Author Archives: Brian Neben
UNK to celebrate investiture of Chancellor Schnoor March 27
KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney will celebrate the investiture of Chancellor Neal H. Schnoor during a public ceremony 10 a.m. March 27 at the UNK Health and Sports Center. Community me...
Mar 19, 2026 Neal Schnoor, chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 18
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Wednesday, March 18. Reported Offenses: On March 18, 2026, a 35-year-old Hastings resident reported an out-of-control juven...
Mar 19, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Kearney firefighters respond to structure fire on W. 34th St.
KEARNEY - The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on West 35th St. during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 18. At 2:35 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department wa...
Mar 18, 2026 Kearney firefighters battle the structure fire on W. 34th St. during the afternoon of March 18, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Congressman Smith on House Floor: Nebraskans are Resilient
WASHINGTON - Today, during a speech on the House floor, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) asked his colleagues to join him in praying for all Nebraskans as they battle the worst wildfire crisis in stat...
Mar 18, 2026 The burn scar of the Cottonwood Fire near Road 754 north of Farnam in southwest Dawson County, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Cottonwood Fire saw no increase in size on Tuesday, containment remains at 40 percent
NEBRASKA - The Cottonwood Fire in central Nebraska has not grown in size and containment remains at 40 percent. The cause of the fire remains undetermined. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management T...
Mar 18, 2026 Map of the Cottonwood Fire, (Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1, Courtesy)
Ray Harrington to headline Comedy Show at The World Theatre on March 20
KEARNEY - Ray Harrington from Rhode Island, who has been seen on Conan and Hulu is headlining a show at The World Theatre on Friday March 20. Mark Masters who has performed stand-up on ABC, from Denve...
Mar 18, 2026 The World Theatre on The Bricks in downtown Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney Area Children's Museum selected for STEM Education partnership with Cummins Inc.
KEARNEY - The Kearney Area Children's Museum has been selected as one of just 20 children's museums nationwide to receive funding through a STEM education initiative supported by Cummins Inc. and the ...
Mar 18, 2026 Kearney Area Children’s Museum, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Work will begin on US-30, Kearney East
KEARNEY - Weather permitting, work will begin March 23 on U.S. Highway 30 (US-30), from reference post 274+92 to reference post 276+83 in Buffalo County, according to the Nebraska Department of Transp...
Mar 18, 2026 Semi-truck traffic on Highway 30, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney, Hastings, Grand Island Creative Districts receive $100,000 grants from Nebraska Arts Council
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Arts Council recently awarded Development Grants for FY25 to Nebraska Creative Districts. The grants are available to all certified Creative Districts and are made possible thro...
Mar 18, 2026 Nebraska Arts Council Creative Development Grant, (Nebraska Arts Council, Courtesy)
UNK student joins Rowe Sanctuary research protecting sandhill cranes
GIBBON - Each spring, the distinctive calls of sandhill cranes echo across the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska. More than a million of these majestic birds converge on a 70-mile stretch of the...
Mar 18, 2026 Amanda Hegg, left, and Katie Arens observe sandhill cranes and their reactions to power lines from blinds located along the Platte River. They’re part of a research team studying the use of an ultraviolet light system to reduce the number of nighttime collisions. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)