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Man wounded in New Year's Eve shootout takes plea deal
ST. PAUL, Neb. (AP) - A Broken Bow man wounded during a New Year's Eve shootout with central Nebraska law officers has taken a plea deal. Howard County District Court records say 30-year-old Luke Lefe...
Apr 02, 2019 Police Lights
Nebraska water official struggles to find money for repairs
SPENCER, Neb. (AP) - A rural water district official is worried about how to provide water for the thousands of people and cattle in his northern Nebraska county after a wall of water, ice and debris ...
Apr 02, 2019
Woman accused of setting fire to bar she was buying
ARNOLD, Neb. (AP) - A woman has been accused of setting fire to a bar she was buying in the central Nebraska town of Arnold. Custer County Court records say 54-year-old Jane Chestnutt is charged with ...
Apr 02, 2019
Woman buys out closing Payless store to donate to Nebraska
HAYS, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas woman donated 204 pairs of shoes to Nebraska flood victims after buying all the remaining shoes at a Payless store that was closing. The Hays Post reports the shoes were par...
Apr 02, 2019 Photo Courtesy of NBC News/Payless Shoe Store
LLNRD Offers Free Water Testing Following Flood
The Lower Loup Natural Resources District is now offering free water testing to well owners whose supply wells were encroached upon by flood waters. The NRD will test for bacteria in the samples dropp...
Apr 02, 2019
Nebraska Releases Plan for Medicaid Expansion
Lincoln - Nebraska has taken a major step toward implementing Medicaid expansion by submitting State Plan Amendments (SPAs) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today. The plan was presen...
Apr 02, 2019
Mary Ann Rowse, 83
Mary Ann Rowse, 83, of Burwell, Nebraska died March 29, 2019 at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019 at the United Metho...
Apr 02, 2019
Earl Ernest “Tom” Rowse, 84
Earl Ernest "Tom" Rowse, 84, of Burwell, Nebraska died at his home on January 31, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Burwell, N...
Apr 02, 2019
VCHS celebrates Nebraska Public Transit Week
ORD, Neb. - The Valley County Health System (VCHS) Transportation Department celebrates Nebraska Public Transit Awareness week April 8 - 12. VCHS Public Transportation will be offering one free in-tow...
Apr 01, 2019 Courtesy/Valley County Health Systems/VCHS Transportation driver Wayne Brown
Elm Creek trout stocking suspended until habitat improves
LINCOLN, Neb. - Rainbow trout stockings will not occur this spring at Elm Creek because high water has had a detrimental impact on trout habitat there. Until stream conditions improve, the likelihood ...
Apr 01, 2019 Michael / CC
