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Sentencing in July for 80-year-old woman who killed husband
MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) - An 80-year-old southwestern Nebraska woman faces sentencing next month for killing her husband, though she claimed it was in response to years of abuse. KNOP-TV reports that Lavett...
Jun 22, 2021 david__jones / CC
Nebraska reports fewer virus cases for eighth week in a row
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to decrease in Nebraska last week, and the state currently has one of the lowest rate of new cases in the nation. The Omaha World-Herald r...
Jun 22, 2021 sergio santos / CC
MPCC Rodeo Team Finishes Strong at Nationals
Zane Patrick, of Bartlett, wrestles a steer at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. June 14. Patrick tied for first in the first go-round with a time of 4.5 seconds. (Photo courtesy of Ja...
Jun 21, 2021
Dorothy Mae Key, 91,
Dorothy Mae Key, 91, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2021, at Burwell Community Memorial Health Center. Dorothy was born to Anton and Antonia (Vacek) Proskocil on June 18, 1930 in Custer County, Ne...
Jun 21, 2021
Iris R. "Toni" Patrick, 86
Iris R. "Toni" Patrick, 86, of Ericson passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at the ...
Jun 21, 2021
1 killed in chain-reaction crash on I-80 in eastern Nebraska
ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say one motorcyclist died in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska that shut down a stretch of the thoroughfare for hours. The Nebraska State Pat...
Jun 21, 2021 The U.S. National Archives
Costly low bid for Nebraska child services may cause changes
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Some Nebraska lawmakers are calling for changes in how the state picks contractors, after a child welfare service that succeeded in winning a contract with an unusually low bid fail...
Jun 21, 2021 Deep Owl / CC
Nebraska Qualifiers to the National High School Finals Rodeo 2021
Nebraska State High School Rodeo Finals were held over the weekend at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Hastings. Here are the qualifiers in each event that will be representing Nebraska at the N...
Jun 21, 2021
Man found guilty of killing his stepmother in Broken Bow
BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) - A 45-year-old central Nebraska man has been convicted of killing his stepmother last year. A jury on Friday found Trent Esch guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 62-ye...
Jun 21, 2021 Raymond Wambsgans / CC
Nebraska teen charged in death of his 6-month-old daughter
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska teen has been charged as an adult in the death of his 6-month-old daughter. The Omaha World-Herald reports that 17-year-old Alejandro Flores, of Omaha, was ordered held t...
Jun 21, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
