Jury finds former NY state trooper guilty of manslaughter in highway chase that led to the death of an 11-year-old girl

Jury finds former NY state trooper guilty of manslaughter in highway chase that led to the death of an 11-year-old girl

March 13, 2026Updated: March 13, 2026

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Jury finds former NY state trooper guilty of manslaughter in highway chase that led to the death of an 11-year-old girl

Regional

Sidney Public Schools cancels classes March 30 for emergency training exercise

Sidney Public Schools cancels classes March 30 for emergency training exercise

Sen. Pete Ricketts holds roundtable for future progress of AG

Sen. Pete Ricketts holds roundtable for future progress of AG

Chokecherry prescribed burn declared a wildfire

Chokecherry prescribed burn declared a wildfire

Lemoyne residents recount evacuation as Morrill Fire grows to more than 453,000 acres

Lemoyne residents recount evacuation as Morrill Fire grows to more than 453,000 acres

The Prairie Club escapes building damage from nearby wildfire

The Prairie Club escapes building damage from nearby wildfire

One dead in massive Morrill Fire that's burned more than 453,000 acres across western Nebraska

Massive Morrill Fire burns 330,000 acres across Nebraska Panhandle, remains 0% contained

State

Irish tradition keeps going in O'Neill ahead of St. Patrick's Day

Nebraska woman's vision revives century-old bank

Western District History Day results announced

Sidney Public Schools cancels classes March 30 for emergency training exercise

High wind, Red Flag warnings continue across Nebraska Panhandle as dangerous fire conditions persist

Sen. Pete Ricketts holds roundtable for future progress of AG

Sports

Lincoln Southwest wins first ever boys basketball title, keeps Class A trophy in Lincoln

Archangels Catholic quiets EPPJ to claim D2 title, school's first under new name

Black Hills State Takes First Two From Softball

Friday's local scoreboard, March 13

Elkhorn North ends Skutt’s reign in Class B

Papillion-La Vista South returns to Class A title game1

Ag & Outdoor

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks releasing rainbow trout this spring