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Black Hills Energy Utility Infrastructure Resilient in Response to Widespread Historic Cold

As a historic arctic cold event gripped much of the country, Black Hills Energy stood ready to respond to dramatic increases in customer energy demand on our electric and natural gas infrastructure. Reliability, gas supply and operations team members continually monitored energy supply and adjusted ...

Black Hills Energy Utility Infrastructure Resilient in Response to Widespread Historic Cold

Early Sunday Fire Destroys Rural Scottsbluff Residence

Issues with a chimney for a woodburning stove has been named the cause of an early Sunday Fire that destroyed a house west of Scottsbluff. Scottsbluff Rural Fire was called to 190292 KOLT Lane shortly after midnight, with Scottsbluff Fire having been called to the Hunts Acres area due to the smel...

First known cases of California variant of COVID found in Nebraska

Nebraska health officials say they have found the first known cases in the state of a California variant of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release Saturday that the variant has been identified by the Nebraska Public Health Lab in 13 cases in four different ju...

Nebraska Tree Canopy in Decline, Planting More Important Than Ever

Trees help soften the harsh climate of the Great Plains, but recent weather events are leaving Nebraska communities at-risk of being devoid of trees and their innumerable benefits. According to the Nebraska Forest Service, Nebraska communities lost an average of 18 percent of their tree canopy in...

Huskers knock off Gophers on Senior Night

Nebraska's veterans made the plays down the stretch, as Nebraska snapped a five-game losing streak with an 78-74 victory over Minnesota Saturday night. Kobe Webster, Thorir Thorbjarnarson and Derrick Walker combined for the Huskers final nine points after Minnesota whittled a 13-point deficit...