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A North Platte woman was honored with the inaugural Mardee Swanson Legacy Award for her work with the Miss Rodeo Nebraska and Miss Rodeo America Associations.

The North Platte Public School Foundation and North Platte Public School District announced five educators who have been recognized as Teachers of the Year in various categories.

The visiting state rodeo queens, including Miss Rodeo Nebraska and Miss Rodeo America, will get to ride on horses, hand-picked from herds owned by Marvin and Janet Mueller and Tim and Celie Vaughn at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo.

The North Platte Public Schools Foundation, in conjunction with the North Platte High School, announced the 2023 NPHS Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Chadron Police are currently responding to an active shooter near Chadron State College. Officials advise residents to shelter in place until the incident is resolved.

One business failed the alcohol compliance check that the Nebraska State Patrol conducted in Lincoln County on Thursday, May 4.

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts announced on Tuesday his constituent casework staff will be hosting mobile office hours around the state.

A Kansas man is now in police custody and facing multiple charges after a 14-year-old girl was reported missing from North Platte Wednesday morning.

Both directions of travel on Interstate 80 between North Platte and Brady are now open after a lengthy closure following a crash and hazardous materials spill Thursday.

Both directions of Interstate 80 near Maxwell are closed after a two-semi crash caused a leak of corrosive material Thursday afternoon, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

The North Platte Fire Department and other rural departments responded to a fire about four miles south of North Platte on Tuesday.

Numerous fire crews are on scene after a grass fire was reported south of Stapleton Wednesday afternoon.

Anyone with knowledge of a missing woman from Lincoln County or Cheyenne area is asked to contact local authorities.

A reporter on scene said it appears a truck caught fire, sparking a grass fire.

A large police presence is currently in central North Platte.

Four out of 12 businesses failed alcohol compliance checks in Dawson County.

Governor Jim Pillen joined with state agencies in urging caution as a winter storm moves across Nebraska on Tuesday, bringing the potential for significant snow, high winds, and cold conditions.

The North Platte Police Department responded to the report of a deceased 20-year-old man found in the backyard of a residence in eastern North Platte on Tuesday.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people in two incidents in Kimball County, including the discovery of over 300 pounds of suspected marijuana.

Viewers are submitting photos and videos of the heavy snowfall across the region.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation said that I-80 had been opened to the I-76 interchange as of about 5pm Wednesday evening. It remained closed at MP 102 to Wyoming. I-76 was also opened for traffic into Colorado.

North Platte Public Schools is dismissing early on Tuesday due to declining weather and road closures.

The event is on Tue. Dec. 13, beginning at 1 p.m. and will last until supplies run out.

A $220,000 reward was announced on Friday for Chance Englebert, a Gering man who went missing in 2019.

The closure will begin on Dec. 6, and is expected to last for approximately two weeks.

Over the five-day enforcement period, NPPD issued 32 citations.

No injuries were reported and all occupants of the vehicles were wearing seat belts.

Following a tense afternoon, a police standoff ended in North Platte around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

The driver was taken to Great Plains Health, but the extent of injuries is still unknown.

The applications total $692,806.83 in requests for projects representing a total investment of $13.6 million in improvements to area tourist, historical, and recreational facilities.

The enforcement campaign will run through the Thanksgiving holiday from Nov. 23 through Nov. 27.

The house has extensive structural damage, but no one was injured.

This grant will help the Prairie Arts Center in its general operation.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol are working overtime to keep motorists and road crews safe through localized enforcement efforts in multiple parts of the state.

Both were lodged in Dawson County Jail.

The pilot of a small plane and a passenger were killed in a crash Wednesday in Lincoln County.

North Platte Police arrested a 37-year old North Platte woman early Wednesday morning after she crashed into a tree, and was found to be under the influence.

The Nebraska State Patrol arrested a 27-year old Kearney man early Wednesday morning who was in possession of an unauthorized firearm and had an active arrest warrant.

Three more country music artists have been added to next year's NEBRASKAland Days Viaero Wireless Summer Jam Concert Series lineup.

A 19-year-old was left with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in North Platte on Saturday.

The fire has burned about 19,000 acres and is 94 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

Continued cool and moist weather has helped crews make progress containing the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills region near Halsey.

Firefighters are making progress containing a large wildfire in the Nebraska Sandhills.

A firefighter died while actively fighting the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills on Sunday.

The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Organization reported a major wildfire at the Bessey Ranger District near Halsey on Sunday.

The three children who were transported to regional trauma centers remain in the hospital recovering from their injuries.

The Chase County Schools bus was dropping children off after school when the crash happened.

Authorities have released the names of two people killed in a small plane crash in McPherson County on Monday morning.

There is a heavy law enforcement presence in the northwest part of North Platte as authorities search for an armed and dangerous suspect.

The Maxwell Rural Fire & Rescue, Brady Rural, and North Platte Fire Department responded to a fire near Camp Maranatha and Maxwell on Saturday.