Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Kearney city council honors Stan Dart, retiring Planning Commission chairperson
KEARNEY - The Kearney city council honored Stan Dart, the Planning Commission chairperson who has served for 34 years and will be retiring. In his time as a Planning Commissioner, Dart has been part o...
Mar 11, 2026 Left to right: Randy Buschkoetter, Kurt Schmidt, Stand Dart, Tami James Moore, Mayor Jonathan Nikkila and Alex Straatmann, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Kearney Indivisible asks city council not to adopt enforcement agreements with ICE
KEARNEY - Kearney Indivisible presented an open letter to the Kearney city council regarding the protection of trust, transparency and community safety. They also requested the city deny any agreement...
Mar 11, 2026 An “ICE Out for Good” protest takes place in Kearney on Sunday, Jan. 11 to protest after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minn, (Jordan Neben, Courtesy)
Target lowers prices on 3,000 spring products including home items, baby essentials
NEBRASKA - Target Corporation is lowering prices on more than 3,000 on-trend items across its apparel and home assortment, baby essentials and select food and beverages as guests get ready for spring....
Mar 11, 2026 The Kearney Target location at 4800 3rd Ave., (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 10
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department's activity from Tuesday, March 10. Reported Offenses: On March 10, 2026, a 19-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault that occurred in the 1000 block o...
Mar 11, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
G.I. Police investigate suspicious device in mailbox
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious device located in a mailbox in the 4300 block of Sherwood Road at 1:40 p.m. March 10. Officers were dispatched t...
Mar 10, 2026 (Courtesy)
Grass fire breaks out north of Kearney, west of Glenwood roundabout
KEARNEY - A grass fire broke out north of Kearney and west of Glenwood Corners during the afternoon hours of Tuesday, March 10. Around 2:45 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched n...
Mar 10, 2026 A Kearney Volunteer Fire Department grass rig fights a grass fire north of Kearney on March 10, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island VA Medical Center welcomes nurses to job fair
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island VA Medical Center is hosting a job fair for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses interested in joining the VA nursing team from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 at...
Mar 10, 2026 Grand Island VA Medical Center (Courtesy photo)
Fire Weather Watch issued for central Nebraska on Thursday
HASTINGS - A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for all of south-central Nebraska during the afternoon and early evening hours of Thursday, March 12. The National Weather Service - Hastings has issued...
Mar 10, 2026 A Kearney Volunteer Fire Department grass rig on scene, near the scene of a structure fire and large wildfire north of Riverdale in March 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Attorneys will now be automatically appointed for juvenile misdemeanor, infraction cases
GRAND ISLAND - Attorneys will now be automatically appointed for juveniles in Hall County charged with misdemeanors or infractions. Currently, only juveniles charged with felonies had attorneys appoin...
Mar 10, 2026 (From left) Local Bar Association President Ben Shanahan, Hall County Attorney Marty Klein, Hall County Public Defenders' Office juvenile division head Sidnea Brown, and Hall County Public Defender Vicky Kenney talk to Hall County Commissioners March 10 about an addition of having an attorney appointed for juveniles charged with misdemeanors or infractions. (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Train, Play & Compete Volleyball program to be held at Kearney SportsPlex
KEARNEY - The Nebraska Volleyball Academy and the Kearney Park and Recreation Department have team-up to offer an innovative youth volleyball program called Train, Play & Compete Volleyball. This ...
Mar 10, 2026 City of Kearney SportsPlex, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)