Category Archives: Breaking News
Lexington man arrested on murder charges after man found shot to death in vehicle
LEXINGTON - On Tuesday evening Jan. 21, 2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Lexington Police Officers were dispatched to the Cypress Lane area in Lexington in reference to a verbal altercation. Upon ar...
Jan 22, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Multiple area fire departments on scene of structure fire north of Elm Creek
ELM CREEK - Multiple area fire departments battled a structure fire that occurred north of Elm Creek during the afternoon hours of Tuesday, Jan. 21. Around 3:30 p.m., Elm Creek Volunteer Fire and Resc...
Jan 21, 2025 A firefighter sprays water toward the flames that were emerging from the roof, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney woman struck and killed by vehicle identified
KEARNEY - On Thursday, January 16, 2025, at approximately 7:43 p.m., the Kearney Police Department along and CHI Good Samaritan Hospital EMS, Kearney Volunteer Fire Department, and Buffalo County Sher...
Jan 17, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Pedestrian killed as the result of vehicle impact in Kearney
KEARNEY - A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near the intersection of W. 13th St. and Central Ave. during the evening hours of Thursday, Jan. 16. The Kearney Police Department stat...
Jan 17, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Jack Hoffman, namesake of Team Jack foundation and UNK student, dies after cancer battle
5:03 PM UPDATE: The Team Jack foundation released the following statement on their Facebook page: It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Jack Hoffman, the courageous namesake...
Jan 15, 2025
Central City man dies as result of two vehicle accident in Merrick County
CENTRAL CITY - At approximately 10:43 p.m., on Dec. 31, 2024, the Merrick County Sheriff's Office was detailed to Highway 30 near D Road in rural Merrick County, regarding a two-vehicle injury acciden...
Jan 02, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
16-year-old dies of injuries after "car surfing" incident in Lexington
LEXINGTON - On Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at approximately 7:30 pm, Lexington Police Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Cherokee Road in Lexington to a young male lying in the street with unknow...
Dec 30, 2024 (Central Nebraska Today)
67-year-old man arrested for leaving scene of fatal collision, 19-year-old killed
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Police Department is investigating a vehicle crash which left one 19 year old male deceased. At 2:58 am Christmas/Wednesday morning Dec. 26, GI Fire, EMS and Police wer...
Dec 26, 2024 Pedro Chavez Rodriguez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
17-year-old male killed in single vehicle crash south of Pleasanton on Christmas Day
PLEASANTON - The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old male on a rural county gravel roadway south of Pleasanton. The cras...
Dec 26, 2024 (Central Nebraska Today)
G.I. Board of Education votes unanimously to close Seeding Mile Elementary School
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education voted 8-0 Dec. 17 to close Seedling Mile Elementary School for the 2025-26 school year and to have the school's attendance area become...
Dec 17, 2024 Seedling Mile Elementary School was founded in 1888, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)