In a press release, the Broken Bow Police Department indicated numbers from the recent "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign which ran from August 16 to September 4. The campaign was funded by the Nebraska Department of Highway Safety. Officer'... Read More

The Custer County Corn Growers Association held its annual crop tour the evening of Wednesday, September 6th. The tour started at Todd Thompson’s plot located northwest of Merna, along the Dale Valley Road. Producers were on hand to listen to sever'... Read More

According to a September 6th press release from the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, in a special board meeting held on Wednesday, has committed $2 million to the Nebraska Community F'... Read More

It’s Homecoming Week for Broken Bow High School and if you have been around town, you've probably noticed that windows on local businesses are decorated for the festivities. Prior to decorating the windows, students sought permission to decorate'... Read More

The Broken Bow Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire on the south edge of Broken Bow early in the noon hour Wednesday, September 6th.  Beverly Kennedy, who lives in the house on the property located at 952 South East Street, told KCNI/'... Read More

The Nebraska State Pedal Pull took place this past Saturday at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Among more than 840 competitors was Anselmo-Merna first grader Saylor Foley. Competing in a competition category that held 61 fellow six year o'... Read More

The fall season will be welcomed with live music in the Broken Bow square Thursday night as a part of the Market on the Square event put on by the Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce. Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stephanie Grafel sta'... Read More

According to Dustin Watson, Fire Chief, and Andy Holland, Emergency Service Director, the Broken Bow Fire Department was called out a couple of times over the Labor Day weekend. On Friday, September 1st at 7:54 p.m., the department responded to a '... Read More

Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center has informed KCNI/KBBN of planned communication services outages in the late night and early morning hours of Wednesday September 6 and Thursday September 7. From midnight until 6am each day, Great Plains C'... Read More

CHADRON- Chadron State College President Ron K. Patterson will begin a listening tour, Building Our Future Together, this fall in various communities in CSC’s service region. The listening tour kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the Bean Broker in Cha'... Read More

Seasonal irrigation drawdowns at some north central reservoirs have caused boat ramp closures at two Nebraska Game and Parks state recreation areas. At Calamus Reservoir SRA, the Valley View Flat boat ramp is closed. Boaters can still use Homestead '... Read More

The 32nd Annual Callaway Kite Flight will be held this Labor Day weekend at the 200-acre Foster Smith Field four miles southeast of Callaway on Highway 40. Kites will fly from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at that location on both Saturday, September 2nd and '... Read More

Mark your calendars for the 69th Annual Arcadia Fall Festival this Labor Day weekend. Starting on Saturday, September 2 and continuing through Monday, September 4, the annual event promises non-stop activity and is sponsored by the Sons of the Americ'... Read More

Update (8/31/23 2:31 PM) The driver of the semi was Larry C. Vasquez, a 67 year old Stapleton, NE male. The deceased driver of the road construction broom sweeper was Mark F. Wells, a 56 year old Broken Bow, NE male. (8/30/2023 release) The Custer'... Read More