Mark Baumert
News Director
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Mark is a native Nebraskan and has lived in Central Nebraska more than 30 years.
Mark's track record includes the development of successful news programs, extended live coverage of community events, and internal development and training of broadcast journalists with whom he has worked.
Mark believes that every community, regardless of size, deserves top-notch news coverage from its local TV station. That principle guides the decisions he makes in daily news coverage. Mark is grateful for the many professional relationships he holds with community leaders in Central Nebraska. More than that, he appreciates the friendships he's built along the way with Central Nebraska TV viewers.
Enthusiastic....but mediocre...golfer.
Long time Hall County commissioner Dick Hartman died Monday.
At least one traditional holiday event at the Stuhr Museum is a casualty of COVID-19.
A UNK freshman from Grand Island is in jail accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old last weekend on campus.
The Central District Health Department, worried about a 22% positive COVID infection rate in the Grand Island area, last week asked Governor Ricketts to order mandatory mask wearing for the district.
A Grand Island man is headed to trial court for sending a suspicious package which forced the evacuation at the Hall County Administration Building.
Hastings St. Cecilia Friday joined a growing list of Nebraska schools forced to make difficult decisions because of COVID-19.
The recent increase in area COVID-19 cases forced Governor Ricketts to tighten some restrictions, and in turn has forced the city of Hastings to temporarily close some city buildings.
A NSP trooper arrested a 17-year-old boy Thursday morning after chasing the car he was driving at speeds up to 130 miles on Interstate 80.
A local drug task force sting operation has resulted in prison for a Grand Island man.
Firefighters from several Central Nebraska communities worked to control a grass fire Wednesday afternoon near Boelus.
The city of Kearney is offering help to local non-profits struggling during the pandemic.
One of Central Nebraska’s main hospitals is going back to its spring policy of restricting visitors.
A Grand Island man accused of trying to kill his wife said he’s not guilty.
The Nebraska Supreme Court Friday rejected a Hastings man’s argument that the state’s no-fault divorce law was unconstitutional.
The Central Nebraska Veterans' Home in Kearney is looking for a new administrator.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the York-Northwest football game.
Prosecutors Tuesday filed new charges against a man suspected of fleeing the scene of a car crash that left a teenage girl paralyzed.
In an effort to encourage the community to continue COVID-19 precautions, local officials Tuesday morning recapped what they went through last spring and why they worry about a possible surge this fall.
The Central District Health Department Monday said people who attended events last week at the Grand Island Riverside Country Club may have been exposed to COVID-19.
If you’re headed to the Calamus Reservoir this weekend, there will be warning signs on the beach.
A Shelton woman faces a felony Motor Vehicle Homicide charge in connection with the death of man who died in a crash at Heartwell Park in Hastings.
The Grand Island man arrested after a half-naked woman ran screaming from his house says he’s not guilty and is going to trial early next year.
Nebraska State Fair and Aksarben officials responded Tuesday night to the reported firing of Aksarben Stock Show manager Greg Harder.
Part of the new Grand Island Senior High Academy of Medical Sciences at CHI St. Francis will be named for Grand Island’s largest employer after a major donation to the project.
The student at the center of a Grand Island human trafficking and child porn investigation has been removed from his parent’s house and put in jail for alleged violations of his bond.
Sheriff’s deputies Friday arrested the man they believe sent a suspicious package to the Hall County Election Commissioner earlier this month.
The man accused of burning down a rural Buffalo County church is planning to take an insanity plea in his defense against felony arson charges.
“We have a responsibility to our students, families, and educators to take this seriously."
The man behind a bizarre home invasion robbery last spring in Bladen stands convicted of felony robbery and may be facing prison.
Three teenage boys are in prison for convictions related to a vicious beating last winter at the Kearney YRTC.
One of the two men charged with raping a 15-year-old boy at Mormon Island this summer has pleaded not guilty.
Hastings Public Schools announced Tuesday that each student will get free meals starting Sept 21.
A Grand Island man arrested in July after a shoot-out with police pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Grand Island police Tuesday arrested a man who jumped out of a moving vehicle while trying to get away.
The Nebraska Public Service Commission has dropped its complaints against two of the three railroads blamed for chronically blocked crossings in northern Grand Island.
The suspect who fled the scene of a car crash that left a teenage girl paralyzed is headed to trial court.
County workers and members of public evacuated the Hall County Administration building for almost two hours Monday morning.
Parents of students in the Kearney Public Schools are getting a break this fall.The district announced Friday that the USDA has granted KPS a waiver to provide free meals to students in each building starting next week.
In what might be the most strenuous observance of 9/11, four off-duty Hastings police officers completed a 9.11 mile ruck march Friday morning.
The Nebraska State Fair 1868 foundation received a $20,000 donation last weekend from the CNH Industrial plant in Grand Island.
A 13-year-old girl injured in a Saturday morning accident in Grand Island is in critical condition with back and internal injuries.
A 13-year-old girl injured in a Saturday morning accident in Grand Island is in critical condition with back and internal injuries.
If you need to use west-bound I-80 in Buffalo County, you might want to find another way.
A man who is currently sitting in the Lincoln County Jail in North Platte has been arrested for a shooting incident last week in south Kearney.
The Nebraska Attorney General’s office Monday charged former Nebraska State Fair Finance Director Patrick Kopke with felony theft.
Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele is quarantining. Director Teresa Anderson of the Central District Health Department announced late Tuesday morning that Steele was quarantining because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) received a report of a death related to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, a disease carried by ticks.
Adams County Emergency Manager Ron Pughes said the roundabout at the Adams Central Road intersection is now open in all directions.
The Grand Island man arrested after a half-naked woman ran screaming from his house is headed to trial court.