Gosper County, NE

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The month of May can be a volatile month, capable of wild temperature spikes up....as well as down. Tomorrow we’ll be seeing peak warmth for the week as temperatures push into the low to mid 90s with breezy southwest winds possibly gusting to 35 mph. That’s 20 degrees or more above normal.

ELWOOD, Neb. — Two years ago, Gosper County saw a high number of absentee ballots. That wasn't the case this Tuesday. Polling place workers in Elwood said there has been a steady stream of in-person voters. There are three polling locations in Gosper County: two in Elwood and one...

KEARNEY — Two Rivers Public Health District is among six health departments in Nebraska investigating cases of pediatric hepatitis. The single case in Two Rivers is one of nine cases reported in the state between Nov. 5, 2021, and March 6, 2022. Patients range in age from one to nine years old. None has died.

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - With an abnormal early start to wildfire season well on its way, I wanted to take a moment to put things in perspective as far as how much land has been burned. Specifically looking at the two largest fires which have occurred this month. The first...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska (Lexington Clipper Herald via CNN) — Fifteen days after a wildfire consumed 35,000 acres in Gosper and Furnas counties, a wildfire that broke out on Friday, April 22 forced the evacuation of several southwestern Nebraska communities and has burned over 40,000 acres, so far. While the fire...

Update: Highway 283 is now closed from Elwood to the Kansas State Line. Highway 6/34 is closed near Arapahoe. According to Nebraska 511 and the Gosper County Sheriff’s Office, as of 2:45 p.m. Friday, the highway is closed due to blowing dirt leading to zero visibility. Highway 6 between...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Firefighters in southcentral Nebraska continue managing the Road 739 Fire. The wildfire burned more than 35,000 acres and destroyed 8 homes throughout Furnas and Gosper County earlier this month. According to Region 17 Emergency Manger Roger Powell, as of Wednesday, the fire is at 80...

GOSPER COUNTY, Neb. (KLKN) – Crews are still working to put out a 35,000-acre fire that started April 7. The Arapahoe Fire and Rescue Department said in its latest update that the Road 739 Fire is considered 80% contained. Trees in the Elk Creek corridor and surrounding areas are...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - For more than an hour Wednesday morning, people in central Nebraska may have had some trouble getting through to other people on the phone. Post after post on social media highlighted a phone outage affecting communication center administration and 911 lines for Hall County, Howard County and Gosper County to name a few.

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — As producers in Furnas and Gosper counties begin to rebuild their lives after the fire, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wanted them to know they are there to help. through a number of different programs. The USDA hoped to get producers back on their feet quicker.

Nebraska farmer frustrated by insurance company over wildfire losses. A Nebraska farmer says he’d like to see changes to insurance policies to better protect producers from natural disasters. Tim Rowe of Elwood says he applied starter fertilizer to several fields before a wildfire burned it off earlier this month....