Allo Communications entering Gering residential areas

It has been a little bit of a wait, but Allo Communications will be rolling into Gering residential areas over the next ten to twelve months. Allo President Brad Moline says the service will be available in the next two to three weeks to 1,500 customers between M and U street bordered on the east...

Senators confirm Frakes as new Nebraska corrections director

Lawmakers have confirmed Scott Frakes as the new director of Nebraska's embattled corrections department. Senators on Friday voted 41-0 for Frakes, a former deputy director in Washington state's prison system. Frakes was appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts. Frakes told a legislative committee tha...

Geurts family thanks Nebraskans for help in gaining conviction

Family members of two year old Juliette Geurts are thanking local law enforcement, special prosecutor Jim Zimmerman and  Assistant Attorney General Doug Warner after the guilty verdict against Dustin Chauncey for the 2008 murder of two year old Juliette Geurts. The child's Aunt Monica Hall had b...

Peterson crusades against pot during western Nebraska tour

In January, Senator Al Davis of Hyannis presented a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature to make marijuana enforcement more consistent. Davis’ bill would, among other things, change possession of hashish from a felony to an infraction. Hashish is a marijuana extract infused in snacks and other ite...