Category Archives: Breaking News
Kearney Police arrest suspect in multiple burglaries with assistance from US Marshals
KEARNEY - On the morning of October 2, 2024, Kearney Police Department officers responded to reports of overnight burglaries at two local businesses: Bread & Butter Tattoo, located at 2406 Central...
Oct 18, 2024 Left to right: Tim Wilson and Kirsty Cassidy, (Buffalo County Jail, Courtesy)
Buffalo County Sheriff investigating fatal cabin explosion, fire south of Shelton
SHELTON - The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding a death, explosion and fire at a rural cabin south of Shelton. On Oct. 15, 2024 Shelton firefighters and la...
Oct 15, 2024 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Four young men dead after one-vehicle crash on South Locust Street
GRAND ISLAND - Four young men died early Oct. 13 following a one-vehicle crash on the west side near the intersection of South Locust Street and Stagecoach Road. At 12:14 a.m. Oct. 13, the Grand Islan...
Oct 13, 2024 Grand Island Police Department, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Cause of Kearney Taco Johns fire under investigation
KEARNEY - The cause of a fire the burned the interior of a Kearney Taco Johns location and caused part of the roof to collapse is currently under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. At 1:49 a.m.,...
Oct 09, 2024 The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department on scene of the Taco Johns fire on Oct. 9, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney Taco Johns site of early Wednesday morning fire
The Kearney downtown Taco Johns location was the site of an early morning fire Wednesday. The fire was called in Wednesday morning. Heavy damage had occurred inside the building, with ladder crews bei...
Oct 09, 2024
Overturned semi blocks westbound traffic on I-80 near Kearney
KEARNEY - An overturned semi-trailer brought westbound traffic to a halt on Interstate 80 east of Kearney during the morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 26. Around 7:15 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer Fire D...
Sep 26, 2024 The overturned semi-trailer near mile marker 282 on I-80 during the morning of Thursday, Sept. 26, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Aircraft collision knocks out power, closes I-80 near Darr
DARR - An aircraft collision with powerlines near the Darr Interchange knocked out power in the area and closed down Interstate 80 during the early evening of Sept. 25. According to the Dawson Public ...
Sep 25, 2024 A damaged powerline following the helicopter collision, (Dawson Public Power District, Courtesy)
Kearney's Skeeter Barnes permanently closing after 22 years
KEARNEY - After 22 years of serving the Kearney community, Skeeter Barnes announced on Friday Aug. 23 that the location will be closing permanently. "We have had a devastating loss of an absolutely ke...
Aug 26, 2024 Skeeter Barnes, (Brian Neben Central Nebraska Today)
Marquette woman charged with fatal child abuse after three month old dies
MARQUETTE - On Aug. 6, 2024, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call at 107 Lynn Street in Marquette for an unresponsive three-month-old child. Stormi Swartz was pronounced deceas...
Aug 22, 2024 Tiffany Cure, (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Courtesy)
Unofficial count shows Grand Island voters approving Good Life District economic development program
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island voters have unofficially approved having a Good Life District economic development program for Grand Island. Mail-in ballots were due at 5 p.m. Aug. 13. Unofficial results ...
Aug 13, 2024 The proposed Good Life District, (Woodsonia Real Estate Inc., Courtesy)