Just before 11 AM on Thursday, April 7, emergency crews were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 70 approximately two miles east of Broken Bow. A semi hauling an empty cargo trailer was traveling east on Highway 70 when gusty '... Read More

High winds mixed with flying debris have caused outages throughout the area including Ansley, Mason City, Litchfield, and Hazard. Custer Public Power District General Manager Rick Nelson told KCNI/KBBN outages occurred in the aforementioned towns thi'... Read More

BROKEN BOW--Broken Bow resident and childcare provider Heather Schmidt was recently named the 2021-2022 recipient of the Outstanding Early Childhood Family Advocacy Alumni award from the Department of Counseling, School Psychology, and Family Scienc'... Read More

The Nebraska Department of Education is recognizing 50 distinguished scholars during World Language Week 2022. The World Language Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes Nebraska students for their leadership in language learning, commitment to langu'... Read More

The Sandhills of Nebraska could be the best-kept secret in North America. Only the blessed few Sandhills residents can comprehend the depths of this vast land area. As a result, relatively few understand this incredible land feature the size of West '... Read More

Elizabeth Tegtmeier, who is running for a seat on the Nebraska State Board of Education in District 7, will be holding a meet and greet in Merna on Thursday, April 7 at the Merna Community Center from 5-7 PM. Elizabeth is a North Platte native and'... Read More

Preparing for the ‘real world’ can be difficult, but Thedford Public Schools and other Educational Service Unit 17 schools are doing their best to make sure students have an idea of what life is like after high school. Thedford Business and Co'... Read More

ANSLEY—The last Knights of Columbus fish fry of the Lenten season is taking place this Friday, April 8 in Ansley with the proceeds going to the family of a new born baby who is awaiting a heart transplant. The fish fry is scheduled for Friday, A'... Read More

BROKEN BOW—Join the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (SEM) School Foundation for the Gatsby Gala on Saturday, April 9. The gala will be held at the One Box Convention Center in Broken Bow (2750 S 27th St.) with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., silent auction at '... Read More

Over the past four years, the Runza Feeds the Need fundraiser has raised more than $135,000 in support of local programs focusing on youth hunger and food insecurity. 10% of sales all day long will be donated to local youth hunger programs. The Br'... Read More

Fisheries staff at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission again will capture spawning walleyes at Sherman Reservoir, Merritt Reservoir and Lake McConaughy to collect eggs to meet stocking requests. As of April 1, a designated area along the dam at'... Read More

BROKEN BOW—Puppies on parade! Approximately $2,000 was raised on April 3 during the Dog Jog/Walk Fundraiser hosted by Pearson Physical Therapy at Melham Park. Pups of all sizes showed up with their owners to walk/jog around the park as a special'... Read More

BROKEN BOW—Cars lined Memorial Drive outside the Broken Bow Golf Club on Saturday night because the parking lot was packed with a crowd of people showing up in support of Cami and Talon Scott and their 10-month-old daughter Leeryck. More than 30'... Read More

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney recently accepted 46 high school seniors into the Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP). A partnership between UNK and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, KHOP is a pipeline program desi'... Read More