Jury deliberates only an hour before finding Chauncey guilty in Juliette Geurts' death

It took a Scotts Bluff County District Court jury just over an hour to find 28 year old Dustin Chauncey guilty in the 2008 death of two year old toddler Juliette Geurts of Gering. Chauncey and Juliette's mother Charyse were living together along with the defendant's friend Brandon Townsend on the...

New technology expands RWMC stroke treatment capabilities

New technology in the emergency room of Regional West Medical Center has allowed the hospital to expand its stroke treatment capabilities. The hospital has obtained an onsite tele-medicine "robot" that links directly to neurologists at Swedish Medical Center in Denver to give the local hospital a...

Three killed, five injured in I-80 accident near Cozad

Three people were killed and five other injured in a two vehicle accident on Interstate 80 near the Cozad exit in Dawson County. The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 25, when the driver of a westbound 2005 Jeep Liberty lost control of the vehicle. The SUV went through median a...

Lordino: Colorado medical marijuana having a big impact in northern panhandle

Chadron Police Chief Tim Lordino says Colorado's medical marijuana law is having more of an impact in the northern panhandle than the overall marijuana legalization. Lordino made the comment to KQSK Radio in Chadron Wednesday prior to a panhandle visit Thursday and Friday by Nebraska Attorney Gen...