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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...

2 apartment residents, 3 officers hospitalized after fire

Lincoln, Neb. -- Authorities say police officers rescued a 48-year-old woman from a fire in her Lincoln apartment. Three officers, the woman and a 30-year-old man who lives with her were hospitalized after Tuesday morning's blaze. The man told authorities that he'd escaped after smoke awakened...