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A former North Platte Public School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student may get his bond revoked for having contact with the victim.

Highway 30 between Hershey and North Platte is back open.

On Monday, a judge sentenced 64-year-old Paul Brooks, aka Doug Brooks, in Furnas County District Court.

Dawson County District Judge James E. Doyle IV announced his retirement Friday after more than two decades on the bench.

Chadron Police are currently responding to an active shooter near Chadron State College. Officials advise residents to shelter in place until the incident is resolved.

A Kansas man is now in police custody and facing multiple charges after a 14-year-old girl was reported missing from North Platte Wednesday morning.

Both directions of travel on Interstate 80 between North Platte and Brady are now open after a lengthy closure following a crash and hazardous materials spill Thursday.

Both directions of Interstate 80 near Maxwell are closed after a two-semi crash caused a leak of corrosive material Thursday afternoon, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

A reporter on scene said it appears a truck caught fire, sparking a grass fire.

A large police presence is currently in central North Platte.

Four out of 12 businesses failed alcohol compliance checks in Dawson County.

The North Platte Police Department responded to the report of a deceased 20-year-old man found in the backyard of a residence in eastern North Platte on Tuesday.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people in two incidents in Kimball County, including the discovery of over 300 pounds of suspected marijuana.

Viewers are submitting photos and videos of the heavy snowfall across the region.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation said that I-80 had been opened to the I-76 interchange as of about 5pm Wednesday evening. It remained closed at MP 102 to Wyoming. I-76 was also opened for traffic into Colorado.

A $220,000 reward was announced on Friday for Chance Englebert, a Gering man who went missing in 2019.

Following a tense afternoon, a police standoff ended in North Platte around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Both were lodged in Dawson County Jail.

The pilot of a small plane and a passenger were killed in a crash Wednesday in Lincoln County.

A 19-year-old was left with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in North Platte on Saturday.

The fire has burned about 19,000 acres and is 94 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

Continued cool and moist weather has helped crews make progress containing the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills region near Halsey.

Firefighters are making progress containing a large wildfire in the Nebraska Sandhills.

A firefighter died while actively fighting the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills on Sunday.

The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Organization reported a major wildfire at the Bessey Ranger District near Halsey on Sunday.

The three children who were transported to regional trauma centers remain in the hospital recovering from their injuries.

The Chase County Schools bus was dropping children off after school when the crash happened.

Authorities have released the names of two people killed in a small plane crash in McPherson County on Monday morning.

The Maxwell Rural Fire & Rescue, Brady Rural, and North Platte Fire Department responded to a fire near Camp Maranatha and Maxwell on Saturday.

Multiple brush fires have ignited in southwest Nebraska Friday.

The Chief of the Elwood Volunteer Fire Department was killed while responding to a fire Thursday.

A large wildfire burned across Gosper and Furnas Counties Thursday and continues to smolder.

Investigators uncovered human remains Thursday at a large building in North Platte that housed a metal business.

Woman shot and killed husband in 2020, found not guilty of second-degree murder.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after locating thousands of suspected fentanyl pills and other controlled substances during a traffic stop in Dawson County.

Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Kansas man following an investigation into child enticement.

The incident occurred while law enforcement was investigating a house fire.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people following a pursuit in Dawson and Lincoln Counties overnight.

The Dawson County Sheriff’s office is searching for a car theft suspect near Overton on Saturday.

The Nebraska State Patrol arrested a Valentine man for murder following a search and investigation Tuesday in Cherry County.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after locating 11 pounds of fentanyl during a traffic stop in Dawson County.

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The McCook Police Department located a missing 14- year-old Nebraska girl on Friday.

Troopers found 262 pounds of marijuana in large boxes in the cargo area of the van.

A bat has tested positive for rabies in Gosper County.

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The driver was an 18-year-old boy from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The trooper searched the vehicle and found 30 pounds of marijuana, as well as smaller amounts of cocaine, ecstasy, psilocybin mushrooms, prescription pills, and a concealed handgun.