Area News
Winter storm claims three lives
Dec 24, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
Additional Details Released Regarding Triple-Fatality Crash Wednesday DECEMBER 24, 2020 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Additional details... continue reading
Congress seals agreement on a COVID relief bill
Dec 20, 2020 / Ap
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announc... continue reading
15 year old body found submerged in car in Grand Island lake
Dec 13, 2020 / Ap
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Investigators in south-central Nebraska say a 15-year-old Grand Island boy has been found dead inside a submerged v... continue reading
Nebraska relaxes restrictions after hospitalizations dip
Dec 13, 2020 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will relax its coronavirus restrictions on Saturday after a recent decline in hospitalized patients, but state of... continue reading
NSP SWAT Makes Arrest in Homicide Investigation
Dec 10, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 10, 2020 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested a person wanted in connection ... continue reading
Lead investigator in Beatrice 6 exoneration dies after crash
Dec 8, 2020 / Ap
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a former police investigator whose work helped exonerate six people wrongly convicted of the 1985 rape ... continue reading
2 killed and 2 critically injured in Omaha house explosion
Dec 8, 2020 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fire officials say an explosion that leveled a home in Omaha, Nebraska, has left two people dead and two others critically... continue reading
Nebraska virus numbers improving but cases remain high
Dec 8, 2020 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest virus numbers in Nebraska show some improvement but health officials say virus cases still remain high and it&r... continue reading
Six Hour Standoff Ends with Arrest in Hayes Center
Dec 2, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 2, 2020 (HAYES CENTER, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have brought a standoff of more than six hours to... continue reading
Standoff Ends With Arrest near McCook after Four Hours
Dec 1, 2020 / NSP
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP), working with the McCook Police Department and Red Willow County Sheriff’s Office, have arreste... continue reading
Friday Morning Police Chase
Nov 27, 2020 / McCook Public Department
On November 27, 2020, at 4:36 am, officers with the McCook Police Departmentattempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation near East 5 th and ... continue reading
More charges filed in deadly attack at Nebraska restaurant
Nov 23, 2020 / Ap
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have filed additional charges against a 23-year-old man in a shooting at a Nebraska fast food restaurant in... continue reading
MCCOOK POLICE DEPARTMENT MEDIA RELEASE
Nov 19, 2020 / McCook Police Department
Release from McCook Police Department: On November 19, 2020, at 1016, the McCook Police Department was contacted and asked to respond to a... continue reading
14 year old Apprehended After Pursuit in Omaha
Nov 19, 2020 / Nebraska State Patrol
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 (OMAHA, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) apprehended a juvenile following a pursuit in Omaha Wed... continue reading
