Category Archives: Hastings News
Grand Island, Hastings and areas east under Enhanced Risk for severe weather today
HASTINGS - Grand Island, Hastings and areas to the east of the Tri-Cities are now under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather this afternoon into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla...
Jun 07, 2024 National Weather Service - Hastings, Courtesy
Slight Risk for severe weather across central Nebraska on Friday
HASTINGS - Severe weather is back in the forecast on Friday, June 7 with hail and straight-line wind being the primary threats during the evening and overnight hours. All of central Nebraska is under ...
Jun 06, 2024 NWS Hastings, Courtesy
Hastings man, family travel to Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
HASTINGS - A Hastings man and his family are in Normandy, France, today, June 6, for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Bud Pettigrew of Hastings is a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission (A...
Jun 06, 2024 Flags decorate a cemetery at Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, (Bud Pettigrew, Courtesy)
Hastings Development Services to begin four-day work week
HASTINGS - To better meet the needs of the construction industry, the City of Hastings Development Services Department will go to a four-day work week beginning Monday, June 3. "During the spring, sum...
Jun 05, 2024 City of Hastings, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
St. Paul sees wettest May on record, Tri-Cities see higher than average precipitation
HASTINGS - May was an active weather month, with St. Paul seeing its wettest May on record. The Tri-Cities saw higher than average precipitation amounts, and drought conditions continued to ease. Acco...
Jun 03, 2024 May Precipitation Amounts, (NWS Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Utilities Department warns of scam calls targeting customers
HASTINGS - Utility scam attempts are on the rise and the Hastings Utilities Department wants customers to be aware of the latest way scammers are trying to get money or personal information. The depar...
May 31, 2024 Momius / Depositphotos.com
Former Local 4 news anchor sentenced three consecutive 90 days in jail on intimidation charges
KEARNEY - A former Local 4 news anchor has been sentenced to three consecutive 90 days in jail and probation on intimidation charges in Buffalo County Court. Joseph Scanlan, 27, or Arlington, Texas, h...
May 30, 2024 Joseph Scanlan, (Buffalo County Jail, Courtesy)
Hastings to host a Battle of the Badges
HASTINGS - Hastings' first responders are once again turning the need for blood donations into a friendly competition. Hastings Fire and Rescue and Hastings Police Department will be competing in the ...
May 30, 2024 Police Chief Adam Story and Hastings Fire and Rescue Chief Brad Starling, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
71-year-old woman dies in vehicle accident in Hastings on Wednesday
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department offers our deepest condolences to those affected by the fatal traffic crash that occurred last evening at the intersection of West South Street and South Hast...
May 30, 2024 (Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings College announces spring 2024 Dean's List
HASTINGS - Hastings College has announced the Dean's List for its spring 2024 semester. For the semester, 351 students from 20 states and 11 countries were named to the Dean's List. To be eligible for...
May 30, 2024 Hastings College, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)