Study: Tax relief legislation would provide jobs and grow Nebraska

A Nebraska research firm says legislation introduced into the unicameral that would provide gradual income tax relief over the next ten years would result in thousands of new jobs. Adam Weinberg with The Platte Institute for Economic Research says an outside study of L.B. 357 indicates a more fav...

Duo arrested as part of WING Drug bust in Morrill County

Charges are being filed against two men who sold drugs to Confidential Informants working for the WING Drug Task Force. 20-year-old Dylon Busskohl and 22-year-old Alex Kildow, both of Bridgeport, were the targets in a WING investigation in November. Arrest affidavits state that a CI went to B...

2 injured in cell tower accident Wednesday in Scottsbluff

A dispatcher with the Scotts Bluff County Communications Center has confirmed that two people were injured while working on a cellphone tower. Around noon on Wednesday, crews with Viaero were working on constructing a cell phone tower on West Overland and Avenue R in Scottsbluff. Valley Ambul...

Region 22 Emergency Director ready to hit ground running

A new Emergency Management Director is now serving Scotts Bluff and Banner Counties. Tim Newman began duties as Region 22 Emergency Management Director on Monday. He replaces longtime Emergency Management Director Jerry Bretthauer and interim Director Sheila Hort. Newman has worked in Emerge...