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O’NEILL, Neb. -- A low-speed collision with a gas line is to blame for an explosion that destroyed a church building and damaged countless other buildings and homes in O’Neill. The O’Neill Police Department says a 58-year-old man identified as a Guatemalan national struck the gas line feeding...

A Pringle man has been arrested on felony arson charges related to nine separate wild land and structure fires that have recently occurred in Custer County. Jeremiah James Strange 31, was arrested Thursday. The fires occurred between August 28th and September 30th in various locations throughout Custer County. Attorney General...

Hastings, NE – Nebraska residents can expect chilly temperatures tonight, with lows dipping to the mid-30s across northern regions. The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for areas north of I-80 as temperatures may reach as low as 34 degrees. According to the US National Weather Service...

When the Nebraska Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program first launched in September 2023, landlord Andy Marsh drove to see one of his tenants, a single father working three jobs as his young daughter fought pediatric brain cancer. Marsh, owner of Keystone Properties, which manages about 650 properties in the Grand...

The dry spell has been felt statewide with many locations at 2-3 weeks without rain, if not longer. In the background, the map below shows the latest drought monitor that we’ll receive an update on by Thursday. Most of eastern and northern Nebraska. Temperatures falling to the middle 40s...

In the heart of an Omaha neighborhood is a sea of blue dots painted on lawn signs. Local resident Jason Brown and his wife, Ruth, first thought of the idea this summer and began spray painting them one at a time. At first, they debated putting words over the dot, but quickly decided to keep it simple."Two hundred went to 400 went to 1,000 went to 1,800," Ruth said.Nebraska awards electoral votes by congressional district, and Omaha is at the heart of the state's second district. If Vice President Kamala Harris wins there, she will carry one electoral vote from deeply...

MEAD, Neb. (WOWT) - A man arrested earlier this year for carrying out several burglaries around eastern Nebraska learned his sentence Monday. Patrick Newcomer, 37, of rural Mead, was sentenced to 8-10 years in prison on two counts of burglary and two counts of prohibited possession of a firearm. As part of his plea deal, 11 other charges were dropped.

Postseason softball began across the state yesterday as several Northeast Nebraska teams hit the diamond in Classes B & C. Starting in Class B, Columbus Lakeview fell to Blue River in the opening contest in the B-7 District while Wayne was able to pick up an 11-1 win over Lincoln Northwest but fell to Crete 9-2 in the B-6 subdistrict final.

The days continue to feel shorter as the end of the year looms, which makes it all the more important to set aside time for a tasty meal to raise the spirits! Just because it's not summer anymore doesn't mean you can't use food to transport you back to the sunshine season and cuisine associated with it.

Notice in the District court of holt county, Nebraska. Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of September, 2024, a petition was filed in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is for the change of the petitioner's name from Hunter Marlyn Shaffer to Hunter Marlyn Fonseca.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Health Department advised Tuesday that cases of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” are on the rise in the area. So far this year, 15 cases have been reported — more than were reported in 2020, but still less than half the annual average of 39 reported between 2015 and 2019.

Beatrice, Neb. — A weekend of fires impacted Nebraskans across the state. While a fire outside of Beatrice has been put out, there’s still the aftermath people are having to go through. Although no homes were lost, there’s still plenty of damage in the aftermath of the fire...

(Omaha, NE) -- Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) crews are wrapping up their efforts in West Virginia and Virginia. OPPD crews worked with Appalachian Power to restore outages caused by Hurricane Helene. The Nebraska crews were released today (Monday) with a great deal of gratitude. OPPD says, however, the attention...

For students experiencing homelessness, the start of a new academic year can be fraught with anxiety. Unstable housing, food insecurity and lack of transportation to and from school are just a few of the challenges they and their families may face. Federal law requires school districts to meet these challenges....

Gov. Jim Pillen announced the mobilization of the Nebraska Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team or TERT to assist North Carolina as it continues to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The group deployed on Friday, to Buncombe County for 14 days. That county is one of the hardest hit locations...

Youngstown Grape Distributors Inc., voluntarily recalled two lots of Happy Moose Juice on October 4th due to the incompletion of "the High Pressure Processing (HPP) treatment, which is used to prolong the product shelf-life, prevent spoilage, and significantly reduce the risk of pathogens such as Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and diarrheagenic E. coli."

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska Game and Parks announced a temporary ban on campfires at all state parks and wildlife management areas Friday to reduce the risk of wildfires. Visitors to campgrounds and wildlife management areas are urged to remain mindful of changing conditions during this period. Camp stoves that use liquid or gas fuel are permitted, as they are less likely to leave ash or hot charcoal that could ignite fires.

Even with the variability of commodity prices, land values seem to be holding steady. Some landowners have decided that it is time to sell, because they believe the values will go down from here. Right now, it takes about 60 days to sell a farm. The following are a few...

O’NEILL, Neb. — More than 12 hours after an explosion rocked the small community of O’Neill, work continues in earnest at the St. Patrick’s Parish Center. It all started just before 6:00 Monday morning. The parish center is right next to St. Mary’s Catholic School, St. Patrick’s cathedral and Avera St. Anthony’s hospital. The parish center was empty at the time and there were no serious injuries.

The Broken Bow volleyball team improved to 15-6 on the season with wins over Cozad and Ord at the Ord triangular Tuesday. Broken Bow defeated Cozad in straight sets 25-11, 25-22 and defeated Ord 2-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-17). Broken Bow will host Minden and Ogallala for a triangular Thursday at the Indian gym. The Broken Bow matches will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com.