Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning announced Thursday that University of Nebraska-Kearney psychology professor Joseph J. Benz, Ph. D., 52, is charged with three counts of possession and distribution of child pornography.  ...More

A tree will be planted on Memorial Day at the Lincoln County Courthouse, a lasting memorial to a veteran who was struggling to recover from post traumatic stress disorder when he hung himself in jail five years ago.  ...More

A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County -- shows, festivals and dances. ...More

If a tornado the size of the Oklahoma City tornado hit North Platte, it would take out an area from Cody Park to Philip Ave.  ...More

Four young adults were hurt Wednesday when their car rolled over on the northeast edge of Curtis.  ...More

If you could peel back the layer of the future in North Platte, you might see movie camera trucks parked downtown, filming a doctor in an upstairs office handing someone a bottle of morphine and getting some money in exchange.  ...More

If you could peel back the layer of the future of North Platte, you might see an international Rail Town attraction under construction, much of it built out of shipping containers, a blue-collar art form that is appearing around the world. ...More

In August, Dominic Hinojosa of North Platte was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was surgically removed in October, but by March, it had returned.  ...More

Two young North Platte men will do hard time for burglary, according to sentences handed down Monday in Lincoln County District Court.  ...More

A Corvette and a Ford F150 King Ranch pickup will be raffled, and the 2013 Cattlemen's Ball has another high-value item on its list of auction items, and this one is a doozy, organizers say....More

Juvenile criminals would be rehabilitated at home, with help from probation officers, under a bill advancing in the state Legislature. ...More

Lawmakers passed a package of bills Monday that make up the state’s $7.8 billion two-year budget....More

A bill to help develop wind energy in Nebraska advanced in the Legislature Tuesday. ...More

A Grand Island man allegedly stabbed his estranged girlfriend outside a Grand Island Catholic church Friday, and then tried to cut his throat....More

Nebraska legislators debated the issue of local sales taxes Monday, when Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha introduced an amendment to repeal the local option sales tax changes of last year....More

Nebraska will have more equipment and money this summer to fight wildfires after fires last summer burned 500,000 acres. ...More

The Nebraska Poison Center reminds everyone that as seasons change so do the poisoning risks. ...More

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