It’s your chance to celebrate and support the Valentine Badgers as they kick off the fall sports season.

“Ross Ryler,” a 2.5-hour film written, shot and edited in the Chadron area by the Butler family of Hemingford, is now showing at the Eagle Theatre.

A multi-billion dollar merger is happening between two utility companies who serve Nebraska.

After 30 years, the Nebraska Cowboy Trail continues to expand.

A Gordon-area family is cleaning up after strong winds destroyed a shed, uprooted a tree and damaged a barn Friday night.

What began as a heartbreaking loss for a Valentine family has grown into a mission that’s helping hundreds of others.

As the new school year begins, students in Cody are stepping into a brand-new building.

Deaths stemming from domestic abuse are already above last year, only halfway through the year.

An Arkansas man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for hitting and killing a bicyclist near Valentine last year.

Triple digit heat indexes are in store for most of Nebraska this weekend.

It's not a marathon...or a sprint. It is simply a walk to raise awareness about a disease that affects many.

Two South Dakota residents are facing charges after Valentine Police say they were caught with drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and suspected methamphetamine.

Investigators say a deadly house fire in Valentine was accidental, caused by smoking materials, according to The Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s office.

The Valentine School Board has revised its extracurricular participation policy for homeschool and private school students after weeks of discussion and public input.

Valentine’s True Value is holding a liquidation sale as the store changes hands.

A plea of guilty to second degree murder registered in Scotts Bluff County District Court.

A lot of America saw something glowing in the night sky Tuesday.

The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is considering 16 communities across the state as possible sites for a new state-of-the-art nuclear power reactor, and Valentine is on the list.

The company behind a proposed wind farm near Kilgore is challenging a Cherry County zoning investigation that concluded its permit had expired and that multiple conditions had gone unmet.

A couple of recent mountain lion sightings in and near Valentine prompted the Valentine Police Department to remind residents to take safety precautions.

A new multi-million dollar office building for the Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District in Valentine is moving forward after the board voted 5-2 to approve construction.

A poem, Between Light and Silence, written by English and Humanities Professor Dr. Deane Tucker was published this summer in The Tiger Moth Review, a biannual journal of art and literature that engages with nature, culture, the environment, and ecology.

Beginning in 2026, Nebraskans younger than 46 will be eligible for the savings plan

Following a nationwide search, Dr. Shaunda French-Collins has been named the Dean of the School of Business, Mathematics, and Science.

If you've been to a Nebraska high school state sporting event at any point over the last 30 years, or a UNK volleyball match over the last three plus decades, you may have heard his voice.

A nationally recognized rodeo clown and entertainer will bring his story of grit and faith to Valentine this weekend.

Two local businesses are teaming up to create a new all-day food destination in Valentine.

The Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating an overnight house fire in Valentine.

As the Cherry County Fair brings the community together in Valentine, a group of local 4-Hers is stitching together more than just fabric—they're sewing gratitude into every quilt.

Jeremy Jensen, the former mayor of Grand Island and a former board member of the Nebraska State fair, feels uniquely qualified to publicly share his thoughts on several financial decisions made by the Nebraska State Fair.

A 49-year-old Hay Springs woman is facing multiple charges after authorities tracked a car reported stolen in Colorado to a bar in Sheridan County.

A 43-year-old transient man accused of stealing several guns, swords and hunting and fishing equipment in Valentine has pleaded not guilty.

A Pine Ridge man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after seriously injuring his nephew by striking him multiple times with a pistol.

A new permanent outdoor sculpture, Field Work(s), was installed near the Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) in late July.

“Nebraska is one of the richest states in the country as far as fossils go,” said Shane Tucker, a highway paleontologist with the University of Nebraska State Museum.

Construction is underway at a unique new building along Highway 20 in Merriman, Nebraska.

When kids stepped inside the VR Game Truck Nebraska during its visit to the Valentine Public Library, they entered a virtual world filled with games—from boxing and bowling to slicing fruit like ninjas.

Following a national search, Dr. Brittany Helmbrecht has been named the Dean of the School of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences as announced by Chadron State College’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly.

A controversial proposed hog confinement just a few miles east of Valentine is looking more likely after Cherry County commissioners approved a conditional use permit with fewer conditions than the County proposed at its last meeting

The village of Merriman, Nebraska will soon have a new way to alert residents of severe weather, thanks to a federal grant.

Cherry County commissioners are in early talks with members of a growing Amish community south of Kilgore about whether the public should be allowed to use a newly built bridge over the Niobrara River.

For nearly 50 years, Kent Lopez has stepped up to the plate for Valentine’s baseball players.

When you think of a fashion designer, your mind might go straight to the runways of New York, Los Angeles or London. But one up-and-coming designer is stitching together her dreams in small-town Nebraska.

A semi-truck driver is facing charges after authorities say she was driving while using drugs in Valentine.

A record-breaking crowd is gathering under some of the darkest skies in the country this week for the Nebraska Star Party, held south of Valentine near Merritt Reservoir.

The North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) is alerting the public that mosquitoes collected near O’Neill in Holt County have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

A Chihuahua, Mexico man has been sentenced to just over three years in federal prison for trafficking drugs in South Dakota, including on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

A 37-year-old Oglala man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for strangling a teenage girl and failing to register as a sex offender.

On July 16th, at 4:20 PM, officers responded to an assault in the 300 block of North Valentine Street.  A 28 year old South Dakota woman was arrested and charged with Assault in the First Degree, a felony, and Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony

The Cherry County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the county’s response to a recent court decision involving a proposed hog facility east of Valentine.

During his first year as Director of the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) at Chadron State College, Dr. Nic Fisher has found both challenges and opportunities in serving entrepreneurs across four counties in Nebraska’s Panhandle.

A Sandhills family is beginning the long process of cleaning up after a tornado ripped through their property just north of Mullen on Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind damaged buildings, scattered debris, and a close call for one family member.

Dive into the remarkable fossil heritage of Nebraska and the Niobrara River corridor at this exciting event!

A longtime Valentine business is under new ownership, and its new leadership team says their goal is to try to meet the growing demand for skilled trade services in the area.

In response to increasing demand for mental health support, Chadron State College will offer a new virtual mental health service to students during the 2025-26 academic year.

While many kids spend summer mornings catching up on sleep, a group of determined young athletes in Valentine are diving into the pool at sunrise—and now, three of them are headed to the Midwestern Swimming Championships.

Severe Weather likely to hit communities across Nebraska on Tuesday evening.

A man arrested after a June confrontation involving shouting, road rage, and a gun being drawn on Valentine’s Main Street has been sentenced to probation.

A 28-year-old Mission, South Dakota, woman is facing charges after authorities say she assaulted an employee at a Valentine gas station.

A North Platte man has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking ring that moved large quantities of methamphetamine into Nebraska.

The Valentine Police Department made several arrests and responded to more than 40 calls for service during the week of July 6 through July 12, 2025.

The Valentine City Council has approved a one-time waiver to the city’s personnel policy, allowing a police supervisor to work with a relative within the department.

A 24-year-old Florida man allegedly wanted in connection with a serious crime involving a child has been arrested in Sheridan County.

Air Methods is being recognized for their excellent pediatric readiness