April 23, 2026 (Ogallala, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team has arrested a fugitive after a brief standoff in Ogallala. Wednesday evening, NSP investigators received information that a subject with numerous active warrants […]
Halsey, N.E. (April 23, 2026)— The Andrews Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 at approximately 6:36 PM on the Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest. The current estimated burn area is 2500 acres and is […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can deliver disaster assistance faster, including improving […]
April 23, 2026 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after finding six pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Maxwell. Tuesday, at approximately […]
4-H Youth Development Extension Educator for Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Counties, Caitlyn Jacobson, was a guest on Mugs Thursday and mentioned their take-home project for May:
North Platte Public Schools Ward 1 Candidate for Board of Education, Shreya Agrawal, came on Mugs Thursday to state her views and priorities for the board if elected:
Sophomore closer J’Shawn Unger has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List, the organization announced Wednesday. The award is given to the top relief pitcher in […]
(photo courtesy Nebraska Athletics) Senior Dylan Carey was named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award on Wednesday by the College Baseball Foundation. The award honors the nation’s top shortstop and will be […]
(photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics) Freshman Drew Grego earned multiple national awards for his play last week, as he was named Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and to […]
(Drew Grego continued his torrid hitting Tuesday, photo courtesy Nebraska Athletics) No. 20 Nebraska fell 9-7 at No. 16 Kansas in a midweek battle between two Top-25 teams on Tuesday night in Lawrence, […]
(photo courtesy Nebraska Athletics) The No. 4 Nebraska softball team scored in five of seven innings and downed the Omaha Mavericks, 11-4, on Tuesday night at Connie Claussen Field in Omaha, Neb. With […]
(Knights Pitcher Victoria Arellano, photo courtesy NPCC Athletics) Hastings, Neb. – The North Platte Community College softball team split a doubleheader with Hastings College JV on Tuesday. Hastings 11 North Platte 5 Hastings […]
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