Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Kearney High School Big Band Night - "Swinging in Paris"
KEARNEY - The Kearney High School Jazz Bands will host their annual Big Band Night on Saturday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at Kearney High School (West Entrance). This year's theme, "Swinging in Paris," will fea...
Apr 03, 2026 The Kearney High School Jazz Bands will host their annual Big Band Night on Saturday, May 9, (Kearney Public Schools, 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
Grand Island man pleads no contest to amended charges in sexual assault case
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man charged with first degree sexual assault of a child has pleaded no contest to amended charges in Hall County District Court. Kristopher Snyder, 35, had been charged w...
Apr 02, 2026 Kristopher Snyder, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Search ongoing along Platte River for subject who fled from I-80 traffic stop between Lexington, Overton
OVERTON - Law enforcement was searching along the Platte River for an individual who fled from a traffic stop along Interstate 80 between Lexington and Overton during the morning of Thursday, April 2....
Apr 02, 2026 According to the Nebraska State Patrol, an individual fled on foot south toward the Platte River following a traffic stop near mile marker 244, (Nebraska State Patrol, Courtesy)
Johnson Hills Fire near Bertrand 80 percent contained, Ashby, Minor fires near 100 percent
NEBRASKA - The Johnson Hills Fire near Bertrand is now considered 80 percent contained, while Ashby Fire has reached 97 percent contained and the Minor Fire is now 100 percent. Weather Note: Rain did ...
Apr 02, 2026 Nebraska Initial Attack Fire Map, (Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2, 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)
Joctan Romero of Gibbon awarded $2,000 Dawson PPD STEM Scholarship
GIBBON - Joctan Romero of Gibbon was named the recipient of Dawson PPD's $2,000 Pathways to Power Scholarship. He plans to study civil engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall. Rome...
Apr 02, 2026 Joctan Antonio Romero Sanchez, (Courtesy)
Case of Kearney man charged with distributing a controlled substance in a school zone headed to district court
KEARNEY - A Kearney man charged with distributing a controlled substance within a school zone following a narcotics investigation has had his case bound over to Buffalo County District Court. Austin D...
Apr 02, 2026 Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)
FBI assisting York County Sheriff after robbery at Cornerstone Bank
BRADSHAW - The York County Sheriff's Department along with the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol, York Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to a robbery in progre...
Apr 02, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today)