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County attorney says woman died in trailer home blaze

Lodgepole, Neb. -- A county attorney says a fire in a trailer home killed a woman in the southern Nebraska Panhandle. Firefighters were dispatched early Monday morning to battle the Lodgepole blaze. Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub says the body of 70-year-old Sandra Reichman was found inside...

Task force investigation in Cozad results in two arrests

Two males were arrested on weapons charges following a CODE Drug Task Force operation in Cozad Monday afternoon. Following correspondence on social media, an undercover officer made contact with a passenger of a vehicle in a parking lot. The passenger allegedly sold 17.5 grams of marijuana to the un...

FDA Comments on less antibiotic use.

The FDA has reported that sale of animal antibiotics has dropped by a third between 2016 & 2017. The following statement comes from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on the news. Every year, at least two million Americans are sickened by serious infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant (AMR...

Troopers seize 50 pounds of marijuana in Kimball traffic stop

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two men and seized 50 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Kimball. On Sunday afternoon a trooper observed an eastbound 2018 Ford EcoSport speeding near mile marker 18 on I-80. During the traffic stop, the trooper dete...