Bennet, Neb. (KLKN) — A truck crash knocked out power to the town of Bennet on Friday, causing Bennet Elementary School to dismiss students early on an already hot afternoon. A one-ton pickup left the roadway and struck a power pole a few miles south of Bennet Friday morning, according to Nebraska City Utilities. “We had a one-ton pickup truck...

Sept. 7, 1961RANDOLPH — Gwen, Lynette and Douglas Witte, daughters and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Witte, won a blue ribbon Saturday at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln in group singing competition.T

Reports of an armed person at Westview High School are under investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Violet Dell Chandler was born on May 1, 1950, to Douglas Green and Julia (Dillon) Green. She lived in Wanblee, SD until her family moved

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Six volunteer fire departments in Nebraska received a $10,000 grant through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. These fire departments were six of 150 nationwide to receive the grant. The six departments are Decatur, Fordyce, Gering, Gurley, Oconto and Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department. State Farm partnered with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to...

OMAHA, Neb. (KLKN) — The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD)  announced the confirmation of a human case of West Nile virus in the county this summer. While the virus was detected in mosquito pools throughout Douglas County this season, this is the first human case. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 181 confirmed cases...

If you live in southern Douglas County or Sarpy County, after 9 am it got breezy, and the temperature jumped 20 degrees. What caused that? It was a rare 'heat burst'.

Farmers and their crops are battling a series of challenges that threaten yield potential. In this Hoegemeyer Hometown Field Update, agronomist Craig Langemeier says the company’s latest genetics provide farmers a selection of hybrids fit for all conditions. The post Hoegemeyer Hometown Field Update – Dunbar, NE appeared first on [...]