Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Two men with active warrants arrested in Curtis following brief standoff
CURTIS - On March 31, 2026, a Frontier County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop Bryan Werkmeister for a Lincoln County warrant. Werkmeister observed the deputy and ran into 411 Howard Avenue i...
Apr 01, 2026 Two men were arrested for active warrants in Curtis, (Frontier County Sheriff's Office, Courtesy)
Bat tests positive for rabies in Two Rivers Public Health District
KEARNEY - The Two Rivers Public Health Department (TRPHD) has confirmed that a bat collected within the district has tested positive for rabies. The bat was reported following direct contact with indi...
Apr 01, 2026 CreativeNature / Depositphotos.com
Upcoming event explores how the Platte River shaped storytelling
KEARNEY - "A Literary History of the Platte River" will be presented by Nathan Tye at the Kearney Public Library on Wednesday, April 8. WHAT: Brown Bag Lecture Series HOSTED BY: UNK Department of Hist...
Apr 01, 2026 “A Literary History of the Platte River” will be presented by Nathan Tye at the Kearney Public Library on Wednesday, April 8, (UNK, Courtesy)
Gov. Pillen announces date of second Annual Youth Summit, to be held in Kearney
KEARNEY - Governor Jim Pillen announced that the 2026 Governor's Youth Summit will take place in Kearney at the Younes Conference Center North on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The Youth Summit will coincid...
Apr 01, 2026 Younes Conference Center North, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings Police Department to take part in 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' campaign
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department has been awarded a traffic safety grant through the Nebraska Department of Transportation to support enhanced enforcement efforts during the national "Put the...
Apr 01, 2026 Hastings Police Department cruiser, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 31
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Tuesday, March 31. Reported Offenses: On March 31, 2026, a 38-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 700 blo...
Apr 01, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Goodwill Industries closing its longtime Behavioral Health Services program
GRAND ISLAND - Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska is closing its longtime Behavioral Health Services program that serves people with mental illnesses, with some services ending April 24. "After c...
Mar 31, 2026 Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska offers its Behavioral Health Services program in this building at 1808 S. Eddy St. in Grand Island. (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Knickrehm's Marlo Reyes honored as SSWAN's 2025-2026 "Friend of School Social Work"
GRAND ISLAND - Marlo Reyes' name is synonymous with Knickrehm Elementary School. The bilingual paraeducator has worked at the school for three decades. She continuously goes above and beyond her job d...
Mar 31, 2026 Marlo Reyes (Courtesy photo)
Estate planning workshop offered at Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
GRAND ISLAND - A free educational estate planning workshop will be offered at the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation. The workshop will be offered from 11 a.m to noon on Tuesday, April 14, and ...
Mar 31, 2026 Greater Grand Island Community Foundation (Courtesy)
Grand Island man arrested for fifth DUI offense
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island police arrested a Grand Island man at 9:34 p.m. March 28 at West Eighth Street and North Eddy Street for fifth-offense DUI. Officers conducted a traffic stop at the interse...
Mar 31, 2026 Gerald Beyersdorf (Courtesy photo)