City Aiming to Begin 3rd Avenue Viaduct Construction in 2016
COLUMBUS - The city of Columbus is aiming to begin construction on the 3rd Avenue viaduct and 18th Avenue pedestrian bridge in early 2016. City Engineer Richard Bogus says the city has obtained all the...
View ArticleBond Set for Attempted Murder Suspect
FALLS CITY - Desiderio C. Hernandez made his first appearance in Richardson County Court Friday morning. Hernandez is charged with the attempted first degree murder of Joseph Anthony Debella, Jr. on...
View ArticleGolfers Hit the Links to Support Healthy Youth
COLUMBUS - Area citizens grab their clubs and take the green in support of a foundation dedicated to healthy kids. Around 80 golfers came to Elk Country Club Friday afternoon to raise money for the...
View ArticleColumbus Community Spot Light: Columbus Days
COLUMBUS - The city's biggest annual celebration is just around the corner. The 41st Annual Columbus Days kicks off Thursday, August 13th. In this week's edition of Columbus Community Spotlight we sit...
View ArticleHorse Racing Returns to Ag Park
COLUMBUS - It's that time of year again to head out to the track and watch the ponies come down the stretch. Horse racing has returned to AG Park for it's 74th season and is well embraced by the...
View Article'I'd be lost without him': After going blind, guide dog adjusts to new role...
A throng of children surrounded Ron Henry and his golden retriever, Kehotay, at Werner Park. Many of the kids wondered aloud what adults seemed too polite to ask: Are Henry and his 11-year-old guide...
View ArticleBikers Travel Through Northeast Nebraska as Part of Annual Ride
HOWELLS - Hundreds of bicycle riders made their way through Northeast Nebraska on Saturday as part of the annual Seven Cities Century bike ride. The 100-mile route winds its way through four different...
View ArticleTwo Injured in Cedar County Plane Crash
CEDAR COUNTY - Two passengers of an aircraft were transported to a Yankton hospital after a plane crashed shortly after 4:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon according to Nebraska State Patrol Troop B Captain...
View ArticleUPDATE: Authorities Remain on Scene of Plane Crash Site
CEDAR COUNTY - Authorities are investigating a plane crash that sent two people to a Yankton hospital earlier Saturday. It happened just northwest of the intersection of 895th Road and 556th Ave. about...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cedar County Sheriff ID's the Two Involved in Saturday Plane Crash
CEDAR COUNTY - The two people injured when their plane crash in a cornfield south of Yankton have been identified. Cedar County Sheriff Larry Koranda says that 56-year old Ronald Feimer of Yankton,...
View ArticleSevere Weather Striking Madison, Boone, Platte Counties
NEWMAN GROVE - The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of Madison, Boone and Platte Counties until 7:45 p.m. The NWS is tracking a storm near Newman Grove...
View ArticleSevere Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northeast Nebraska
COLUMBUS - According to the National Weather Service in Omaha a large portion of Northeast Nebraska is in a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:45 p.m. Sunday, August 9th. Counties under the warning...
View ArticleVehicle Goes Off Road at Wilderness Park Soccer Complex
COLUMBUS - At approximately 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening the Columbus Police Department responded to an accident at the Wilderness Park Soccer Complex on 18th avenue. According to Officer Troy Urkoski a...
View ArticleFatal Accident On Highway 30
Dodge Co., Neb. - The Dodge County Sheriff's Office said Highway 30 near North Bend was back open Sunday night after a deadly crash. The office's Twitter account said it happened west of North Bend on...
View ArticleFormer Huskers Shields, Tingelhoff Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame
CANTON, Ohio - The gray-haired man in the fourth row didn't draw attention Saturday night. Why would he? Hall of Fame Stadium was filled with Bettis jerseys, and Steelers fanatics wouldn't recognize a...
View ArticleFormer Husker Lavonte David Agrees to 5-Year Contract Extension
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Lavonte David and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to a five-year, $50.25 million contract extension that will make him one of the highest-paid linebackers in the NFL. More than...
View ArticleNU Struggles With Downfield Passing Game; Langsdorf Says Some of it is Due to...
LINCOLN - On a Sunday night humid enough that a light haze hovered above the practice field, Nebraska's No. 1 offense started its final showdown against the No. 1 defense with a nifty screen pass. That...
View ArticleNew Football Rules Limit Contact, Practices to Improve Safety
Your father's two-a-day, or three-a-day, high school football practices - and drills such as "bull in the ring" - are a thing of the past. To improve player safety, new Nebraska School Activities...
View ArticleFremont Man Injured in Motorcycle Accident Near Pilger
PILGER - A Fremont man has been seriously injured in a crash near Pilger. Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger says the accident happened Friday around 6 p.m. Sheriff Unger says 19-year old Brennan...
View ArticleSchuyler Man Dies in Dodge County Accident
NORTH BEND - Authorities have released the names of two victims in a deadly crash near North Bend Sunday afternoon. According to Dodge County Sheriff Steven D. Hespen, at 1:36 p.m. deputies responded...
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