Category Archives: Breaking News
NSP investigating three crashes within two miles in Dawson County
OVERTON - The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating multiple crashes that left several people injured and closed parts of I-80 for several hours Thursday. The initial crash occurred just before 1:00 ...
Aug 01, 2025 Nebraska State Patrol cruiser, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
Five-month-old child dies due to extreme heat in vehicle, Hastings Police arrest father
HASTINGS - On July 28, 2025, at approximately 5:00p.m., the Hastings Police Department was dispatched to an address in the 300 block of South Elm Avenue following a report of an unresponsive infant lo...
Jul 29, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney Police Department investigating weekend shooting
KEARNEY - On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at approximately 3:22 a.m., Kearney Police Officers and CHI Good Samaritan paramedics responded to the area of 1800 Avenue A following a medical call involving a ma...
Jul 28, 2025 Kearney Police Department cruiser, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
76-year-old man dies from injuries sustained in E-bike accident in Lexington
LEXINGTON - On Sunday, July 20, at approximately 8:22 a.m., the Lexington Police Department and the Lexington Rescue Unit were dispatched to an area on Plum Creek Parkway in Lexington, Dawson County, ...
Jul 21, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
22-year-old man killed in rollover accident northwest of Beaver City
BEAVER CITY - On July 17, 2025, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Furnas County 911 received a report of a one-vehicle rollover with injuries near the intersection of Road 713 and Road 427, northwest of Bea...
Jul 18, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Toddler in Hastings dies after being accidentally struck by pickup
HASTINGS - A toddler in Hastings died after they were accidently struck by a pickup truck during the afternoon of Sunday, July 13. "Around 3:45 p.m. in the Hawthorne Circle area, a 17-month-old child ...
Jul 16, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Holdrege woman killed after head on collision with semi in Harlan County
HARLAN CO. - On July 10, 2025 at 2:56 p.m. the Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Alma Fire Department, Orleans Fire Department and Phelps County Sheriff's Office responded to a head on collision involvi...
Jul 11, 2025 (Central Nebraska Today)
Eaton to end engine valve production at Kearney facility
KEARNEY - Eaton plans to end engine valve production at its facility located in Kearney. Director of Global Marketing for Mobility Group Thomas Nellenbach said that it was announced to the staff that ...
Jul 09, 2025 Eaton’s Kearney facility, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Bicyclist trapped under vehicle, extracted after collision near Andersen Wrecking
KEARNEY - A bicyclist was trapped under a vehicle after a collision in front of Andersen Wrecking Company in Kearney during the late morning of Monday, July 7. Around 11:50 a.m., the Kearney Volunteer...
Jul 07, 2025 The accident took place near M Ave. in front of Andersen Wrecking Co., (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
I-80 closed near Elm Creek due to crash amid severe weather
ELM CREEK - Interstate 80 near Elm Creek was closed to traffic due to an accident that took place amid severe weather during the afternoon of Wednesday, June 25. Around 3:20 p.m., while severe thunder...
Jun 25, 2025 I-80 traffic at a standstill near Elm Creek due to an accident on June 25, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)