Saturday wildfire near Kearney caused by electrical arc, burned 640 acres

An electrical arc is to blame for starting a wildfire that burned hundreds of acres and destroyed a home over the weekend.

March 24, 2025Updated: March 24, 2025

By News Channel Nebraska

Regional

Skills USA Championships brings thousands to Grand Island

Skills USA Championships brings thousands to Grand Island

Developer feels shoved out of Grand Island good life district, seeks state intervention

Developer feels shoved out of Grand Island good life district, seeks state intervention

Hastings Candidate Forum Continues with City Council Candidates

Hastings Candidate Forum Continues with City Council Candidates

Start Date Set for Construction on I-80 From Giltner to Hampton

Start Date Set for Construction on I-80 From Giltner to Hampton

Royal Engineered Composites announces $5M expansion in Minden

Royal Engineered Composites announces $5M expansion in Minden

Osborn addresses campaign finance and policy priorities in Kearney town hall

Osborn addresses campaign finance and policy priorities in Kearney town hall

State

3rd Congressional District Forum gives voters a chnace to ask questions

Skills USA Championships brings thousands to Grand Island

Sen. Ricketts, USACE Assistant Secretary tour Missouri River, talk flooding

Pine Ridge woman sentenced to more than 19 years for fentanyl, meth distribution

Crews contain grass fire north of Sidney; three homes evacuated

Employee in Fairbury school district placed on administrative leave

Sports

Holly, Rasby earn Terry Gilliland honors at Mitchell meet

Michael Lorenzen throws efficiently into the 6th, Rockies beat Astros 9-1 to complete 3-game sweep

Scottsbluff edges Sidney to win Red Raider Golf Invite

North Platte St. Patrick’s sweeps team titles at Storm Invite in Chappell

WNCC softball falls twice to Southeast in exciting action

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche beat the Blues 3-1 to clinch Central Division and top seed in the Western Conference

Ag & Outdoor

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

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland