friday to promote the program and the coming application deadline.

A Missouri man was arrested in southwest Nebraska after he led authorities on a pursuit.