Author Archives: Brian Neben
Dangerous Heat Index values arrive Saturday
HASTINGS - Dangerous heat index values are forecast to arrive across the region on Saturday, with above normal temperatures looking to continue on into at least the first half of the new week. Saturda...
Aug 18, 2023 NWS Hastings, Courtesy
Troopers find 61 LBs of meth in I-80 traffic stop
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol located 61 pounds of suspected methamphetamine during a traffic stop on I-80 Thursday. At approximately 9:45 a.m. Thursday, a trooper observed a Toyota Camry fo...
Aug 18, 2023 Nebraska State Patrol, Courtesy
Pillen to visit Nebraska National Guard Soldiers at the U.S.-Mexico border
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen and Nebraska National Guard Adjutant General Craig Strong will travel to Texas on Monday, Aug. 21 to visit with Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers supporting efforts t...
Aug 18, 2023 Chic Bee / CC
Drainage questions raised during Kearney Planning Commission meeting
KEARNEY - The question of water drainage was raised while the Kearney Planning Commission was discussing a subdivision southeast of Kearney during their meeting on Friday, Aug. 18. The planning...
Aug 18, 2023 Brian Neben, NRG Media
Grand opening of Free Little Libraries in Kearney
KEARNEY - A grand opening for two of the newest Free Little Libraries in Kearney will be Aug. 26 at 4 p.m. at 14 La Platte Road, Kearney. Makayla Maxson, a 2023 graduate of Kearney High school, built ...
Aug 18, 2023 Brian Neben, NRG Media
Adams County Outdoor Warning Sirens
ADAMS COUNTY - In light of the recent concerns brought forth by the devastating Wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii it is important for the Citizens of Adams County to understand our Outdoor Warning procedur...
Aug 18, 2023 Frédéric BISSON / CC
Hastings Aquacourt wraps up successful 2023 season
HASTINGS - The Hastings Aquacourt Water Park saw a successful 2023 season. The Aquacourt season ended Sunday, Aug. 13 with a total of 42,970 visitors over the course of the season. That amount was an ...
Aug 18, 2023 City of Hastings, Courtesy
NSP urges safe travel as summer driving season winds down
LINCOLN - The summer driving season is winding down and the Nebraska State Patrol is joining numerous law enforcement agencies across the country in this year's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign...
Aug 18, 2023 Nebraska State Patrol, Courtesy
Dove hunting season opens Sept. 1 in Nebraska
NEBRASKA - With the annual dove season opener on Sept. 1, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has some reminders for hunters, as well as recommendations for areas to hunt. Doves are abundant statew...
Aug 18, 2023 Torrey Wiley / CC
Kearney Outdoor Education Complex grand opening is Aug. 19
KEARNEY - The public is invited to attend the grand opening of the Kearney Outdoor Education Complex from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 19. This event is an opportunity to celebrate the Nebraska Game and Par...
Aug 18, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today