A free fishing clinic aimed at getting kids outdoors and excited about angling is coming to Sherman Reservoir next weekend (April 18). The clinic, hosted by Fishing is Fun, will take place at the grassy corner above Trade Winds Marina. It's open t'... Read More
THAYER COUNTY, Neb.— Thayer County Sheriff David Lee says 35 year old Trenton Fuentez of Deshler has died as the result of an incident at Reinke Manufacturing in Deshler. Fuentez, a Reinke employee, was found by first responders from Deshler Fir'... Read More
The Custer County Ag Society will meet for a regular meeting tonight at 7 PM (April 9) at the shooting sports building on the west end of the Custer County Fairgrounds in Broken Bow. The agenda appears below as when originally received by KCNI/KBB'... Read More
Custer County 4-H recently announced recipients of their activities scholarships and also held their public speaking competition. Monday (April 6), the public speaking contest was held at the 4-H building in Broken Bow, with four entries made in f'... Read More
SHELBY, Neb.— The Nebraska State Patrol was able to release additional information as the investigation continues into an apparent murder-attempted suicide in Polk County. Following preliminary investigation, NSP investigators believe that the sus'... Read More
Norland Carr of Broken Bow was awarded a Quilt of Valor (QOV) by QOV representative Teri Buhlmann on Easter Sunday with family present alongside him. Carr served in the United States Army from 1953 until 1955 as part of the Engineer Aviation Gruop'... Read More
CUSTER COUNTY, Neb.— The Custer County Sheriff's Office will increase patrols this Thursday through Monday as a part of the Put the Phone Away or Pay campaign, aimed at reducing distracted driving. Funded by a grant, the effort allows deputies t'... Read More
SHELBY, Neb.— The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which one person was killed and another assaulted in Polk County overnight. The suspect is also in the hospital with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Early Tuesday, a'... Read More
Secretary of State Bob Evnen said Monday that counties across the state have started mailing early voting ballots to voters who submitted an early voting application for the May 12 statewide primary election. Over 94,000 ballots were sent by the end '... Read More
Custer County Court was in session on Monday, April 6, 2026, with Judge Tami Schendt presiding. Johnnie F. Mason, age 51 of Broken Bow, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on earlier charges of possession of a controlled substance, methampheta'... Read More
OCONTO, Neb.— The Oconto Volunteer Fire Department, along with mutual aid assistance from several area departments, responded to a grass fire early Sunday afternoon near Drive 774. Additional resources were requested early in the incident due to'... Read More
NORTH PLATTE- Those with Interstate 80 in their travel plans for the next couple of months are being asked to bring their patience and cautious driving habits eastbound near North Platte. Work is scheduled to begin, weather permitting, on Tuesday (Ap'... Read More
BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Three local disc golf enthusiasts— Ethan Harders, Ben Fisher, and Tyler Staab— have teamed up to redesign and expand the disc golf course at Melham Park, transforming it from a small nine-hole layout into what will be a full 1'... Read More
On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers. Twenty-five years ago, a collaboration between a Sandhills ranch family, a rural veterinarian and University of Nebraska–Lincoln resea'... Read More
