Today on KNEB.tv News: Gering student a dual graduate with honors from both GHS and WNCC WNRA taxiway project moves forward Start date for Scottsbluff river bridge project confirmed Cheyenne duo arrested following drug bust in Kimball County Thursday crash in Scottsbluff causes large power outage Rep. Smith hopeful after…
Members of the State Highway Commission met at the Gering Civic Center Friday for their monthly meeting and an update on the roads program for District 5. During the public comment period, the majority of those speaking discussed the need to address Highway 71 south of Kimball to the Colorado…
It may not be too much longer before we find out if a pair of medical marijuana initiatives appear on the November ballot. Organizers with Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana say they have reached the signature thresholds required to put two medical cannabis questions before voters. The effort has twice failed…
Secretary of State Bob Evnen says the referendum on LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, will not appear on the general election ballot in November. Lawmakers passed a subsequent measure earlier this year, LB 1402, that changed the funding mechanism for scholarships toward private and parochial school attendance, with a…
Local tourism leaders are encouraging the Panhandle to join them to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week. During a ceremony Friday morning at the Legacy of Plains Museum's new Japanese Hall exhibit, Scotts Bluff County Tourism Director Brenda Leisy laid out how important the industry is for our community. Afterwards,…
A traffic stop for speeding results in multiple felony charges and a quarter million dollar bond for the driver. On Monday, a trooper pulled over 37-year-old David Baringer and 35-year-old Marisha Isgrigg, on Highway 30 in Kimball County. The officer detected the odor of raw marijuana coming from the pickup,…
Nebraska Lottery players will have yet another multi-state Lotto game to play starting this month. Tickets for Lotto America go on sale at retailers across the state Sunday, with drawings taking place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Lotto America is a $1 Lotto game offered by 13 lotteries across the United States, with…
A young man from Gering is making waves as the current school year comes to a close. Gering Public Schools and WNCC are celebrating GHS senior Guri Hayer, who this month is doing a dual graduation with a Gering High School Diploma and an Associate of Science Degree in Engineering…
For a ninth straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index came in below growth neutral according to the May survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region that includes Nebraska. The region’s overall reading for May fell to 44.2 from 45.8 in April, with Creighton University economist…
Today on KNEB.tv News: Alliance man arrested following bloody sword attack early Wednesday morning Bluffs man gets max prison sentence allowable for molesting 12-year-old girl Mitchell announces new fire chief Nebraska tax receipts far less than expected for April Broadway railroad crossing scheduled for Friday closure in Scottsbluff Scottsbluff hosts…