Hail, gusty winds and funnel reports accompany severe storms across region

Hail up to 2 inches, 61 mph wind gusts and funnel cloud reports highlighted Monday's severe weather across the Nebraska Panhandle, southeast Wyoming and northeastern Colorado.

June 2, 2026Updated: June 2, 2026
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

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Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections sought for a quarter century

Wyoming is close to designating a migration corridor for pronghorn, a move conservation biologist Joel Berger has long supported.

Chadron State College announces spring honors lists

Chadron State College has announced the undergraduate students on its Spring 2026 President’s and Dean’s Lists.

Fire near Smith Falls State Park

Smith Falls State Park has been evacuated near Valentine as firefighters battle a nearby fire.

Critics oppose Wyoming hydroelectric project, pointing to climate-driven drought crisis

Critics say a proposed $4 billion pumped-water electricity storage facility at Wyoming's Seminoe Reservoir could harm the Miracle Mile trout fishery and a bighorn sheep herd.