Mark Baumert
News Director
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Mark is a native Nebraskan and has lived in Central Nebraska more than 30 years.
Mark's track record includes the development of successful news programs, extended live coverage of community events, and internal development and training of broadcast journalists with whom he has worked.
Mark believes that every community, regardless of size, deserves top-notch news coverage from its local TV station. That principle guides the decisions he makes in daily news coverage. Mark is grateful for the many professional relationships he holds with community leaders in Central Nebraska. More than that, he appreciates the friendships he's built along the way with Central Nebraska TV viewers.
Enthusiastic....but mediocre...golfer.
The mask mandate will take effect Monday, November 23 at 12:01 a.m.
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Former Nebraska State Fair Finance Director Patrick Kopke has pleaded not guilty to felony theft.
A Grand Island man accused of mailing a suspicious package to the Hall County Election Commissioner wants his case thrown out of court.
The student at the center of a Grand Island human trafficking and child porn investigation Thursday pleaded guilty to a federal charge of receiving and distributing child pornography.
A UNK freshman from Grand Island is in jail accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old last weekend on campus.
A Grand Island man is headed to trial court for sending a suspicious package which forced the evacuation at the Hall County Administration Building.
The Nebraska Supreme Court Friday rejected a Hastings man’s argument that the state’s no-fault divorce law was unconstitutional.
Nebraska State Fair and Aksarben officials responded Tuesday night to the reported firing of Aksarben Stock Show manager Greg Harder.
The student at the center of a Grand Island human trafficking and child porn investigation has been removed from his parent’s house and put in jail for alleged violations of his bond.
Sheriff’s deputies Friday arrested the man they believe sent a suspicious package to the Hall County Election Commissioner earlier this month.
“We have a responsibility to our students, families, and educators to take this seriously."
Three teenage boys are in prison for convictions related to a vicious beating last winter at the Kearney YRTC.
A man who is currently sitting in the Lincoln County Jail in North Platte has been arrested for a shooting incident last week in south Kearney.
The Nebraska Attorney General’s office Monday charged former Nebraska State Fair Finance Director Patrick Kopke with felony theft.
Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele is quarantining. Director Teresa Anderson of the Central District Health Department announced late Tuesday morning that Steele was quarantining because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) received a report of a death related to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, a disease carried by ticks.
A suspect who may have incriminated himself in a Snapchat photo says he’s not guilty of robbing a Kearney pizza delivery person.
Grand Island police Friday named the officers who were involved in the August 10 shooting death of Americo Reyes.
The Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced that fall sports have been suspended until January 1.
The University of Nebraska at Kearney suspended sports workouts last month when a number of athletes and coaches tested positive for COVID-19.
A Phelps County deputy has been cleared of child abuse and assault charges.
The crash happened January 5 on I-80 about four miles west of the Grand Island exit.
The man accused of murdering two Holdrege men stood silent when a judge asked him whether or not he was guilty.
A signature Grand Island fall event is the latest casualty of COVID-19
The former finance director who said the State Fair was going bankrupt, may have himself stolen funds from the fair.
For the second time in less than a week, a former UNK student was sentenced for assaulting a woman on the campus.