Author Archives: Brian Neben
City of Hastings 2026 Spring and Summer Activity Guide to be released
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings 2025 Spring/Summer Activity Guide will soon be included with the Hastings Tribune and available in public places. The 24-page guide includes spring and summer programmi...
Mar 27, 2026 The digital version of the City of Hastings 2026 Spring and Summer Activity Guide is available on the City website, cityofhastings.org, and physical copies are currently being dispersed around town, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 26
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Thursday, March 26. Reported Offenses: On March 26, 2026, a 68-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 100 block...
Mar 27, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Cottonwood Fire still 98 percent contained; two new wildfires occur in Grant County
NEBRASKA - Two new fires started overnight Wednesday in Grant County northeast of the Morrill Fire. The Ashby Fire, which started near the community of Ashby and is approximately 60,000 acres, quickly...
Mar 26, 2026 Cottonwood Fire map as of March 26, remains at 98 percent containment, (Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1, (Courtesy)
NDOT: Work will begin on I-80 on the Alda Bridge
ALDA - Weather permitting, work will begin March 31 on Interstate 80 (I-80), at reference post 305.69 in the westbound lanes, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. JMS Construction, ...
Mar 26, 2026 Interstate 80 in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island, Hastings set daily temperature records for March 25
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island and Hastings set daily temperature records for March 25, only four days after a heat wave cause the highest temperatures seen in central Nebraska this early in the year. Ac...
Mar 26, 2026 Grand Island breaks daily temperature record with 89 degrees on March 25, (NWS Hastings, Courtesy)
Gov. Pillen issues new documents to address wildfires impacting state
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen has issued a new series of documents to address ongoing weather conditions and areas that have been impacted by multiple wildfires across the state. Four of the largest f...
Mar 26, 2026 The burn scar of the Cottonwood Fire near Road 754 north of Farnam in southwest Dawson County, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Extreme drought conditions expand in Nebraska as lack of precipitation continues
KEARNEY - Extreme drought conditions expanded across Nebraska as the winter drought continues into early spring. Record high temperatures have also contributed to the expansion. The swath of extreme d...
Mar 26, 2026 Drought conditions across Nebraska as of March 24, (U.S. Drought Monitor, Courtesy)
Economic value of family caregiving in Nebraska reaches $4.5 billion annually
LINCOLN - Nebraska's family caregivers now provide $4.5 billion worth of labor each year, according to a new AARP report. Most of this work is unpaid, yet it forms the backbone of the nation's long-te...
Mar 26, 2026 iofoto / Depositphotos.com
Total of 114 residential lots to be created through three new additions to Kearney
KEARNEY - A total of 114 new residential lots will be created on paper through three new additions that the Kearney Planning Commission reviewed at their meeting on Friday, March 20. Craig Bennett, Mi...
Mar 26, 2026 Home under construction in Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
June trial date set for Kearney man charged with first degree sexual assault
KEARNEY - A June trial date has been set for a Kearney man charged with first-degree sexual assault and domestic violence. Jason Gundersen, 43, first-degree sexual assault, a Class 2 felony; assault b...
Mar 26, 2026 Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)