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Mid-America Manufacturing Ends Year on Sour Note
Jan 2, 2026 / Kristen Crawford
December 2025 Survey Highlights:-Mid-America Business Conditions Index sank to its lowest level for 2025.-The regional manufacturing sector shed jo...
Troopers Make 83 DUI Arrests in Holiday Drive Sober Campaign
Jan 2, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
January 2, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested 83 impaired drivers during the holiday season. The a...
Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Good Life in 2026
Jan 2, 2026 / Pete Ricketts
Every New Year, we have the opportunity to reflect on the last year and plan for the future. With family and friends by our side, we enter th...
RTC inmate death
Jan 2, 2026 / NDOC
January 2, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Vern Krimmel #34989, age 63, died yesterday at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC). Krimmel&rsq...
Teens Apprehended After Pursuit in Western Nebraska
Jan 2, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
JANUARY 2, 2026 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after a pursuit and search in w...
SPORTS NEWS
Lady Indians 3-0 in region with win over Trinidad
Jan 17, 2026 / MCC Athletics/Brent Cobb
The McCook Community College women topped Trinidad State Saturday at home 75-57 to improve to 3-0 to start Region IX South play. The Lady Indians ...
High School Basketball Scores from Friday, January 16th
Jan 17, 2026 / NSAA
Girls ScoresFriday, January 16, 2026Alma 74 @ Hitchcock County 17Amherst 58 vs Pleasanton 25Aquinas Catholic 70 @ Grand Island Central Catholic 39A...
MCC Men race past Rattlers 100-85
Jan 17, 2026 / MCC Athletics/Brent Cobb
The McCook Community College men got back on the winning track Friday with a 100-85 win in Region IX play against Otero College in the Peter and Do...
MCC Women top Rattlers in Friday win at home
Jan 17, 2026 / MCC Athletics/Brent Cobb
The McCook Community College women topped Otero College Friday night at home 74-66 to start the second half of the season 2-0. After a 14-14 first...
Creighton Comeback Bid Falls Short At Providence
Jan 17, 2026 / Creighton Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Down by as much as 14 points midway through the second half, Creighton Men's Basketball rallied within three in the final minut...