Chadron State College lockout lifted

The lock down for the residence halls on the Chadron State College campus has been canceled as of 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2015. Based on information from the Chadron Police Department, there is no threat to campus. “The safety and security of our students is our No. 1 priority,” Ch...

Motion seeks hold on Nebraska gay marriage ban lawsuit

The Nebraska Attorney General's Office has filed a motion to put a federal lawsuit challenging Nebraska's gay marriage ban on hold pending a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The move comes in the lawsuit filed in November by seven same-sex couples seeking to have their marriages recognized in...

Bridgeport man indicted on drug and firearm charges

A 57 year old Bridgeport man has been indicted on drug and firearm charges. Juan F. Castanois charged in a two-count indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges the defendant with possession of a stolen firearm on or about December 6, 2014.   The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 ye...

Nebraska Turkeys heading to Montana

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nebraska reintroduced wild turkeys from other states to its landscape after the big birds had been extirpated decades earlier during the nation’s westward expansion. The reintroduction was so successful that turkeys have again become common border-to-border and N...