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.
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A Grand Island teenager, originally charged with raping two teenage girls, is going to jail and getting probation.
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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.
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With a little help from a rain shower, firefighters made progress against a fire near the Nebraska National Forest in the Sandhills.
Seventy firefighters from two states are on the scene of a wild fire just north of the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey.
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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.”
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.
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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.
A Grand Island man, originally charged with the sexual assault of two teenage girls, stands convicted on a lesser charge.
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Due to delays in building a Lincoln race track, Fonner Park may get more more racing dates this May.
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.
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One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children will now face those charges in trial court.
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One of the suspects in the January kidnapping of three small children has asked that this case be transferred to juvenile court.
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Three children were rescued after they were kidnapped during a car theft on Sunday.
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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.
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Grand Island Public Schools Superintendent Tawana Grover announced Friday that she’s resigning effective Jan. 11, 2023.
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The Adams Central school board election is final after a state-mandated recount a month after the general election.
The Adams Central school board election is final after a state-mandated recount a month after the general election.
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The Grand Island City Council Tuesday rejected Mayor Roger Steele’s choice for city administrator.
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A judge has sentenced a Kearney man to prison for convictions on violent crimes against two separate victims.
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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.
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A Kearney woman is facing felony charges accused of setting fire to a bedroom in her apartment and endangering her baby.
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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.
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It will be next week before provisional ballots impacting a Grand Island school board race are determined to be valid.
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Adams Central school patrons may have to wait before they learn who will sit on the school board.
Outstanding provisional ballots may influence who sits in one of the seats on the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education.
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.
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Drivers past the Stuhr Museum Thursday afternoon saw big plumes of smoke. Fortunately, it wasn’t a wildfire.
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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.
A Kearney man faces sentencing in November for convictions on violent crimes against two separate victims.
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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.
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Registration is open for Grand Island’s Harvest of Harmony parade this fall.
A Grand Island man, facing two rape charges, has now formally pled not guilty to both.
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A Burwell woman will go to state prison for a 2019 car crash which killed an Ord woman.
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The Kearney city council is meeting Wednesday night to discuss and make a recommendation for a new airline to serve the Kearney airport.
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A two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon caused a traffic back-up on Highway 281.
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Business at Grand Island restaurants, bars and hotels is better now than it was last year.
A Grand Island man said on Tuesday he was not guilty in one of the two sexual assault cases in which he’s charged.
A judge has transferred the case of a Grand Island teenager charged with felony sexual assault to trial court.
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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.
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If you missed voting in the Primary, here are the dates to know to vote in the General Election in November.
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Chief Robert joined the Grand Island Police Department in 1986.
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At least one whooping crane has stopped in Nebraska during its migration north.
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It was a close call for a local firefighter in Clay County Friday morning.
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Preschool children in Hastings will have a new playground soon.
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Student musicians in Grand Island Public schools may be getting some new instruments to play.
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A Grand Island man who police said tried to kill someone in a used car parking lot is going to prison.
Skywest Airline’s announcement about cancelling air service will have a “huge impact on local communities,” according to Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse.
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Charles Herbster, considered to be one of the leaders in the race for Nebraska governor, has now formally registered as a candidate for that office.
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State Senator Dave Murman of Glenvil is running for a second term in the legislature.
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As promised, the Kearney Public School district has created its own health curriculum standards. The school board approved them at Monday night’s meeting on a 7-0 vote.
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