Author Archives: Brian Neben
Structure fire occurs at Cozad's Haymaker Haven on Saturday morning
COZAD - A structure fire occurred at the Haymaker Haven housing unit in Cozad during the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 31. Around 2:30 a.m., the Cozad Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched ...
Feb 02, 2026
Featured Storytellers from the Kearney Storytelling Festival to visit Buffalo Hills Elementary
KEARNEY - Buffalo Hills Elementary is excited to welcome featured storytellers from the Kearney Storytelling Festival on Thursday, Feb. 6. The special visit will give students the opportunity to exper...
Feb 02, 2026 Buffalo Hills Elementary, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island resident accused of harboring immigrant without permanent status
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island resident has been accused of harboring an immigrants lacking permanent legal status from 2022 to 2025. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand ...
Feb 02, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today)
In UNK pre-vet program, students learn to care for animals and their owners
KEARNEY - On a typical day at Beebout Veterinary Medical Center, Charlotte Hargreaves might be drawing up vaccines, assisting with surgery or calming an anxious animal before an exam. The University o...
Feb 02, 2026 UNK junior Charlotte Hargreaves works alongside Dr. Brandon Beebout at Beebout Veterinary Medical Center in Kearney. Hargreaves is studying pre-veterinary medicine at UNK and Beebout is an alumnus. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)
Hastings Police Department's activity from Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Friday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 1. Reported Offenses: On January 31, 2026, a 73-year-old Hastings resident reported a ...
Feb 02, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Northwest girls beat Aurora in third-place game
HASTINGS - Northwest used a 12-of-14 performance from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to rally for a 52-50 victory over Aurora Saturday afternoon in the third-place game of the Central Confe...
Feb 01, 2026 Terry Douglass, Central Nebraska Today
Aurora boys top Adams Central for Central Conference Tournament title
HASTINGS - A scoring drought that lasted more than a quarter doomed top seeded Adams Central in the Central Conference Tournament championship Saturday afternoon. Second seeded Aurora, ranked No. 10 i...
Feb 01, 2026 Terry Douglass, Central Nebraska Today
Native seed dispersal event being hosted at Hastings Dog Park
HASTINGS - The public is invited to participate in a native seed dispersal event to be led by Students 4 Sustainability at Central Community College-Hastings at a city park. The seed dispersal event i...
Jan 30, 2026 The seed dispersal event will be held at 2 p.m., Friday Feb. 13 at the Hastings Dog Park, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
State Treasurer issues call to action for National Unclaimed Property Day
LINCOLN - State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg is launching a statewide push to reunite Nebraskans with their "lost cash" in recognition of National Unclaimed Property Day, set for Sunday, Feb. 1. With th...
Jan 30, 2026 Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg, (Courtesy)
City of Hastings recounts retail, residential projects completed in 2025
HASTINGS - Several large retail and residential projects came to fruition - and multiple large development projects were still in progress - in 2025 during another strong year for development in Hasti...
Jan 30, 2026 Elm 26 apartments in Hastings, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)