Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
NDOT: Work will begin on N-4, east of Davenport
DAVENPORT - Weather permitting, work will begin March 23 on Nebraska Highway 4 (N-4), from reference post 97.65 to reference post 110.55, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Vontz ...
Mar 19, 2026 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
NPPD hosting open house in Central City for new transmission line
CENTRAL CITY - Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) will host an open house on March 26 in Central City to gather public input for a new transmission project in the area. NPPD plans to build an appro...
Mar 19, 2026 Nebraska Public Power District, Courtesy
Tentative trial dates listed for Axtell man charged with three counts of motor vehicle homicide
HOLDREGE - Tentative trial dates have been listed for an Axtell man who is charged with three counts of motor vehicle homicide following a fiery crash near Funk in August 2025. Brock Schneider, 35, ha...
Mar 19, 2026 Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)
Fire Weather Watch issued across central Nebraska on Saturday
HASTINGS - A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for central Nebraska for the late morning through the evening of Saturday, March 21. The National Weather Service - Hastings has issued the Fire Weather...
Mar 19, 2026 A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for central Nebraska on Saturday, March 21, (NWS Hastings, Courtesy)
Gov. Pillen, Adjutant General Strong tour Cottonwood Fire, visit Brady community
BRADY - Governor Jim Pillen and Major General Craig Strong, adjutant general for the Nebraska National Guard, viewed the Cottonwood Fire from the air before meeting with firefighters, ranchers and oth...
Mar 19, 2026 This is the second time Gov. Pillen has surveyed fire damage from the air, (Gov. PIllen Office, Courtesy)
City of Hastings to take part in statewide tornado drill on March 25
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings in conjunction with Adams County Emergency Management encourages participation in the statewide tornado drill 10 a.m., Wednesday March 25. This is a great opportunity f...
Mar 19, 2026 All Adams County Outdoor Warning Sirens will be tested during the drill on March 25, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
UNK to celebrate investiture of Chancellor Schnoor March 27
KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney will celebrate the investiture of Chancellor Neal H. Schnoor during a public ceremony 10 a.m. March 27 at the UNK Health and Sports Center. Community me...
Mar 19, 2026 Neal Schnoor, chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 18
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Wednesday, March 18. Reported Offenses: On March 18, 2026, a 35-year-old Hastings resident reported an out-of-control juven...
Mar 19, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Judge rules that Thompson remains incompetent to stand trial in murder case
GRAND ISLAND - Hall County District Judge Andrew Butler ruled March 17 that James D. Thompson Jr. remains incompetent to stand trial. Thompson, of Elyria, Ohio, was charged June 20, 2024, with 11 felo...
Mar 18, 2026 James Thompson Jr., (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Lepler remains incompetent to stand trial in headstone fraud case
GRAND ISLAND - Even though the Lincoln Regional Center staff said that Kelli Lepler of Grand Island is competent to stand trial, Hall County District Judge Andrew Butler ruled March 17 that Lepler rem...
Mar 18, 2026 Kelli Lepler, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)