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One man arrested after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase in Red Willow County
McCook, Neb. - One man arrested after leading McCook PD, Nebraska State Patrol and Red Willow County Sherriff's office on a high speed chase with his motorcycle on Tuesday evening. On April 23, 2024, at approximately 8:13 pm, McCook Police attempted to initate a traffic stop of a motorist on...
Severe weather: Forecasting hail size
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - From pea size to grapefruit, hail comes in different shapes and sizes. But have you ever wondered how forecasters anticipate the potential size of hail before it ever falls? One of the tools that meteorologists use is the Skew-T chart from forecast models. This gives forecasters an idea of what will take place above the ground at a location or across a general area. A Skew-T like the one I took of the McCook area for 6pm this evening, offers detailed information for forecasters in order to predict how large hail potentially could be during a severe weather event.
Southwest Public Power District pays taxes to local communities
This week Hamlet, Palisade, Culbertson, Hayes Center, Haigler and Trenton received “in-lieu of tax” payments from Southwest Public Power District totaling $89,760.25. SWPPD customers in these communities are served directly by SWPPD. Payments are 5% of the 2023 electric sales within the incorporated villages. Tax payments were $2,140.79...
Wauneta-Palisade Broncos have final tune up before RPAC
The Wauneta-Palisade track teams head to the RPAC meet Thursday after a girls team win at the Hitchcock County Invite last week. Besides the girls championship, the boys team claimed three individual wins. Head Coach Dawn Doetker said the weather was nice in Trenton and her team competed well. “We...
Hayes Center FFA ends school year successfully
This year, the Hayes Center FFA chapter in Hayes County, Neb. has continued the success it experienced in the past. With the retirement of ag instructor Mr. Randy Vlasin, Mr. Tanner Collins became the new instructor for the year and stepped up to run the FFA program. At last year’s...
Schwenka Places 11th at McCook Invite
Teeing off for the Whip- pets first of three meets of the week, Minden traveled to Heritage Golf Course in McCook for a rescheduled invitational with 12 other teams. One thing that is evident in the season, the golfers are learning how to play with windy conditions. The Whippets’ team score at the event came out to 367, earning seventh place in the process.
UPDATE: Missing 49-year-old man found in southwest Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Authorities in southwest Nebraska urge the public to be on the lookout for a missing 49-year-old man. An endangered missing advisory was issued late Friday night for Frederick Bogart. He was last seen around midnight the night before, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. Bogart...
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