Three fires in northcentral Nebraska that Region 26 Emergency Management says were sparked by dry lighting are now contained.
By News Channel Nebraska
Select communities will have the opportunity to visit the Freedom Truck, a semi-truck with 250 years of American history.
Nebraskans who want to donate or receive harvested deer can participate in the Deer Exchange. It brings together hunters who have a surplus of deer with recipients willing to accept the deer meat.
A substantial fish kill, affecting all species in the lake, has occurred at Timber Point Wildlife Management Area. Angler reports prompted Nebraska Game and Parks Commission biologists on July 6 to visit the lake, where they observed numerous dead fish of all species.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Garden County
On Jan. 6, 2025, the Omaha Police Department received a report of a theft. Responding officers identified indicia of sex trafficking. The Omaha Police Department-Homeland Security Investigations Human Trafficking Task Force immediately began investigating. Officials recovered two females ages 15 and 16, who had been transported to the AmericInn hotel in Omaha from out of state to be sold for commercial sex.
Recent wildfires across Nebraska have left many ranchers facing difficult questions about forage recovery, grazing management, infrastructure repairs. The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) is launching a new Post-Wildfire Stewardship Resilience program, offering free, one-on-one consultations to Nebraska ranchers affected by wildfire in 2026.