A new toolkit is available to help communities across central and western Nebraska address housing shortages and workforce needs. 6 Regions, One Nebraska recently announced the release of the Mid-Plains Region Community Housing and Workforce Toolkit'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— A morning collision slowed traffic just West of Broken Bow on Highway 2 on Wednesday morning. First responders were controlling traffic flow starting in the later half of the 7 AM hour at the corner of Memorial Drive/Callaway R'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Broken Bow City Council met on Tuesday night for a little more than an hour. A majority of the meeting was spent with citizens voicing their opinions and giving input during a public hearing with ongoing discussions regarding live'... Read More

The Custer County Board of Supervisors met for less than an hour on Tuesday morning inside the Custer County Courthouse. Following a public hearing late last month which saw no members of the public coming forward, the Board of Supervisors voted u'... Read More

Broken Bow City Council will meet tonight starting at 6 PM at the Broken Bow Municipal Building on South 10th Avenue. New business items will begin with continued discussions on a possible ordinance regarding livestock and poultry in town, followe'... Read More

The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday morning starting at 9 AM in the supervisors room on the top floor of the courthouse. The agenda appears below as it did when originally received by KCNI/KBBN. It is kep'... Read More

KEARNEY— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested a Colorado man after a pursuit Saturday. The incident began at approximately 9:00 a.m. Saturday, when a trooper saw a Toyota Camry speeding on westbound Interstate 80 near Kearney. The troo'... Read More

The Custer County Clerk has informed KCNI/KBBN that County offices will be closed on Monday, October 12th, for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. All offices are scheduled to reopen on Tuesday the 13th with normal hours....'... Read More

The Custer County Sheriff's Office says that no serious injuries were sustained by parties involved in a two vehicle accident on Highway 2 just east of Berwyn on Thursday. Madison Hulse of Ansley was traveling eastbound in a 2011 Chevrolet Impala '... Read More

The 2026 Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway pie baking competition was held on Thursday in Broken Bow at the 'Red Barn' visitor center. Judges scored 25 pies that were then made available to the public to enjoy for a free will donation. When the forks'... Read More

A smaller-than-normal group met for the Custer County Ag Society’s regular meeting Thursday evening, October 8. Members Mark Cardoza, Desirei Cook, and Andy Gibbons were all absent when the Fair Board meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM in the S'... Read More

High school students across a good portion of Nebraska competed in the 2026 North Central Land Judging Contest on Wednesday at the Lower Loup Natural Resource District's (LLNRD) Aagaard Farm near Ord. Land judging teams from Ansley, Ord, Boone Cen'... Read More

The Custer County Ag Society will meet for a regular meeting tonight starting at 7 PM at the shooting sports building on the west end of the fairgrounds in Broken Bow. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, minutes, financial report, and committee re'... Read More

Medical technology company BD has announced plans to invest $19 billion in U.S. operations over the next several years, with more than $1 billion of the investment expected to go toward manufacturing in Nebraska. The announcement comes as part of '... Read More