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Columbus Police arrest man accused of kidnapping woman, baby
COLUMBUS, Neb. (KOLN) - The Columbus Police Department arrested a man accused of kidnapping a woman and baby. Hunter Colfack, 25, was taken into custody without incident on Monday, according to a Columbus Police Facebook post. On Monday, a warrant was issued for Colfack on several charges, including kidnapping, strangulation,...
Missing Nebraska man found dead in Colfax County
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 36-year-old Nebraska man who went missing earlier this week was found dead Friday. Authorities were looking for Craver Blakemore, who was last seen Tuesday morning near Garfield Street and Linden Avenue in Fremont. The Fremont Police Department said Blakemore was found dead in Colfax...
‘Reveal’ planned of contents found in monument at Neihardt spring conference
LINCOLN — We’ll soon know whether some documents buried inside a concrete monument erected by poet/author John Neihardt 100 years ago survived three floods and decades of harsh winters on the plains of northwest South Dakota. On April 27, the contents of a time capsule embedded inside the monument will be revealed as part of […] The post ‘Reveal’ planned of contents found in monument at Neihardt spring conference appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Nebraska man seriously injured after being hit by semi near Columbus
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was flown to a Lincoln hospital Friday after being hit by a semitrailer near Columbus. The Platte County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 a.m. to a crash on Highway 81, just south of Columbus. A 29-year-old Osceola man stepped into the northbound...
WATCH: Funnel cloud spotted in rural northeast Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A funnel cloud was spotted Tuesday afternoon in rural Colfax County. Around 1:50 p.m., Trent Mastny posted a video on social media of a funnel cloud 4 miles south of Howells. The tornado report is one of at least five in Nebraska on Tuesday, according...
STORM WEEK: 10 years after the Pilger tornadoes
PILGER, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s been nearly 10 years since tornadoes tore through the Pilger and Stanton areas. “They literally screamed — I can’t even describe that sound.”. The sounds and memories are still so vivid for Teena Andersen and her daughter, Alyssa Breitkreutz. “You would hear...
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