Vietnam-era vets honored by Governor, Director of Veterans’ Affairs

Vietnam-era vets honored by Governor, Director of Veterans’ Affairs

Governor Jim Pillen and Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs (NDVA) Director John Hilgert honored Vietnam-era veterans at Nebraska’s annual Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony Thursday.  “We owe our veterans a debt of gratitude for securing our peace and liberty,” said Gov. Pillen. “As we celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day,…
KNEB.tv News: March 28, 2024

KNEB.tv News: March 28, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: Panhandle Humane Society gets green-light to begin adoptions on the 21 dogs rescued from squalid camper earlier this month Only one minor glitch locally in statewide tornado siren testing New report details impact of dual enrollment in Nebraska Nebraska’s leading economic indicator sees sharp increase in…
Brody Mikesell of GJHS Wins Best in Show in Duckstamp Contest

Brody Mikesell of GJHS Wins Best in Show in Duckstamp Contest

A Gering Junior High School school student gets top honors in a statewide competition. This week judges were reviewing entries for the Nebraska Junior Duckstamp Contest. Winning Best in Show was 7th grader Brody Mikesell, which means his artwork will be on the Nebraska Waterfowl Stamp next year. Additionally, his…
Only One Glitch in Region 22 Statewide Tornado Siren Testing Wednesday

Only One Glitch in Region 22 Statewide Tornado Siren Testing Wednesday

Wednesday was the statewide tornado drill, a key component to Nebraska's Severe Weather Awareness Week. At 9 a.m. mountain time, sirens from across the region blared their mighty voices to ensure they were in good, proper, working order in the event of an actual tornado. Region 22 Emergency Manager Tim…
Former Kimball Police Chief facing Official Misconduct charges

Former Kimball Police Chief facing Official Misconduct charges

Former Kimball Police Chief Andrew Bremer is facing Official Misconduct charges tied to a Nebraska State Patrol investigation last year that led to his abrupt resignation. According to Kimball County Court records, an NSP investigator cited Bremer on four of the Class 2 misdemeanor charges, with an arraignment scheduled for…
FNBO Invests in the Future of Agriculture with $39,000 in Donations

FNBO Invests in the Future of Agriculture with $39,000 in Donations

Omaha, NE, March 28, 2024 — FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha) is investing in the future of agriculture by supporting FFA with donations in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, South Dakota and Wyoming, announced Christina Kahler, Managing Director, Marketing & Philanthropy. FNBO’s contributions are part of its broader efforts that celebrated…
Trump to stay on Wyoming’s Presidential election ballot

Trump to stay on Wyoming’s Presidential election ballot

Wyoming's Secretary of State is hailing the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump off the state's Presidential election ballot. On March 25, 2024, the Wyoming Supreme Court dismissed an appeal brought by Tim Newcomb in the case Newcomb v. Chuck Gray. The decision followed a…
Scottsbluff, Gering girls tennis coaches talk about season ahead

Scottsbluff, Gering girls tennis coaches talk about season ahead

KNEB Sports recently caught up with Gering girls tennis coach Ron Swank along with Scottsbluff first year coach Hannah Liptac to talk about the season that is recently underway. Both teams are in action today at a triangular in Alliance with Alliance playing Scottsbluff at noon, then Scottsbluff vs. Gering…
 Prospective Plantings, Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports

 Prospective Plantings, Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports

USDA sees producers planting 90.0 million acres of corn and 86.5 million acres of soybeans this year, in USDA's prospective plantings report released on Thursday. All wheat came in at 47.498, cotton at 10.673, sorghum 6.395 million acres. From Arlan Suderman at StoneX: USDA released its quarterly stocks and planting…
Commissioner Miller Provides Update on HPAI Detection in Texas and Kansas

Commissioner Miller Provides Update on HPAI Detection in Texas and Kansas

AUSTIN – Wednesday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller provided an update on the confirmed presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) found in diagnostic samples from dairy operations in Texas and Kansas. Diagnostic samples of unpasteurized milk from affected cattle collected from two dairy farms in Kansas and one in Texas were…