Over the past 25 years, Dollar General stores have become a fixture of the retail landscape in rural Nebraska. Now, there are 142 chain “dollar” stores in Nebraska towns with a population smaller than 10,000.

Westbound traffic near Ogallala was briefly stopped Thursday morning after a car fire.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is entering the Nebraska Panhandle area.

Congressman Mike Flood & Senator Pete Ricketts elaborate on the potential benefits of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" during a round table talk in Norfolk

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis.

The aftermath of a severe thunderstorm that moved through Grand Island Thursday night is visible on rooftops and scattered across yards.

An all-time great high school coach from Southeast Nebraska has earned his moment in the spotlight this summer: record-setting Shickley coach Dan Sorge is now a member of the NHSACA Hall of Fame.

The theme in Lincoln this weekend is raising awareness.

A UNK alumni couple is helping to create a business scholarship with a large gift.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation announced today work is planned on Highway 71 in Scottsbluff. Work is scheduled to begin July 21.

Two weeks after Grand Island got hit with major flooding, another storm hit the area.

A turbulent week of weather continued Thursday night as powerful storms swept across northeast Nebraska.

Sidney Federal Savings and Loan announces a new president, new ownership and maintaining its community values.

The Valentine City Council has approved a one-time waiver to the city’s personnel policy, allowing a police supervisor to work with a relative within the department.

A Scottsbluff woman received minor injuries when the car she was driving went off the road and collided with a power pole.

A 24-year-old Florida man allegedly wanted in connection with a serious crime involving a child has been arrested in Sheridan County.

Air Methods is being recognized for their excellent pediatric readiness

Sidney's free summer concert series returns to Hickory Street Square with an expanded schedule on June 20, July 18 and Aug. 15, 2025. 

A teenager is dead after getting caught in the Cedar River current, authorities say.

The community is invited to a free Movie Night at Gotte Park this Saturday, July 12 to watch "Up."

UNL may potentially be receiving $16 million for a research service facility.

July is when county review boards across the state begin to respond to protests to last month's property tax appraisals. But what is that protest process like? Jefferson County provides an inside look.

The passenger of a boat on Branched Oak Lake had to swim to shore after it caught fire Thursday morning.

An intense weather system may be moving through Thursday evening and into Friday.

The Nebraska Bankers Association reports that scammers have called PPP recipients and impersonated bank employees or local law enforcement in an attempt to gain access to financial accounts.

Two people injured in a two-vehicle crash west of Cody earlier this week were reported in stable condition Tuesday evening, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.

Two Norfolk men face multiple charges after a car chase near Pender.

No injuries were reported when two vehicles collided near the intersection of U.S. 385 and Cheyenne County Road 38 Wednesday.

The Future of Education starts early for the University of Nebraska System.

Sidney police made several arrests while executing a search warrant today.

A northeast Nebraska woman faces multiple charges after a traffic incident in Norfolk.

The community will see an increase in traffic enforcement of speeding violations next week as part of Nebraska’s Speeding High Visibility Enforcement Campaign.

The jobless Eaton employees will have the chance to find new opportunities after communication with multiple Kearney agencies.

What began as a regional collection of pressed plants in western Nebraska has blossomed into a global resource.

Homeschool and nonpublic school students who want to take part in extracurricular activities at Valentine High School or Middle School will now be required to enroll in two public school courses, instead of just one.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday arrested a man they described as a gang kingpin who is among El Salvador’s top 100 most wanted fugitives.

Archaeologists are digging at the Sharp Homestead site in Stanton County, Nebraska, as U.S. Highway 275 is being expanded. They've found brick fragments, nails, marbles, animal bones, and glass shards from the 1800s.

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary in Valentine have raised money to replace damaged or missing markers on veterans’ graves at Mount Hope Cemetery.

One quote from Bev Mathiesen best summarizes her 53-year career at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The Cheyenne County Fair starts in 10 days with a week of farm and ranch displays, a carnival, rubber check race and a list of other events throughout the week.

Bryan Health is expanding its footprint in Kearney with plans to construct new medical office buildings just south of its existing Kearney Regional Medical Center campus.

The Tuesday Cheyenne County Commissioners meeting included discussion of county's emergency warning sirens, and how storm notifications are dispatched.

A Norfolk woman is in the hospital from getting thrown off her own horse.

United States District Court Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Guadalupe Ramirez to 324 months’ imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine.

A major employer in Kearney is cutting more than 200 jobs.

The newest officer in the Kimball Police Department has completed his training to move onto solo patrol work. 

A Panhandle mosquito trap site in Scotts Bluff County has recently collected mosquitoes positive for West Nile virus.

A man drowned Tuesday at Prewitt Reservoir near Merino after jumping in to reach a drifting boat.

Sidney City Council passes resolution to revise two-hour downtown parking limits. New hours are 8 a.m – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Holidays excluded.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 32 impaired drivers from the road over the Independence Day Weekend.

Jeremy Lee has been appointed to the Sidney City Council, filling the seat left by former Mayor Brad Sherman. Brandon Bondegard was named mayor, with Brett Kerkman as vice mayor.

For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers no longer have to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports.

The first-ever 4-day-long Kimball All Class Reunion was a big success, bringing in nearly 500 participants. 

Danielle Meyers-Noel has resigned as Norfolk's city attorney after seven years, citing personal reasons. She will stay on part-time to offer legal counsel and train her replacement, Mellissa Figueroa

An 81-year-old lady is fined $100 for disturbing the peace at a PETA protest.

The developers of a proposed wind farm near Kilgore have 30 days to respond to a zoning investigation that found their permit expired and that all required conditions had not been met.

The York County Sheriff’s Office made two arrests after a woman allegedly rammed into a car with children in both vehicles on Friday.

Local grocers sounded alarm bells Tuesday about the potential negative impacts that incoming restrictions to Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could have on businesses and the more than 150,000 Nebraskans who use the program. 

The North Platte Police Department is investigating after a man was killed while working on a cement truck over the weekend.

Kimball Hospital has a bright, new crosswalk thanks to partnerships around the community taking a simple idea and bringing it to life.

A grassroots advocate for medical cannabis who is at the center of some Nebraska state officials’ efforts against the use of the drug voters approved is running for governor in 2026.

Two aging wooden bridges in Cherry County will soon be replaced with culverts, following a unanimous vote by county commissioners on Tuesday.

A Grand Island business is fighting the City over damages experienced in their basement.

Former Omaha labor leader Dan Osborn is running against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in the 2026 midterms.