Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Work will begin on US-281 and US-136, near Red Cloud
RED CLOUD - Weather permitting, work will begin April 6 on U.S. Highway 281 (US-281) in Red Cloud, at reference post 5.8 to reference post 6.6, and on U.S. Highway 136 (US-136) in Red Cloud, at refere...
Mar 31, 2026 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 30
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Monday, March 30. Reported Offenses: On March 30, 2026, a 21-year-old Blue Hill resident reported an assault in the 300 blo...
Mar 31, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
G.I. Senior High School names LaBenz head dance coach for 2026-27
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island Senior High School (GISH) has announced that Americas LaBenz has been named the GISH head dance coach for the 2026-27 season. She will be taking over for Kelby Mayfield, wh...
Mar 30, 2026 Americas LaBenz (Courtesy photo)
Man arrested for possessing cocaine, second-offense DUI
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island police arrested a homeless man at 3:14 a.m. March 29 at West Seventh and N. Elm Streets after conducting a traffic stop. Julian Castro-Gutierrez was arrested after a DUI an...
Mar 30, 2026 Julian Castro-Gutierrez (Courtesy photo)
Grand Island Public Library to close in observance of Easter
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Public Library will be closed on Sunday, April 5, in observance of Easter. The closure allows library staff the opportunity to spend the holiday with family and loved o...
Mar 30, 2026 Grand Island Public Library (Courtesy photo)
Charges filed following altercation involving adult and juveniles after student walkout from school for ICE protest
GRAND ISLAND - Hall County Attorney Marty Klein announced March 30 that charges have been filed following a Feb. 16 physical altercation involving an adult and several juveniles after a student walkou...
Mar 30, 2026 Michael A. Brown (Courtesy photo)
Grand Island motorcyclist killed in accident on Sunday
GRAND ISLAND - On March 29, 2026, at approximately 4:50 p.m., Hall County sheriff's deputies responded to the area of East Capital Ave and East Highway 30 in reference to a fatality accident involving...
Mar 30, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today)
Cottonwood Fire now at 100 percent containment, Johnson Hills Fire occurs near Bertrand
NEBRASKA - While the Cottonwood Fire in central Nebraska has reached 100 percent containment, area fire departments responded to the Johnson Hills Fire near Bertrand over the weekend. Initial Attack: ...
Mar 30, 2026 The Cottonwood Fire is 129,253 acres and 100 percent contained, (Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2, Courtesy)
Increasing chance for modest precipitation amounts this week
HASTINGS - A pattern shift in the upper-level flow of the atmosphere is contributing to an increase in modest precipitation amounts across central Nebraska from Tuesday through Thursday. According to ...
Mar 30, 2026 Rain curtains and virga in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
15 area fire departments contain Cessna Road fire near Elm Creek on Saturday
ELM CREEK - The Cessna Road fire near Elm Creek was contained to under 150 acres by 15 area fire departments despite 40 mph wind gusts on Saturday, March 28. Around 12:30 p.m., a wildfire occurred in ...
Mar 30, 2026 A tanker departs the scene of a fire near Cessna Road in Buffalo County during the early afternoon of March 28, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)