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NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - An eastbound Union Pacific train carrying coal from Wyoming derailed around 7:30 a.m. Thursday about two miles southeast of Gothenburg. The Union Pacific Railroad said about 30 coal cars derailed. Union Pacific worked quickly to clear one track so train travel could continue. Clean-up crews...

(Dawson Co., NE) -- No injuries after about 30 train cars carrying coal derail in western Nebraska. Omaha-based Union Pacific says the cars jumped the tracks about two miles southeast of Gothenburg around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Rail traffic is being allowed to move through as the cleanup continues.

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — A Union Pacific train derailed early Thursday near Gothenburg, Nebraska sending 30 coal cars off the tracks. No one was injured in the incident 2 miles southeast of Gothenburg. UP cleared one of three lines in the area to keep train traffic moving. The Nebraska State...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – No injuries were reported after a train derailed near Gothenburg, the Nebraska State Patrol says. The train derailed alongside Highway 30 but it did not cause any closures. Clean-up continues as crews work to upright the derailed coal cars. The cause of the derailment is...

Troopers responded to assist with a train derailment east of Gothenburg this morning. Thankfully no injuries are reported and traffic on Highway 30 is not impacted. Crews are working on clean-up at this time. Trooper Martinez is one of our certified Drone pilots and flew the scene. This tech helps...

SMITHFIELD, Neb. — Three people were injured following a crash between a car and a semi in Gosper County Wednesday morning. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 23 and Road 434, about a mile east of Smithfield.

LEXINGTON — A broken back porch light was the cause of an early morning fire that caused damage to a Lexington house early Wednesday morning. At 4:09 a.m., the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department was called to 1404 N. Madison St. for the report of a house fire. LVFD Fire...

BERTRAND — Little information is know about the drivers involved in a car-semitrailer crash Wednesday morning that temporarily closed U.S. Highway 23 near Smithfield. Before 9 a.m. the Bertrand Volunteer Fire Department was called to the crash near the intersection of Highway 23 and Road 434, one mile east of Smithfield. The Elwood Volunteer Fire Department was later paged to the scene for mutual aid for the Jaws of Life, and to help with a fuel spill from the semi.

SMITHFIELD - One person was transported by AirCare to a Kearney hospital Wednesday following a car-semi crash in Gosper County. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 23 and Road 434 one mile from Smithfield. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, the Malibu was driving north on Road 434 when it failed to stop, entered the intersection and collided with the semi driving on Highway 23.

Parents of infants have been faced with a shortage of formula over the last couple of years. While this is a concern nationally, Gothenburg Health is ready to assist parents in the surrounding area to get the formula supplies they need. According to Melissa Thoene, PhD, RD with the Nebraska...

NORTH PLATTE — Call it a divine wind. Using Mother Nature’s gift — a perceived advantage — the Overton Eagles rallied from a 23-stroke deficit to win the Class D state high school golf championship Wednesday at Lake Maloney Golf Course south of North Platte. After...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — A Lexington home sustained thousands of dollars in damage following a fire early Wednesday morning. Lexington Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bo Berry said crews responded just after 4 a.m. to the fire at a home in the 1400 bock of North Madison Street. Berry said upon...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Students at three Nebraska schools will soon enjoy state-of-the-art fitness centers. Earlier this month, Governor Pete Ricketts and fitness icon Jake (Body by Jake) Steinfeld, chairman of the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils (NFGFC), announced the three Nebraska schools. The multi-million dollar DON’T QUIT! Campaign...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Nebraska Extension is hosting educational sessions for farmers and ranchers affected by recent wildfires and drought. “Managing Grass, Cattle & Crops” sessions will be held June 2nd in both Arapahoe and Orleans. The first session will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Commons Area at...

Flood Communications takes the wind out of AC “The Breeze 94.5” KILQ Grand Island-Kearney-Hastings, NE in favor of what the company says is the first full-power Spanish-language radio station in the market with the launch of regional Mexican “Fiesta 94.5.”. The company closed on its $1,618,860 purchase...