Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
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)
Juried All Student Art Show opening this week at Hastings College
HASTINGS - The Hastings College Juried All Student Art Show will be on view from March 19 to April 2 in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) gallery (700 E. 12th Street). A reception for the artists...
Mar 18, 2026 An all-student art show opens this week at Hastings College. (Courtesy photo)
Kearney firefighters respond to structure fire on W. 34th St.
KEARNEY - The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on West 35th St. during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 18. At 2:35 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department wa...
Mar 18, 2026 Kearney firefighters battle the structure fire on W. 34th St. during the afternoon of March 18, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Prevent Childhood Poisonings: Tips from Good Samaritan
KEARNEY - -CHI Health Good Samaritan urges parents and caregivers to take proactive steps against accidental childhood poisonings during National Poison Prevention Week (March 15-21). Unintentional ch...
Mar 18, 2026 Tracy Rademacher, Trauma Prevention Nurse at CHI Health Good Samaritan and coordinator for Safe Kids Platte Valley, poses with look-alike poisons. (Courtesy photo)
Nebraska Nitrogen Use Efficiency Program launched for 2026 growing season
GRAND ISLAND - Agriculture producers have a new opportunity this growing season to earn extra income while cutting fertilizer costs. The Nebraska Corn Board has committed $1 million to a new Nitrogen ...
Mar 18, 2026 (Courtesy)
Cottonwood Fire saw no increase in size on Tuesday, containment remains at 40 percent
NEBRASKA - The Cottonwood Fire in central Nebraska has not grown in size and containment remains at 40 percent. The cause of the fire remains undetermined. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management T...
Mar 18, 2026 Map of the Cottonwood Fire, (Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1, Courtesy)
Ray Harrington to headline Comedy Show at The World Theatre on March 20
KEARNEY - Ray Harrington from Rhode Island, who has been seen on Conan and Hulu is headlining a show at The World Theatre on Friday March 20. Mark Masters who has performed stand-up on ABC, from Denve...
Mar 18, 2026 The World Theatre on The Bricks in downtown Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney Area Children's Museum selected for STEM Education partnership with Cummins Inc.
KEARNEY - The Kearney Area Children's Museum has been selected as one of just 20 children's museums nationwide to receive funding through a STEM education initiative supported by Cummins Inc. and the ...
Mar 18, 2026 Kearney Area Children’s Museum, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Work will begin on US-30, Kearney East
KEARNEY - Weather permitting, work will begin March 23 on U.S. Highway 30 (US-30), from reference post 274+92 to reference post 276+83 in Buffalo County, according to the Nebraska Department of Transp...
Mar 18, 2026 Semi-truck traffic on Highway 30, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney, Hastings, Grand Island Creative Districts receive $100,000 grants from Nebraska Arts Council
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Arts Council recently awarded Development Grants for FY25 to Nebraska Creative Districts. The grants are available to all certified Creative Districts and are made possible thro...
Mar 18, 2026 Nebraska Arts Council Creative Development Grant, (Nebraska Arts Council, Courtesy)