Airport Authority agrees to have Great Lakes continue providing air service

The Scotts Bluff County Airport Authority has agreed to have Great Lakes Airlines continue to provide essential air service to Denver through  February 29th of next year. Western Nebraska Regional Airport Manager Darwin Skelton told KNEB NEWS Monday  after both Kearney and North Platte agreed i...

Legislative redistricting reform being considered

A bipartisan team in the Legislature is trying to reform Nebraska's politically charged process of approving new legislative and congressional districts. Senators John Murante of Gretna and Heath Mello of Omaha argued Friday that lawmakers should create an independent commission to propose new ...

Bluffs BB gun vandalism causes $15,000 damage

Scottsbluff Police are estimating  $15,000 in damage when at least 40 vehicles were the targets of BB gun vandalism Saturday. Sergeant Lee Pinet says the reports started coming in from throughout the city at 9:30 p.m. Pinet says as  of Sunday morning at least 40 victim vehicles had been identif...

Melbeta woman dies in two vehicle accident on Highway 92

A 72 year old Melbeta woman died Sunday morning when the vehicle she was riding in struck a semi at  the Melbeta turnoff on Highway 92. The Nebraska State Patrol says the victim ,Ladena Hill, was a front seat passenger in the 2005 Chevrolet driven by 36 year old Brandee Hill of Gering . The Patr...