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Nebraska and Wyoming Lawmakers Call on Department of Agriculture to Cover Massive Irrigation Losses

Lincoln, NE - Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE), along with Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY), wrote to the Secretary of Agriculture, seeking crop insurance protection for producers hurt...

Authorities say car driver died in collision with big rig

North Platte, Neb. -- Authorities say a car driver died after colliding with a semitrailer south of North Platte. The Lincoln County 911 Center received a report of a two vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 83 (approximately five miles south of Lake Maloney) around 7am today. It was reported a pass...

Body Found in Vehicle under I-80 Bridge near Ashland

AUGUST 22, 2019 (OMAHA, NEB.)  — Nebraska State Patrol troopers and investigators are on the scene of a vehicle that was found with a deceased male inside. The vehicle was located this morning in a creek underneath a bridge on Interstate 80 near mile marker 422. The vehicle was first spotted by...

Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in Omaha

Lincoln, Neb. -- Officials say someone bought a Powerball ticket in Omaha worth $1 million. The Nebraska Lottery said in a news release Thursday that the ticket was sold at a Casey's store on Evans Plaza. It matched the first five numbers drawn Wednesday night: 12, 21, 22, 29 and 32. But it didn'...