‘Too many questions’: Tyler Goodrich’s family desperate to learn the truth

BENNET, Neb. (KLKN) – Tyler Goodrich’s family was confused and frustrated Monday as many questions were left unanswered. “I thought that finding Tyler would make me feel better, and it’s just opened up additional questions and more unknowns,” said Angie Manley, Tyler’s sister. Goodrich’s body...

Nebraska Democratic Party Statement on Winner-Take-All Bill and Amendment Voted Out of Committee

The Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb issues the following statement regarding LB3 and LR24CA, the Winner-Take-All bill and amendment, being voted out of committee this morning:. “Nebraska matters in the presidential elections because of our fair electoral vote system. The Republicans who want to take this away, all because...

Woman dies during encounter with state troopers near Gothenburg (updated report)

A woman died and a murder suspect from Denver was hospitalized, apparently from drug overdoses, after an encounter Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 30 near Gothenburg. The murder allegedly occurred just before midnight Saturday at a residence in south Denver. Nebraska State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said a state trooper,...

Work will begin on I-80, near North Platte

NORTH PLATTE — Weather permitting, work will begin March 17 on I-80, from reference post 170.94 to reference post 176.82, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Midwest Coatings Company, Inc. of Modale, Iowa is the contractor for this project. Work includes crack sealing and pavement markings. Traffic will...

Case continued for teen charged with DUI motor vehicular homicide east of North Platte

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The case of an Ogallala teen charged in the death of a Keith County teen was continued in Lincoln County District Court. Addison Malone, 18, is charged with DUI motor vehicular homicide in the death of her passenger Nathaniel Sandoval, 18, of Ogallala last summer.

The Hot Sheets: March 10th, 2025

Capital Humane Society reduces adoption fees to prepare for potential increased intake of lost pets

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Adoption fees for all animals available for adoption at the Pieloch Adoption Center will be reduced 50 percent beginning Tuesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 16. The Capital Humane Society said staff took 53 animals into the shelter on Thursday alone. They hope that this adoption...

Bird flu detected in backyard flock in central Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Bird flu was detected Monday in a backyard flock in Dawson County, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture said. In 2025, four backyard flocks — or about 219 birds – have been impacted by bird flu, according to the state. Other cases of bird...

Fund created in honor of Bridget Arens Schumacher

CROFTON, Neb. -- About five months after her unexpected death, the University of South Dakota Foundation & Alumni Association, has named a fund after Bridget Arens Schumacher. In a Facebook post, University of South Dakota Foundation & Alumni Association said her legacy will live on through the Bridget Arens Schumacher Fund.

Archived: Law officers respond to disturbance on east side

Police and sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for help Monday morning at a residence near the St. Pat’s Irish practice field. The field is just east of McDaid Elementary School. Police said a complaint of domestic assault came around 11:15 a.m. in the 500 block of S....

College basketball team books March Madness spot despite not even winning conference thanks to little-known rule

A COLLEGE basketball team found a way to qualify for March Madness while not even winning its conference’s basketball championship tournament. There is a rule that helped an NCAA college basketball squad avoid a requirement to earn a trip to the Big Dance. A total of 68 schools make the NCAA tournament as 37 of […]

U.S. Forest Service region covering Nebraska looking for temporary firefighting staff

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (WOWT) - Weeks after the federal agency froze hiring and training for thousands of federal firefighters at the order of the president, the regional U.S. Forest Service covering five states including Nebraska is hiring temporary positions. According to a release from the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA...

Former KFOR Morning Show Host Cathy Blythe Has Passed Away

LINCOLN–(KFOR Mar. 10)–Cathy Blythe, who had spent her entire broadcasting career at KFOR, passed away Saturday morning. Blythe, a 1967 Lincoln Southeast High School graduate, was originally hired as KFOR’s receptionist in 1972. She later became music director for KFOR’s then-parent company Stuart Broadcasting before leaving in 1981. Blythe would return in 1982, after being hired to co-host the KFOR Morning Show, where she would spend the next 30 years working with Scott Young, then Ward Jacobson, Dale Johnson, Mark Taylor and Dave Hilligoss.

State Patrol Northern Nebraska Drug Seizure

(Lincoln, NE) -- The State Patrol says troopers seized over 250 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in northern Nebraska. It happened Friday on Highway 20 near Highway 81 on a Chevrolet Silverado with a driver known to have a suspended license. During the stop, a trooper saw marijuana...

Nebraska Five-Day Forecast: High Winds Today, Winter Storm Threat Looms for the Weekend

Nebraska residents should prepare for extreme fire risk today due to strong winds and low humidity. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for most of south-central Nebraska and north-central Kansas until 8 PM Monday. Gusty winds could spread fires rapidly, making outdoor burning highly dangerous. According to the National...

Bill to open unemployment benefits to immigrant ‘Dreamers’ advances to legislative debate

LINCOLN — Nebraska is a step closer to joining other states in allowing “Dreamers” — and other immigrants who have legal permission to work in the U.S. but who lack permanent residency — access to unemployment insurance benefits. The Legislature’s Business and Labor Committee, despite concerns raised during a previous public hearing, voted last week […]

Denver homicide suspect found in central Nebraska with dead passenger

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska State Patrol on Sunday found a Denver homicide suspect in Dawson County, along with a dead passenger. According to the state patrol, the suspect was armed and dangerous, but the passenger died from a medical emergency. On Sunday morning, the state patrol was...

Pillen’s nudge helps Nebraska’s winner-take-all proposals advance out of Government Committee

LINCOLN – After public pressure from Gov. Jim Pillen, Nebraska lawmakers advanced to the full Legislature a winner-take-all bill and a separate proposed constitutional amendment to let voters alter how the state awards Electoral College votes for president. The Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee of the officially nonpartisan Legislature advanced both proposals Monday along […]