LINCOLN – Hunters may begin purchasing 2023 Nebraska fall turkey permits at 1 p.m. Central time starting next Monday, August 14, according to a recent release from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. A fall turkey permit is still valid state'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Pete Ricketts has announced upcoming mobile office hours in the KCNI/KBBN listening area in the coming week. During mobile office hours, Ricketts’ staff will be on-site to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs.'... Read More

CALLAWAY – In the wake of last Saturday’s storm, the Village of Callaway has announced a community-wide cleanup on Thursday, August 10 at 8 a.m. The cleanup will begin at Morgan Park; those interested in helping should bring as much equipment '... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Foundation officially closed its 2023 “Give 4 Custer County” campaign on Thursday afternoon with a celebration in Broken Bow’s Town Square. Over $250,000 was raised for 29 nonprofits over the two-week June fu'... Read More

LINCOLN – Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Joseph Lynn Duran, 38, of Stapleton, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 2, 2023, to 12 years imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for possession of meth'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – For those looking to answer their community’s calls for help, an information session on an upcoming EMS certification class will be held at Mid-Plains Community College's Broken Bow campus this Monday, August 7 at 7 p.m. The infor'... Read More

LAWRENCE, KS – The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has announced a groundbreaking citizen science initiative that’ll give amateur entomologists butterflies. The Lepidoptera Research Collection (LRC) program is asking for area bug collec'... Read More

OMAHA – The Nebraska Broadcasters Association will welcome Bill Kelly, Val Lane, and Otis Twelve into the NBA Hall of Fame on the evening of August 8th in La Vista, during the NBA Annual Convention.  Established in 1972, these inductees will bring'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow Police Department recently participated in the “Speeding Catches up with You” campaign funded by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety. The campaign ran from July 10 through July 31, and allowed officers to work o'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE – Registration is open for the 2023 Flat Rock EMS Conference hosted by Mid-Plains Community College. The conference, scheduled for September 8 through 10 in North Platte, will provide continuing education and training for all levels'... Read More

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced funds are now available to private non-profit organizations and governmental entities for the transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities for whom mass tran'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE – The Nebraska Department of Transportation has released a statement indicating that work will begin on Monday, August 7 on NE-70 from reference post 75.21 to reference post 87.11, weather permitting. Paulsen, Inc. of Cozad is the c'... Read More

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider staff recommendations to increase the fee for state park entry permits when it meets on August 4 in Valentine. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. Central time at the Niobrara Lodge, 80'... Read More

CALLAWAY – There was a time in our history, not so long ago, when young men had little choice but to answer the call of the U.S. military. Most did so willingly, out of a sense of loyalty and pride for our nation and the freedoms we enjoy. For many'... Read More