A crop duster plane is a total loss after it crashed in Central Nebraska.

The band Metallica – yes, that band Metallica – is renewing its partnership with a Central Nebraska community college.

A health department in the central Nebraska area is advising people to take precautions. 

A fire department in central Nebraska is getting funds to update its exercise equipment. 

The highly requested 'Breakfast Runzas' made an appearance in Hastings Wednesday morning with hundreds of Runzas being sold for a good cause.

A small town in Central Nebraska is being highlighted through paintings and drawings thanks to a local artist. 

Hastings College is introducing a new booster club for its school's athletic teams. 

The well-known annual 'Celebration of Lights' event in Hastings has a new organizing body.

Five people are displaced after a fire at a trailer park in Kearney.

Butch Eley is no longer seeking re-election as a Ward 2 representative for the Hastings City Council.

State Sen. Ray Aguilar of Grand Island is among those preparing for an expected legislative special session on property tax relief. 

The Kearney Police Department is analyzing its enforcement during the city’s Cruise Nite festivities.

The Nebraska Lottery announced the Lucky For Life lottery winning ticket was bought in North Platte. 

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Texas man following a fatal crash in southwest Nebraska.

Developers have cleared a regulatory hurdle in their efforts to build a race track and casino in Ogallala.

Little Feet on the Farm is back for another year and is aiming to teach children about where their food comes from.

When carnival rides and food stands lie dormant in the mornings, 4-H programs are the sole heartbeat of county fairs, which do more than just show off animals.

The National Weather Service says severe weather is once again likely to strike Central Nebraska.

After being shut down for a week because of vandalism, the biggest outdoor pool in Kearney is set to reopen.

The new Catholic elementary school in Grand Island is one month away from opening its doors and everything is set for the school year.

One person is dead after a train and van collided in east Kearney.

Two men are behind bars after major drug and gun busts in Central Nebraska.

A Grand Island man will spend a decade in prison for leading police on a chase and barricading himself inside a child’s room.

The first draft of the Heartbeat Creative District Strategic Plan in Hastings is now available online.

Middle school students in Central Nebraska are gaining experience as entrepreneurs.

The state is moving closer to filling a judicial vacancy in Central Nebraska.

A fire department in central Nebraska is now more equipped to help pets during a fire thanks to a donation from a local clinic.

A home in Central Nebraska is damaged after a fire that could have been started by lightning.

Two teenage boys are facing charges in Grand Island after police say they were violent toward officers.

After many years of being understaffed, a central Nebraska police department is now fully staffed. 

Two Hastings businesses are organizing the first annual 'Downtown Summer Sounds' concert series, which features two free outdoor concerts. 

The ballots for the upcoming special election in Grand Island will soon be in the hands of voters. 

After five long years of controversy over a demolished Hastings viaduct, Mayor Corey Stutte says it's time to turn the page. 

A central Nebraska school district is preparing for the school year.

Hastings College football program is relying on its youth to replace all conference departures. 

Nineteen people died in traffic crashes across Nebraska in June, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

The saga surrounding a destroyed viaduct in Hastings appears to have come to a close after more than five years.

A central Nebraska school district is cutting off some bus routes due to budget cuts.

Grand Island community leaders are rallying people to vote for the Good Life District Economic Development Program. 

A Hastings meat processing plant is getting an eight-figure boost to its expansion plans from a federal grant.

Properties along three blocks of East Park St. will be without water some of Friday morning.

The preliminary plan to mitigate flood risk includes two diversion channels.

One of the largest city parks in Grand Island is getting some much-needed improvements. 

Nebraska Chamber of Commerce President Bryan Slone is spending his summer touring the state to visit and collaborate with local chambers of commerce.

Kearney appears poised to return to SkyWest as its essential air service provider.

Tuesday marks the five-year anniversary of the July 9, 2019 flash flood.

A nonprofit organization is filing a lawsuit to get records from federal authorities. 

A developer has the green light to begin renovating the old Ponderosa Bowl building in Hastings.

Results from a preliminary damage survey say five tornadoes touched ground in different parts of Central Nebraska on Saturday.

The Hastings Sodbusters baseball team is promoting 22-year-old Assistant Coach Danny Wisor to Head Coach, making him one of the youngest head coaches in the game. 

Two Wyoming residents are behind bars in Central Nebraska after an interstate drug bust.

After three city council meetings, a Grand Island-based developer has the green light to bring hundreds of housing units to Hastings. 

Local organizers are launching a new concert series in Hastings.

The next class of recruits is getting trained to become Nebraska State Troopers. 

Central Nebraska could be in for another day of severe weather.

Weather officials are releasing data from Monday’s severe storms.

The shape of the new Miles Field complex at Kearney Catholic is starting to take form.

Opening delays for the Adams County Jail are causing frustrations for people involved in the years-long project, but there is an end in sight.

A man from Central Nebraska will need to pay nearly $200,000 in restitution after lying about owning cattle to obtain a loan.

One of Kearney’s premier fireworks shows will happen on Thursday night after a rain postponement.

Two new leaders are taking over the top posts at the Salvation Army of Hastings.

A man from Central Nebraska will spent years in prison for a federal crime. 

The Hastings Sodbusters are playing on despite losing their Head Coach midway through the summer baseball season.

Man went missing during severe weather earlier this week