Mark Baumert
News Director

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.
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Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 3:24 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Hastings man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old is scheduled for trial in January.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2023 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
The Nebraska State Patrol has not arrested anyone in connection with the death of a Columbus woman whose remains were found in a field near Harvard on Oct. 5, 2022.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 1:53 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Local4′s coverage of the tribute to fallen GIPD officer Christopher Marcello was recognized by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association with a Gold Award.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 11:40 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Grand Island man is in an Omaha hospital after a Thursday car-motorcycle accident in Alda.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Grand Island teenager, originally charged with raping two teenage girls, is going to jail and getting probation.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 2:02 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children will go on trial in September on charges that he pulled a shank on a jail cellmate.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
With a little help from a rain shower, firefighters made progress against a fire near the Nebraska National Forest in the Sandhills.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Seventy firefighters from two states are on the scene of a wild fire just north of the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
An attorney representing the company re-developing the Conestoga Mall described hold-out JO-ANN Fabrics’ approach to lease negotiations as “completely absurd and unreasonable.”
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children is now also going to trial court on additional charges that he pulled a shank on a jail cellmate.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A judge has ordered a Hastings teenager to be tried in adult court for his part in a January kidnapping in which three Grand Island children were left out in the cold.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 4:31 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
A Grand Island man, originally charged with the sexual assault of two teenage girls, stands convicted on a lesser charge.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:33 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
Due to delays in building a Lincoln race track, Fonner Park may get more more racing dates this May.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 3:41 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children now faces additional charges that he pulled a shank on a jail cellmate.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 9:24 AM CST
|By Mark Baumert
One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children will now face those charges in trial court.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 12:08 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children has asked that this case be transferred to juvenile court.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:09 PM CST
|By Lorena Carmona and Mark Baumert
Three children were rescued after they were kidnapped during a car theft on Sunday.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:28 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
The man who started a political action committee which backed three new members of the Grand Island school board said Monday he was pleased that Superintendent Tawana Grover was resigning.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
Grand Island Public Schools Superintendent Tawana Grover announced Friday that she’s resigning effective Jan. 11, 2023.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 4:30 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
The Adams Central school board election is final after a state-mandated recount a month after the general election.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 3:44 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
The Adams Central school board election is final after a state-mandated recount a month after the general election.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 10:37 AM CST
|By Mark Baumert
The Grand Island City Council Tuesday rejected Mayor Roger Steele’s choice for city administrator.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 4:09 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
A judge has sentenced a Kearney man to prison for convictions on violent crimes against two separate victims.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:06 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
A razor thin margin of three votes separate two candidates who want to be on the Adams Central Board of Education. That means an automatic recount on December 7th.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 11:12 AM CST
|By Mark Baumert
A Kearney woman is facing felony charges accused of setting fire to a bedroom in her apartment and endangering her baby.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 9:33 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
A weekend review of the November 8th votes in Hall County appears to confirm that two write-in candidates beat two incumbents for two seats on the Grand Island School Board.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:20 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
It will be next week before provisional ballots impacting a Grand Island school board race are determined to be valid.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:40 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
Adams Central school patrons may have to wait before they learn who will sit on the school board.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:50 PM CST
|By Mark Baumert
Outstanding provisional ballots may influence who sits in one of the seats on the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 8:42 AM CST
|By Mark Baumert
Two write-in candidates backed by a political action committee critical of Grand Island Public Schools were leading vote-getters in one of the district’s school board races.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 1:48 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Drivers past the Stuhr Museum Thursday afternoon saw big plumes of smoke. Fortunately, it wasn’t a wildfire.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof and Mark Baumert
The Nebraska State Patrol has identified remains found near Harvard as 25-year-old Jasmine Garnett, of Columbus. Garnett had been missing since September 16.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Kearney man faces sentencing in November for convictions on violent crimes against two separate victims.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Kasey Mintz and Mark Baumert
Seven teachers formerly classified as substitutes are getting one-time back pay and will be considered full-time employees going forward if they continue to work for the district.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Registration is open for Grand Island’s Harvest of Harmony parade this fall.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Grand Island man, facing two rape charges, has now formally pled not guilty to both.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Burwell woman will go to state prison for a 2019 car crash which killed an Ord woman.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
The Kearney city council is meeting Wednesday night to discuss and make a recommendation for a new airline to serve the Kearney airport.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon caused a traffic back-up on Highway 281.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 10:33 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Business at Grand Island restaurants, bars and hotels is better now than it was last year.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 3:02 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Grand Island man said on Tuesday he was not guilty in one of the two sexual assault cases in which he’s charged.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 1:43 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A judge has transferred the case of a Grand Island teenager charged with felony sexual assault to trial court.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
One person had to be taken to the hospital for injuries suffered in-flight when a plane hit turbulence while descending into the the Grand Island airport.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
If you missed voting in the Primary, here are the dates to know to vote in the General Election in November.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:41 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Chief Robert joined the Grand Island Police Department in 1986.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 11:42 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
At least one whooping crane has stopped in Nebraska during its migration north.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
It was a close call for a local firefighter in Clay County Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Preschool children in Hastings will have a new playground soon.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
Student musicians in Grand Island Public schools may be getting some new instruments to play.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 11:09 AM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
A Grand Island man who police said tried to kill someone in a used car parking lot is going to prison.