Author Archives: Brian Neben
Special Olympics World's Largest Truck Convoy to stop at Adams Co. Fairgrounds
HASTINGS - The Special Olympics World's Largest Truck Convoy is being held Saturday, Sept. 16. Trucks will start arriving the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 15 at the Adams County Fairgrounds. There will ...
Sep 12, 2023 Adams County Fairgrounds, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
LINCOLN - September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and every Nebraskan has a role in saving lives. In Nebraska, a person dies by suicide once every 32 hours. Thankfully, many survive their att...
Sep 12, 2023 Vesky / Unsplash
Four products make semifinals in 'Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska' contest
LINCOLN - Four Nebraska-made products have advanced to the semifinals of the "Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska" tournament. Public voting for the top four semifinalists in the bracket-style competition ...
Sep 12, 2023 Nebraska Manufacturing Alliance, Courtesy
AG Hilgers announces $35 million settlement with Leasing Company Tempoe, LLC
LINCOLN - Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across ...
Sep 12, 2023 Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Courtesy
First Responders Foundation Kearney Chapter hosts inaugural 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
KEARNEY - The Kearney Chapter of the First Responders Foundation hosted their inaugural 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The chapter in Kearney is...
Sep 12, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today. Amanda Pearson, First Responders Foundation Kearney Chapter Chairperson
Eight arrested after Hastings Police execute search warrant
HASTINGS - On Friday Sept. 8, 2023 the Hastings Police Department served a search warrant at 114 University Avenue. Over the past couple month there have been several people arrested leaving that resi...
Sep 11, 2023 Hastings Police Department (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
CHI Health APPs host Food and Item Drive through Sept. 29
KEARNEY - CHI Health Advanced Practice Providers (APP) are hosting a Community Food and Item Drive Sept. 6-29. All donations collected will benefit the Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska's F...
Sep 11, 2023 Aaron Doucett / Unsplash
Kearney man charged with stalking police chief
KEARNEY - A Kearney man has been charged with several misdemeanors in relation to stalking Kearney Police Chief Bryan Waugh and his wife. Marcus Ditchman, 58, faces two counts of stalking, a Class 1 m...
Sep 11, 2023 Marcus Ditchman
City of Hastings hosts emotional 9/11 remembrance ceremony
HASTINGS - Twenty-two years have passed since the deadliest terror attacks to ever occur on United States soil. The City of Hastings hosted an emotional ceremony in remembrance of 9/11 that took place...
Sep 11, 2023 2023 City of Hastings 9/11 ceremony, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Gov. Pillen's trade mission transitions from South Korea to Japan
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen is wrapping up the first leg of his current trade mission to South Korea and Japan. He, and other members of the delegation, are traveling to Tokyo, the second leg of the...
Sep 11, 2023 Gov. Jim Pillen's Office. The Nebraska delegation visits Homeplus, a discount retail chain