Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
NDOT: Work will begin on US-6 in Hastings
HASTINGS - Weather permitting, work will begin March 30 on U.S. Highway 6 (US-6), from approximately 1/4 mile west of Elm Avenue to 1/4 mile east of Showboat Boulevard, from reference post 212.71 to r...
Mar 23, 2026 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Kearney Planning Commission votes 6-1 for proposed event venue northwest of town
KEARNEY - The Kearney Planning Commission voted 6-1 in favor of a proposed community event venue that will be located northwest of the community. A conditional use permit had been submitted for an agr...
Mar 23, 2026 A conditional use permit had been submitted for an agricultural market – community event venue to be located at 4987 W. 56th St., (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 23-27
HASTINGS - Nebraska's Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 23-27, and the National Weather Service is encouraging people and communities to be "Weather Ready" before the storms hit. The Tri-Cities a...
Mar 23, 2026 Severe thunderstorm near Kearney on June 25, 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
UNK's Paul Twigg named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Murray State
MURRAY, Ky. - Dr. Paul Twigg has been named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Murray State University, with the contract subject to approval by the Murray State University Board of Re...
Mar 23, 2026 Paul Twigg has been named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Murray State University, (Courtesy)
Gov. Jim Pillen, state officials meet with first responders on front lines of Nebraska wildfires
GOTHENBURG - Governor Jim Pillen, joined by Sherry Vinton, Director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, and Erv Portis, Assistant Director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, visited V...
Mar 23, 2026 Governor, Director Vinton, and Assistant Director Portis visited the Valentine Fire Department,
followed by a stop at the Gothenburg Impact Center, (Gov. Jim Pillen Office, Courtesy)
Hanny Arram Center for Success students showcase learning at NRCSA conference
KEARNEY - Students from the Hanny Arram Center for Success (HACS) made a strong impression at the Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association (NRCSA) Conference today, engaging attendees through hand...
Mar 23, 2026 Students from the Hanny Arram Center for Success (HACS) made a strong impression at the Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association, (Kearney Public Schools, Courtesy)
Two Grand Island nominees forwarded for County Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District
GRAND ISLAND - The Judicial Nominating Commission for the County Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District advanced two names for consideration by Governor Jim Pillen: Matthew C. Boyle and Stacie A. ...
Mar 23, 2026 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 20-22
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22 Reported Offenses: On March 20, 2026, a 24-year-old Hastings resident reported a ...
Mar 23, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Kearney, Elm Creek fire departments respond to small grass fire on Daykin Road
ELM CREEK - Members of the Kearney and Elm Creek fire departments responded to a small grass fire on Daykin Road amid a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather during the afternoon of Saturday, Mar...
Mar 21, 2026 Kearney and Elm Creek firefighters at the scene of a small grass fire on March 21, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Male reports being threatened in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - A 20-year-old male reported to Grand Island police at 3:31 p.m. March 19 that he was threatened at a location on South Oak Street. The case is under investigation. A suspect is being so...
Mar 20, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today, Carol Bryant)