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'I love telling my story': Thousands of students compete in national speech competition at Bellevue West High School
BELLEVUE, Neb. — Thousands of students from all over the county gathered at Bellevue West High School on Friday. They battled it out on stage in a speech competition. The National Individual Events Tournament of Champions brought out more than 2,000 students from 250 schools across the nation. Some...
Several tornadoes confirmed from Monday’s storm
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Another round of strong to severe storms pushed across the region Monday with several reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes. The National Weather Service surveyed the damage today and confirmed 4 brief tornadoes did touch down leaving some trails of damage. The first...
Father who said 'I would do it again' after smothering children and tucking them into bed locked up for life as he claims he 'always will love my wife and kids'
A father convicted months ago of smothering and killing his two young children following a chilling confession that he "would do it again" was locked up for the rest of time. The post Father who said ‘I would do it again’ after smothering children and tucking them into bed locked up for life as he claims he ‘always will love my wife and kids’ first appeared on Law & Crime.
Glenwood police reports pair of warrant arrests
(Glenwood) -- Two Glenwood suspects were arrested on warrants Monday. The Glenwood Police Department says 35-year-old Amanda Elrod was arrested on two Mills County warrants. Elrod was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $12,000 cash only bond. Glenwood Police also report that 32-year-old Matthew Prunty was arrested...
One Person Killed Another Injured in Mills County CAR/Motorcycle Crash
(Mills County) A car/motorcycle crash in Mills County on Friday claimed the life of a Bellevue, Nebraska man. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at 11:09 p.m. on East Highway 34 at the one-mile marker. Authorities say 39-year-old Jacob Otto died in the accident. Leeva Unique Kitchens of Sidney, Iowa, suffered injuries.
Riverside sweeps district titles at Fremont-Mills SQM
(Tabor) -- It was a banner night in more ways than one for the Riverside track & field program Thursday evening as both teams left Tabor with district titles after strong showings in the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet at Fremont-Mills High School. Both teams had to sweat out their...
Glenwood alum Schraft wins Big 12 title
(Waco) -- Glenwood alum Janette Schraft won a Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field title on Friday. Schraft was the top performer in the 3000-meter steeplechase, laying down a time of 9:58.75. Schraft was one of Iowa State's two Big 12 champions on Friday. Cam Jones won the men's shot...
Southeast Nebraska state school board race highlights mental health, teacher retention
LINCOLN — Three educators with backgrounds in mental health and nursing are looking to succeed a two-term board member who declined to seek reelection this year. Three candidates are looking to succeed District 2 board member Lisa Fricke of Omaha, who was first elected in 2016 and declined to seek reelection in 2024, as did all three other board members who could have run again this year. The candidates to replace Fricke are: Maggie Douglas of Bellevue, Linda Vermooten of Bellevue and Karen Morgan of Alvo.
AHSTW Girls and Boys Send Three Teams Each to State Track – Audubon Girls Await Official Times
(Treynor, IA) The Treynor state-qualifier meet started at 4 p.m. on Thursday as AHSTW and Audubon Girls track made their final adjustments before starting the races. The wait didn’t take long for the Lady Vikes as they started the meet off strong winning the 800-meter sprint medley with a time of 1:51.44. Caitlyn Dills, Loralei Wahling, Brooklyn Buck and Bella Lamp put together the Lady Vikes best time of the season behind a strong anchor leg from Lamp, overtaking MVAO-COU and Van Meter in the final lap to send the relay team to state.
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