Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Home on Bison St. substantially damaged by fire on Friday night, northwest of Kearney
KEARNEY - A home on Bison St. northwest of Kearney was substantially damaged by a fire during the evening of Friday, March 13. Around 7 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) was dispatche...
Mar 16, 2026 Kearney firefighters on scene of the structure fire on Bison St. northwest of Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Wind gusts reach 74 mph in central Nebraska on Sunday
HASTINGS - Straight line winds reached 74 mph in central Nebraska after a weather system created a strong pressure gradient over the region on Sunday, March 15. The National Weather Service - Hastings...
Mar 16, 2026 An American flag whips in wind gusts of 60 mph in Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
U.S. Department of Labor awards $1.6 million to assist workers impacted by Tyson closure in Lexington
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $1,671,239 to the Nebraska Department of Labor to support employment and training services for eligible individuals in communities affected by t...
Mar 16, 2026 The Tyson Foods plant in Lexington after the closure, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
Update provided on Cottonwood and Morrill wildfires in central, western Nebraska
NEBRASKA - The Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 (CIMT1) assumed management of the Morrill and Cottonwood Fires yesterday evening. We want to acknowledge the dedication and professiona...
Mar 16, 2026 Flames from a grass fire in progress, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Central Platte Natural Resources District board to meet March 26
GRAND ISLAND - The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, March 26, 2026, for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the CPNRD office, 215 Kauf...
Mar 16, 2026 CPNRD, Courtesy
UNK contest recognizes outstanding young writers and artists
KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney is recognizing eight students selected as winners of the annual Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest. In its sixth year, the competition encour...
Mar 16, 2026 Jesus Rocha, Gibbon High School – “Buffalo Bloom” (UNK, Courtesy)
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 13-15
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15. Reported Offenses: On March 13, 2026, a 46-year-old Hastings resident reported a...
Mar 16, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
G.I. man killed in collision with train
GRAND ISLAND - At approximately 2:26 p.m. March 13, Hall County Sheriff's deputies responded to the area of the rail crossing west of 60th Rd on Old Potash Highway reference an injury accident involvi...
Mar 14, 2026 (Courtesy)
Kearney, Amherst firefighters battle structure fire on Bison St., northwest of Kearney
KEARNEY - Kearney and Amherst firefighters were on the scene of a structure fire in the Bison St. area northwest of Kearney during the evening of Friday, March 13. Around 7 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer...
Mar 13, 2026 Kearney firefighters on scene of the structure fire on Bison St. northwest of Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Donated pet oxygen mask helps Grand Island Firefighters save dog
GRAND ISLAND - A dog rescued from a house fire March 9 is alive today thanks in part to a specialized pet oxygen mask donated to the Grand Island Fire Department by the team at Animal Medical Clinic. ...
Mar 13, 2026 Pet oxygen mask (Courtesy photo)