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...

Inmate deaths

Jan 20, 2026 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

January 20, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Bryan Johnson #220385, age 37, died January 16, 2026, at a local hospital. Johnson’s sentence began ...

UNK Women Win in Maryville

Jan 16, 2026 / UNK Lopers

Guards Jillian Aschoff and Myleigh Weers scored 19 apiece to help Nebraska Kearney get off to a fast start and down Northwest Missouri State, 66-51...

High School Basketball Scores from Thursday, January 15th

Jan 16, 2026 / NSAA

Girls ScoresThursday, January 15, 2026Alma 64 vs Hi-Line 18Arlington 49 @ Syracuse 38Bancroft-Rosalie 74 @ Wakefield 32Battle Creek 55 @ Lutheran H...

UNK MBB: Lopers Win Rare 2OT Game

Jan 16, 2026 / UNK Lopers

Seniors Ja'Bryant Hill and Kendrick Gilbert combined for 47 points to help Nebraska Kearney out last Northwest Missouri State in double overtime, 9...

Northwest Wrestling Splits at Seward

Jan 15, 2026 / KRGI Sports Network

Thursday, January 15th - Seward High School Boys: Northwest 52, Seward 27 Girls: Seward 48, Northwest 36  Individual results below....

Viking Girls Hang On For Win Over Adams Central, 53-47

Jan 15, 2026 / KRG Sports Network

(Grand Island, NE) - The Northwest girls' basketball team defeated Adams Central on Thursday night, 53-47. The Vikings trailed at the halftime brea...