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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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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A Grand Island teenager is facing two felony and one misdemeanor sexual assault charges. He’s accused of raping two female classmates.
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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.
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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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There are now three people running for Grand Island Mayor leading to the May primary election.
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Store clerks and customers had to evacuate a truck stop Thursday morning because of a bomb threat.
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An OSHA spokesperson Tuesday confirmed that the agency’s investigation into a death at a Grand Island meatpacking plant is in progress.
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A judge sentenced a Kearney man to jail in connection with a Kearney traffic death last March.
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The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is investigating the Friday death of a worker at the JBS Swift meatpacking plant in Grand Island.
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Leadership Hastings learned about local TV, radio and newspaper coverage Wednesday afternoon at the Hastings Tribune office.
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The man accused of killing two teenagers in a car crash near Hastings was alone in his vehicle at the time according to court records and the Adams County Attorney.
A judge convicted a Grand Island man on assault and weapons charges in connection with a May 24 fight at a Grand Island car dealership.
An Adams County Sheriff’s spokesman told Local4 Monday that a teenage girl from Superior was one of two people killed in a Dec. 12 car accident just east of Hastings.
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The Adams County Attorney told Local4 that 32-year-old Anthony Pingel of Hastings was arrested after a crash that killed two people at a county road intersection just east of Hastings early Sunday morning.
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The crash happened in September 2019 crash on Interstate 80 near Gibbon.
Adams County authorities are waiting for reports from a medical examiner investigating Sunday’s fatal crash just east of Hastings.
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A homeless man was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with a burglary case involving the Shirt Shack in downtown Hastings.
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A shipment of soybean oil went off the tracks Tuesday afternoon near the Chief Ethanol plant just east of Hastings.
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The Grand Island man arrested after sending a suspicious package to the Hall County Election Commissioner will serve no more jail time.
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The Nebraska State Patrol released the names of the two victims who were killed in a shooting Thursday at Agrex. Inc in Superior.
Three dead, including shooter, in workplace killing in Superior, NE.
A California man was convicted of manslaughter Tuesday in connection with three traffic deaths from a September 2019 crash on Interstate 80 near Gibbon.
A plea bargain is expected in the case of a California man charged with three traffic deaths from a September 2019 crash on Interstate 80 near Gibbon.
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A Lincoln man was sentenced Tuesday to 22-30 years in prison for his part in a shootout with law enforcement officers last year in DeWeese.
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An eviction court hearing against a Grand Island veteran has been dismissed, but may be argued in a higher court.
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Grand Island police officers shot and killed a vicious dog in the middle of town Tuesday.
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Starting Wednesday, Hastings Public schools will base its mask policy on absence rates on a building-by-building basis.
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Grand Island police Tuesday arrested a man who had been found not guilty by reason of insanity for a 1996 Omaha murder
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A pilot from Arkansas walked away after his plane crashed Friday morning in a Nebraska cornfield.
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A Grand Island man convicted of sex trafficking in June is getting a new trial because of a judge’s mistake.
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A Kearney man connected to two domestic violence cases is charged with Attempted Second Degree Murder.
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A North Platte man is going to prison for his part in a shooting incident last summer in south Kearney.
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A man wanted for a 2016 child abuse death case in Grand Island was arrested last week in Guatemala.
A Lincoln man stands convicted of four felony crimes in connection with an April 2020 shoot-out with law enforcement officers in Clay County.
A homeless man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to a burglary at the Shirt Shack.
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A McCook woman who said she suffered physical abuse for 30 years will be sentenced next month for killing her husband.
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Buffalo County workers will benefit from the newly declared federal holiday.
Superintendent Kent Edwards said Wednesday that Kearney Public Schools will conduct its own review of the district’s health curriculum standards and prepare its own draft for school board approval.
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Country singer Riley Green will perform at the Adams County Fair Friday night July 16.
A Grand Island man accused of drugging and beating women he sold for sex has been convicted on two felony charges.
A Grand Island man charged with attempted murder, assault and weapons charges is now going to trial court.