This is the story of the 2024 Elkhorn tornado as it played out in the atmosphere above Nebraska, among people in its menacing path, and those in the weather office.
Amid whipping wind Monday, North Platte firefighters extinguished a small grassfire along West Lake Road near the turn off to the transfer station.
Members of Lincoln County’s Employee Benefit Committee presented Lincoln County commissioners Monday with proposals for a significant change in county employees’ benefit packages.
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena said “we look forward to meeting with you soon” to discuss 11 requests after Bailey Yard's Sept. 14 perchloric acid explosion and subsequent local meetings.
Severe weather, including tornadoes, threaten the Great Plains and Midwest Monday into Tuesday.
North Platte Giving Day is Wednesday
A tornado watch has been issued for south central Nebraska until 7 p.m. Monday. Heavy rain and lightning will be common. Damaging wind and hail are expected in spots and a couple tornadoes are possible.
High volume rapid fill valves are normally used for drawing water out of wells for agricultural purposes. Knowledge of their locations could save valuable time.
Severe storms are expected Monday afternoon and evening.
At one of the many stands lining downtown sidewalks, Alicia Tacuri and her husband, from Alicia’s Pupusas, made steaming hot pupusas to order for the gathered crowd.
For 25 St. Patrick’s High School students, a chapter has closed on their lives. Their senior year of high school has come to an end, their diplomas in hand, green and gold tassels moved to the left before being flung into the air with abandon.
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The North Platte community welcomed NASCAR’s Kyle Petty and nearly 150 other motorcyclists into town with open arms.
After Nebraska's spring match, John Cook discussed Harper Murray, who was suspended for the spring match in Kearney.
After missing the final stretch of last season, Lindsay Krause came out strong to lead the Huskers in a spring sweep in Kearney.
Five-star freshman Dylan Raiola heads into the summer as a frontrunner to start for Nebraska. That may make him an outlier among the blue-chip quarterbacks in his class.
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
A light Lincoln County Board agenda Monday also includes a presentation by the county’s Employee Benefit Committee recommendations regarding health insurance, cash-in-lieu payments and a wellness program.
City Council members will consider whether to declare the site of a northwest North Platte townhome development “substandard and blighted” and a block near the downtown Federal Building “extremely blighted.”
North Platte's Quality Growth Fund Citizen Review Committee Monday will consider spending $30,000 for a TIF study that would let north- and east-side homeowners "blight" just their own property.
About 450 to 500 headstones were damaged by the tornado that swept through the Elkhorn area. Workers from multiple monument companies sprung into action.
The two-act, Broadway-level musical “The North Platte Canteen: A Musical Miracle” is making its world premier at the historic Fox Theatre Sept. 27.
Hundreds of fifth and sixth graders from nine area schools filled the gym of the North Platte Recreation Center to celebrate the completion of the 10-week D.A.R.E. program.
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Storms are likely during the evening and overnight hours as a cold front moves over Nebraska and western Iowa. Heavy rain and lightning will be common and damaging wind and hail could occur in spots. Full details on the timing and threats here.
It took two playoff holes between four golfers to determine a winner at the St. Pat’s Invite on Thursday.
NPCC announced Jacob Brandl as its seventh men’s basketball coach in program history Thursday night. Brandl is a St. Pat's and NPCC alum.
The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is stopping in North Platte on Saturday for the first time to raise money for charity.
Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry still could be charged in Washington. But it hasn't happened, and the statute of limitations runs out in July.
Whether educators, medical professionals, law enforcement officers or business women, Women of Achievement strives to honor and recognize the work women in North Platte do every day.
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North Platte's north and east sides would be studied for TIF or microTIF eligibility, but "substandard and blighted" or "extremely blighted" labels would be considered one lot at a time.
A 37-year-old Bellevue man convicted in February of killing his two toddler children was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences on Monday.
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