Auburn council tables holiday lights

Lights proposed for building tops in commercial corridor

May 15, 2026Updated: May 15, 2026

By Dan Swanson

Regional

Nebraska records nation’s first reported BEAD-funded home internet connection near Ogallala

Nebraska records nation’s first reported BEAD-funded home internet connection near Ogallala

Ash Pole Fire south of Chadron 47% contained, burns 1,100 acres

Ash Pole Fire south of Chadron 47% contained, burns 1,100 acres

Cheyenne County veterans volunteers honored

Cheyenne County veterans volunteers honored

Alliance police warn of e-bike dangers after 11-year-old injured in crash

Alliance police warn of e-bike dangers after 11-year-old injured in crash

Collection underway for Bayard family who lost home in fire

Collection underway for Bayard family who lost home in fire

ALLO outage impacts internet, phone service across Sidney area Thursday night

ALLO outage impacts internet, phone service across Sidney area Thursday night

State

Alliance Police Department investigating injury crash involving juvenile on an e-bike

Nebraska records nation’s first reported BEAD-funded home internet connection near Ogallala

Ash Pole Fire south of Chadron 47% contained, burns 1,100 acres

Alliance police warn of e-bike dangers after 11-year-old injured in crash

Auburn council tables holiday lights

New nonpartisan push in NE-01 as Austin Ahlman jumps into race

Sports

Bridgeport, Kimball punch state tickets at Class C-9 district meet

Scottsbluff edges Sidney for team title at Ogallala Invitational

Bayard sweeps team titles at Class D-9 district meet

Destination Lewiston: Doane baseball books program's first trip to NAIA World Series

Plainview wins boys and girls titles at D-4 district meet

Norris girls soccer on a roll ahead of sixth straight state tournament appearance

Ag & Outdoor

Powell wins 56th Cornhusker Trap Shoot

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires