Central Nebraskans came together this week to donate more than 200 valuable units of blood during a friendly competition between first responders. 

Whether it's from the Panhandle, the Northwest, or the Plains, or even an 8-man program, the players on the North team are making the most of their chance to shine in one of the state's biggest football stages.

An annual blood drive making its way around the state is continuing to receive donations from the public, while also holding a friendly competition between first responders.

Nance County supervisor is being recognized for his support for the community.

A Nebraska high school basketball coach is being charged with 10 counts of possession of child porn. 

The Hastings Police Department is releasing results from their involvement in a recent statewide seatbelt enforcement campaign.

A new online system is providing Hastings Utilities customers with several new features to keep better track of their utility usage each month.

Nebraska's top seniors are in Kearney this week preparing for the annual Shine Bowl. For many of the players on the South team, they say it's a moment that they'll never forget.

The rosters for the 48th annual Sertoma 8-man football All-Star Classic have been revealed. 

Today marks the 45th Anniversary of the June 3, 1980 Grand Island tornadoes when seven twisters dropped from one of the largest supercell thunderstorms in our nation's history.

The Battle of the Badges friendly rivalry takes place Tuesday and Wednesday.

Multiple Hastings area and statewide emergency response organizations are now better prepared for a catastrophic emergency event, after a live training session Tuesday morning. 

The Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grills in Kearney and Norfolk are being sold to three couples.

Nebraska’s Auditor says he’s seeing a rise in improper spending in local governments all over the state.

The best high school football players in the state are in Kearney this week, preparing for the 67th annual Shrine Bowl this Saturday.

Several counties in Central Nebraska are likely to experience a severe weather threat from 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. tonight.

People out and about in Hastings on Saturday morning should expect to see traffic being diverted during multiple street races across the city. 

The Kearney Public Schools 8th Grade Band is set to perform at the 2025 National Veterans Salute in Washington D.C. on November 11.

A new boys golf state champion is crowned, and it all came down to the wire at the NSAA Class A State Championship in Kearney.

Operation Shine Camp will be hosting their first camp of the summer season this Saturday.

A Kearney elementary school is celebrating as they get named the top school in Nebraska.

The next superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol says goodbye to the city he served for the last six and a half years.

Hastings residents have an in-person opportunity to learn about a new tax program from the city next week. 

The top golfers from across Nebraska are competing in Kearney this week to determine who’s the best in Class A.

Community members across Central Nebraska came together Wednesday for a united conversation about the needs and future opportunities for youth in the surrounding areas.

An animal shelter in Central Nebraska is looking for help after more than a dozen sickly dogs were brought into its facility following an eviction.

Nebraska Public Power District will be conducting power line repairs on the east side of Kearney that will require several miles on 56th Street and Antelope Avenue to be closed on Saturday, May 31.

The Grand Island Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce its 2025 Summer Concert Series, bringing live music to the community on Thursday evenings throughout the summer. 

CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island has been selected to receive a prestigious award for the second time.

The city of Hastings is looking to increase the area downtown currently receiving funds from Nebraska Department of Economic Development block grants. 

For more than a decade, she funneled hope, fear and frustration into thousands of Facebook posts on the ups and downs of her husband’s depression and how they were telling their story to help others.

A central Nebraska umpire was thrown at during a 12U baseball game, and he hopes people can learn to have more patience with umpires in the future.

Weather permitting, the Hastings Aquacourt is set to open this weekend, and has all but two of its lifeguard positions filled. 

The Hastings Sodbusters baseball team begins its 51-game slate tonight at home with a former player leading the team this year. 

The state's top snowplow drivers are putting their skills to the test in a unique summer showdown.

Shane Fox is already serving time for a sexual assault conviction out of Keith County

Children in a Central Nebraskan town now have another way to beat the heat during the summer months after the opening of a new splash pad.

Local dignitaries and community members gathered this morning at Heartland Public Shooting Park to officially light the torch for the inaugural Cornhusker State Games Torch Tour.

The Hastings Public Library has made Kelly Reisig its new director.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the City of Hastings $475,000 in Brownfield Assessment cleanup funds for the former Hastings Middle School site at 714 W. Fifth St. 

The Nebraska Republican Party has decided not to pursue any post-trial motions or appeals of a civil defamation case that awarded a former GOP legislative candidate $500,000 in damages.

Entrepreneurs in Central Nebraska are getting the opportunity to receive free business coaching this week as part of a statewide program.

Kearney High is turning to a pair of assistant coaches to lead its softball program in 2025.

Athletes, police and community members in Central Nebraska are coming together to support local athletes with disabilities.

Jack Hoffman captured the hearts of people across the nation during his battle with brain cancer, and on Friday he was posthumously honored with a degree at graduation day in celebration of his legacy.

Events were held in Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Kearney and Scottsbluff

North Shore Marina at Harlan County Lake has undergone a major series of upgrades just in time for the summer rush.

The Adams Central Baseball team has high goals heading into the Class C State Tournament for the second straight year.

A once-unruly rescue horse has galloped his way into the record books thanks to a Western Nebraska horse trainer.

The Hastings High Baseball team is relying on their well-rounded team to make a splash at the Class B State Tournament as the underdog on paper.

A Central Nebraska school district is set to receive some additional support after the city approved a resolution which would add another resource officer to the district.

Jack will be recognized with an honorary degree during the commencement ceremony.

Elementary school students in Central Nebraska are using the power of music to connect with older generations.

LINCOLN, Neb. — In this week’s University Minute, University of Nebraska System President Dr. Jeff Gold explains why Dr. Neal Schnoor was selected as the priority candidate for chancellor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Nebraska Kearney head women's basketball coach Drew Johnson has announced that K.C. Bassett is the Lopers new assistant coach.

Officials are informing residents that smoke and emergency vehicles around Kearney Regional Airport are part of a training exercise being conducted Thursday.

The city of Hastings has officially come to terms with a midwest-based carbon company to make renewable natural gas at its landfill for 25 years.

"Make it a great day… or not. The choice is yours": .After 34 years in education — including seven in Sidney — Meadowlark Elementary Principal Mark Stute is retiring.

A Central Nebraska city is recognizing National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day during a ceremony that honors officers who sacrifice their safety in order to keep communities safe.

A school in Central Nebraska is taking home the state's top theater honor for its recent musical performance. 

The family of Bailey, Hudson, Asher and Jeremy Koch is speaking out after the weekend tragedy in Johnson Lake, calling it a failure of the nation’s mental health system and urging urgent change.

A Dawson County family of four was found dead in a suspected murder-suicide. Bailey Koch had publicly shared her husband's mental health struggles. The Nebraska State Patrol is leading the investigation.

Two former UNK college athletes have teamed up to open a first of its kind facility in Central Nebraska.

Kearney Public Schools is searching for a new head softball coach following a recent departure.