Leslie Snell, of Chappell, picked up a $2,400 grand prize during the fourth running of The Big Boy Big Wheel Race on Wednesday morning in Sidney.

Lodging tax revenue to help fund sign project, at Blue Springs Ball Diamonds

County board members debate whether a Broadband Bridge Program grant infringes on an already publicly- funded project

Low bid comes in significantly less than the engineering estimate for the project.

One of the suspects in the Bloomfield double homicide pled not guilty to one count of tampering with evidence.

Students and supporters of Palestine gathered on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s campus to protest the war in the Middle East.

Blue Valley Community Action kicked off National Community Action Month by hosting a community lunch Wednesday. 

The nation’s fastest-growing sport is gaining ground in both cities and small towns.

The PACE related scandal included former Omaha City Councilman Vinny Palermo, who is now in federal prison.

JayHusker races are back at the Jefferson County Speedway this weekend.

The United Way of Western Nebraska's 7th Annual United Way Color Dash will be held June 1 in Gering. There are only 1,000 spots available to race.

Tornado damages the north part of the community during late afternoon

Governor Jim Pillen and Colonel John Bolduc flew with the Nebraska State Patrol Aviation Support Unit today to survey damage caused by tornadoes Friday in eastern Nebraska.

The state teachers union and other advocates for keeping public funds for public schools say they won’t let supporters of Nebraska’s revamped school choice law sidestep the voters this fall.

Five years ago, the new addition to the Norfolk YMCA opened its doors to the public.

The Primary Election is scheduled for May 14. This year a photo ID is required to participate in the election.

Smiles were all-around for a grand occasion at Newell Elementary school this morning!  The students have been looking forward to this moment for eight months — or 1,600 recesses — and today their patience was rewarded.

ALLO's fiber network is now completely installed in Kearney. 

Valentine high school students are trying to solve a crime involving a crashed vehicle, blood and plenty of beer cans, but the mock exercise is just a learning activity.

The Fairbury Cemetery will be undergoing renovations to more of its roads very soon. 

An arrest affidavit has been filed against a Sidney woman in connection with a house fire that occurred in the early hours of April 14 in Sidney.

University of Nebraska-Kearney graduate history student Tatiana Moore will be speaking at Western Nebraska Community College in Sidney on May 18.

Jefferson County deputies were involved in a high speed chase in Fairbury on Monday.

A Grand Island woman is now facing a 'Child Abuse Resulting in Death' charge after a two-month old baby suffered irreversible brain damage while in her care. 

The Table of Grace is collecting donations for crisis care kits for people impacted by the recent tornadoes in eastern Nebraska.

A six-year-old child was critically injured after a two-vehicle collision in Stanton County on Monday.

Volunteers who helped preserve Nebraska’s largest public collection of lilacs received honors on Arbor Day in Nebraska City

A newly formed nonprofit will focus on opening a movie theater in Valentine.

At least five tornadoes measured at EF-3

SIDNEY -- Sidney will be hosting numerous visitors from across the state in the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities event May 1-2. The event, named "No Wrong Turn," and showcases tools and resources designed to fuel community.

Radio listeners in the Nebraska Panhandle, southeast Wyoming and northeast Colorado who correctly predict which racer wins the 4th Annual Big Boy Big Wheel Race will also win big this spring thanks to the support of local businesses.

Chadron State College will recognize 354 candidates for graduation at the Spring Commencement Ceremony in the Chicoine Center on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Storm season for the midwest has just begun. The state of Nebraska prepares for the upcoming 'tornado season'.

The Sidney High School FFA Chapter held its annual dinner and fundraiser auction February 27. The event also recognizes achievements and next year's officers.

Once Bitten, Forever Smitten

From the moment the tornadoes hit Good Samaritans have poured into Elkhorn and Bennington neighborhoods to help, but there have also been some downsides.

Anonymous donor, matching plans helping to raise funds

The Hooker County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public about a scam after at least one person in the area has fallen victim.

Gov. Jim Pillen has issued an emergency declaration in the aftermath of this weekend's severe weather.

If you would like to help those cleaning up from the tornadoes, here are a few options.

Five cities in Central Nebraska were the victims of five tornadoes Friday where winds measured as high as 145 MPH, and widths of a half mile wide. 

Old letter board marquee replaced with digital upgrade

Donkey basketball swept through Fairbury this weekend and it brought the community out to support those playing.

With dozens of tornadoes wreaking havoc across eastern Nebraska on Friday, many people originally from the sandhills experienced the storms.

The Awana program at the Evangelical Free Church in Sidney held its awards night on April 24.

From recollections of Brent Jeffers serving as elementary principal, point man for The Ark ministry to recalling how he would spontaneously pray for any ambulance siren -- the crew and the patient, regardless where he was, Jeffers was remembered April 27.

Two brothers in northeast Nebraska were left cleaning up the ruins of their business after the storms on Friday. 

Residents began sifting through the rubble after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.

Gov. Jim Pillen: "I had a call from the President of the United States, we were out so I did not get it. He left a message, the federal government is here to help us.”

Chadron State College student Aubree Quast of Clarks, Nebraska, is the Project Strive/TRiO Student of the Month for April.

Western Nebraska Community College is thrilled to announce the launch of its expanded Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program in Sidney, beginning in Fall 2024.

A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.

Despite the controversy surrounding Bigfoot and nonbelievers, the Bigfoot Conference is back for another year. 

April is Donate Life Month and in honor of it, CHI Health St. Francis hosted their annual Donor Remembrance Ceremony Friday.  

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and its partners are hosting the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

The Nebraska Army National Guard will be conducting a routine training exercise the morning of May 4. near the Sidney Municipal Airport.

Supercells drop hail, include funnel clouds and tornadoes

PINE BLUFFS, Wyo. -- On April 25, the Pine Bluffs Police Department made an arrest of a subject from Nebraska who burglarized a local business.

A gathering of cowboy poets, artists and musicians from across the West is happening in Valentine this weekend.

Boss City Brewing Company officially opened to the public on Thursday, April 25. The opening is a journey from home brewing to commercial production.

When their first child was born with serious disabilities, Nick Smith and his wife Desiree moved to Nebraska to live closer to family.

A small radio station in rural southeast Nebraska raised over $100,000 for kids in need at St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Following a scandal that rocked City Hall last year, Mayor Jean Stothert says the non-profit PACE, Police Athletics for Community Engagement, is turning the page and in line for $50,000.

The hospital broke ground on a new addition valued at more than $30 million.