Category Archives: Hastings News
Hastings man charged with child abuse resulting in death pleads no contest
HASTINGS - A Hastings man charged after his five-month-old son died due to heat exposure in a vehicle has pleaded no contest. Jeremy Hansen, 36, had been charged with committing negligent child abuse ...
Apr 03, 2026 Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings man charged following arson incident at Brewery Loft apartments arraigned in district court
HASTINGS - A Hastings man charged with two felony counts following an arson incident that occurred at the Brewery Loft Apartments has been arraigned in Adams County District Court. Elijah Born, 21, is...
Apr 03, 2026 Elijah Born, (Adams County Justice Center, Courtesy)
Hastings Police Department's activity from April 2
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Thursday, April 2. Arrests/Citations: On April 2, 2026, a 13-year-old Hastings resident was cited for minor in possession o...
Apr 03, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Flight instruction offered at Hastings Municipal Airport
HASTINGS - Hastings-area residents looking to learn to fly an airplane can now do so through a flight instructor firm from Aurora. Grow Aviation LLC has offered flight instruction in Hastings since Ha...
Apr 02, 2026 Student pilot with Grow Aviation, (Courtesy)
Extreme drought conditions expand across broad parts of Nebraska
KEARNEY - After a record dry first three months of 2026, extreme drought conditions expanded across Nebraska as the calendar turned over to April. Much needed rainfall occurred April 1 and was still f...
Apr 02, 2026 Drought conditions present across Nebraska as of March 31, (U.S. Drought Monitor, Courtesy)
Hastings Police Department's activity from April 1
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Wednesday, April 1. Reported Offenses: On April 1, 2026, a 71-year-old Hastings resident reported fraud in the 2400 block o...
Apr 02, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Spanish poet and teacher Juan Luis Calbarro to speak at Hastings College April 8
HASTINGS - The Hastings College Department of Languages and Literatures will host Spanish poet, teacher, publisher and politician Juan Luis Calbarro for a public lecture on Wednesday, April 8. The pre...
Apr 01, 2026 Juan Luis Calbarro (Courtesy photo)
Lexington sees driest January-March in 78 years, lack of precipitation breaks records in region
LEXINGTON - Lexington recorded its driest start to a year in 78 years, while the severe lack of precipitation set records across central Nebraska. According to the National Weather Service - Hastings,...
Apr 01, 2026 Percent of normal precipitation from Jan. 1 through March 31, (NWS Hastings, Courtesy)
33-year-old man killed in pedestrian-train incident in Hastings
HASTINGS - On March 31, 2026, at approximately 8 p.m., the Hastings Police Department responded to a report of an individual struck by an eastbound Union Pacific train. Initial information provided to...
Apr 01, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings Police Department to take part in 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' campaign
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department has been awarded a traffic safety grant through the Nebraska Department of Transportation to support enhanced enforcement efforts during the national "Put the...
Apr 01, 2026 Hastings Police Department cruiser, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)