Rusher to Step Down as Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO After 8 Years

Jan 20, 2026 / Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce

KEARNEY, Neb.—After eight years of leadership, Derek Rusher, President and CEO of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, has announced he will...

Central City men arrested on drug charges

Jan 20, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office

CENTRAL CITY - A Merrick County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 30 near 15th Avenue in Central City Tuesday on a Ford F150 driven by Kir...

Lt. Gov. Kelly Recognizes Top Public Servant Mentors for 2025

Jan 20, 2026 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly joined mentoring organizations, representatives from the Department of Administrative Serv...

Troopers Find 169 LBs of Cocaine After Suspect Abandons Vehicle in Central Nebraska

Jan 20, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol

Aurora — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol located nearly 170 pounds of cocaine and arrested one person after an incident in central Ne...

Local Legislators Speak in Lincoln

Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News

The District 37 State Senator spoke twice on the floor of the Legislature. Steve Stein has more. Stan Clouse of Kearney paid tribute to former...

Huskers Move to 18-0 With Win at Northwestern

Jan 17, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

The Nebraska basketball team remained undefeated with an impressive 77-58 win at Northwestern Saturday afternoon. The Huskers led for more than 34...

UNK Wrestling: #2 Lopers Fall to #1 NAIA Grand View

Jan 17, 2026 / UNK Athletics

The Grand View (Ia.) Vikings, the top-ranked team in the NAIA, won a series of close matches to get past second-ranked Nebraska Kearney, 21-13, Sat...

Aurora and O'Neill split in HS BB

Jan 17, 2026 / Steve Stein

The favorites won their contests as Aurora and O'Neill split a high school basketball double header on Saturday.  In the girl's game, O'Neill...

Bluejay Women's Basketball Falls at Providence, 80-77

Jan 17, 2026 / Creighton Athletics

Providence, R.I. -- Despite having possession with a chance to tie in the closing moments, Creighton Women's Basketball suffered an 80-77 loss at P...

High School Basketball Scores from Friday, January 16th

Jan 17, 2026 / NSAA

Girls ScoresFriday, January 16, 2026Alma 74 @ Hitchcock County 17Amherst 58 vs Pleasanton 25Aquinas Catholic 70 @ Grand Island Central Catholic 39A...