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May 6, 2026Updated: May 6, 2026

By Forrest Hershberger

Regional

USDA Under Secretary visits Nebraska, hears from producers

USDA Under Secretary visits Nebraska, hears from producers

New data outlines Kearney SportsPlex visitation and impact

New data outlines Kearney SportsPlex visitation and impact

Kearney council member reflects on path from hometown to Naval War College

Kearney council member reflects on path from hometown to Naval War College

Hastings Hospice Patient Enjoys Joyride in Vintage Car

Hastings Hospice Patient Enjoys Joyride in Vintage Car

Registered sex offender charged in child sexual assault case spanning years; Kearney woman charged with child abuse

Registered sex offender charged in child sexual assault case spanning years; Kearney woman charged with child abuse

Students give back across Gibbon during annual community service day

Students give back across Gibbon during annual community service day

State

Chappell community awarded $5,000 grant

Water safety grant window May 18 to June 18

Senior prank brings cattle to Valentine High School parking lot

Overnight flooding closes courthouse

USDA Under Secretary visits Nebraska, hears from producers

New bridge installed, stretch of PWF Road reopened

Sports

Sidney names Gabe Dorcey as head boys basketball coach

WNCC softball sweeps North Platte

WNCC baseball drops doubleheader NJC on Friday

Doane Football Coach Conversations: 2026 Spring Review

‘Basketball is a big part of who I am’: Kimball’s Addy Olson to continue basketball career at collegiate level

Multiple records broken at Norfolk Track Classic

Ag & Outdoor

Powell wins 56th Cornhusker Trap Shoot

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires