Hail, funnel cloud and 71 mph winds reported during severe storms across region
Golf ball-size hail, a funnel cloud south of Bushnell and a 71 mph wind gust in Sidney highlighted Saturday's severe weather across the Nebraska Panhandle.

Golf ball-size hail, a funnel cloud south of Bushnell and a 71 mph wind gust in Sidney highlighted Saturday's severe weather across the Nebraska Panhandle.

Despite ongoing concerns about wildfire risk, fireworks will be allowed within Gordon city limits this Independence Day after the city council did not approve a temporary ban.
Drowning death under investigation at Johnson Lake
A 30-year-old Allen woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she drove a pickup into a Merriman business.
A 51-year-old Sioux Falls man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 1994 killing in Winner is now facing federal charges in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl.