Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Lexington Community Foundation announces 2026 Norall Scholarship recipients
LEXINGTON - The Norall Scholarship Trust was established in 1998 with a gift from Dr. Lee Norall and is administered by the Lexington Community Foundation. The Trust provides scholarships to students ...
Mar 30, 2026 Lexington Community Foundation, Courtesy
Kearney High School Theatre Department presents Disney's Frozen: The Broadway Musical
KEARNEY - The Kearney High School Theatre Department is thrilled to invite audiences of all ages to experience the magic, music, and spectacle of Disney's Frozen: The Broadway Musical live on stage. J...
Mar 30, 2026 Kearney High School Theatre Department presents Disney's Frozen: The Broadway Musical, (Kearney Public Schools, Courtesy)
Wildfire burns multiple acres east of Bertrand early Sunday
BERTRAND - Area fire departments responded to a wildfire that occurred near Bertrand during the early morning hours of Sunday, March 29. Around 1:30 a.m., several Phelps County fire departments were d...
Mar 30, 2026 Firefighters at the scene of the grass fire near Bertrand, (Loomis Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Courtesy)
Investiture ceremony celebrates Chancellor Schnoor's leadership, UNK's future
KEARNEY - Chancellor Neal Schnoor stood before a crowd gathered inside the Health and Sports Center and delivered a message grounded as much in conviction as in gratitude. UNK matters. That belief - i...
Mar 30, 2026 University of Nebraska System President Dr. Jeffrey Gold, left, presented Neal Schnoor with the Chancellor's Medallion during Friday's investiture ceremony at UNK. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)
New Central Community College Holdrege Center officially open
HOLDREGE - Central Community College held ribbon-cutting ceremonies on March 24 to officially open its new Holdrege Center location. The new center is located at 424 West Ave. and features a new nursi...
Mar 30, 2026 Central Community College held ribbon-cutting ceremonies on March 24 to officially open its new Holdrege Center location, (CCC, Courtesy)
John Rademacher of Kearney nominee Court of Appeals in the Sixth Judicial District
NEBRASKA - The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Court of Appeals in the Sixth Judicial District advanced two names for consideration by Governor Jim Pillen: Michael E. Piccolo of North Platte an...
Mar 30, 2026 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Hastings Police Department's activity from March 27-29
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department's released their daily activity from Reported Offenses: On March 27, 2026, a 54-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 100 block of North Lincoln ...
Mar 30, 2026 Hastings Police Department, Courtesy
Gallery: 'No Kings' protest takes place in Kearney
KEARNEY - Kearney was the site of a "No Kings" as protesters gathered to question the actions of President Donald Trump and his administration. On Saturday, March 28 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., protes...
Mar 28, 2026 Kearney was the site of a "No Kings" as protesters gathered at the corner of 25th Street and 2nd Avenue, (Jordan Neben, Courtesy)
Area fire departments respond to large wildfire between Elm Creek, Odessa
ELM CREEK - Multiple area fire departments responded to a large wildfire that broke out between Elm Creek and Odessa amid Red Flag Warning conditions during afternoon of Saturday, March 28. Around 12:...
Mar 28, 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)
Y102 sets new record by raising $383,642 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
KEARNEY - Y102 has set a new record by raising $383,642 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital over their two-day telethon event on March 26-27. The event has raised over $300,000 in seven of the l...
Mar 28, 2026 Y102 has set a new record by raising $383,642 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, (NRG Media)