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Beatrice man severely beaten, tells police he’d been attacked by ‘the devil’
BEATRICE, Neb. (KOLN) - A man was arrested after police found a man severely beaten and bloody in a Beatrice apartment last month. Dylan Walters, 27, faces one count of first-degree assault and one count of burglary in Gage County Court. The charges come after a man yelled for help from his apartment near North 4th Street and Highway 136 on April 29.
Beatrice woman reports lottery scam
BEATRICE, Neb. (KOLN) - A woman in rural Beatrice reported a scam on Monday after she received a phone call that said she won $3.2 million in a lottery, according to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office. She was told that she needed to purchase $935 worth of “Green Dot”...
Gov. Pillen outlines some funding levers in his quest to lower Nebraska property taxes
BEATRICE — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said Friday he hopes to trim state spending by at least $500 million in the next couple of years and capture more federal dollars for property tax relief. Pillen made those commitments at the third of his property tax town halls, echoing a previous plan for tax relief that […] The post Gov. Pillen outlines some funding levers in his quest to lower Nebraska property taxes appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Pillen urges spending cuts, ending sales tax exemptions to reduce property taxes
Nebraskans paid $5.3 billion dollars in property taxes in 2023, according to the Governor’s Policy Research Office. Gov. Jim Pillen wants to cut that amount by 40%, or more than $2 billion, during a special legislative session later this summer. At a town hall in Beatrice Friday, Pillen said...
Tornado Watch in place through Tuesday evening for eastern Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Tornado Watch is in place for eastern Nebraska through 5 PM Tuesday. This includes areas like Lincoln, Beatrice, Nebraska City, Falls City, Wahoo, Omaha, and Wayne into northeastern Nebraska. A couple tornadoes - and possibly an intense tornado - very large hail up to 3″ in diameter, 70 MPH wind gusts, and areas of heavy rain will be possible within the watch area this afternoon.
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