The sheriff of Platte County is eligible to run for re-election, despite a complaint that questioned his residency, an attorney who assessed the matter concluded.

Nebraska’s state education commissioner officially jumped Thursday into the 2026 race for a vacant seat on the University of ...

The election dropbox at the Platte County Courthouse has been moved to 1464 26th Ave., at the end of the drive-thru lane next to the building.

Lincoln County commissioners' regular weekly meeting will start at 9 a.m. Monday in the commissioners' room in the North ...

Elizabeth Tegtmeier will seek a second term on the Nebraska State Board of Education. The North Platte native announced her reelection campaign on Monday morning to continue serving District 7, which ...

A band of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Nebraska Wednesday evening, largely sparing North Platte but producing west central Nebraska’s first notable tornadoes of the season.

GIBBON — The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office is pleading with the public to be cautious using the Platte River after responding to two separate incidents on the river within the last week.

Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously approved letters addressed to state and federal delegates expressing their concerns on how cuts to the BEAD program would impact access in rural Lincoln County ...

Democrats see an opportunity to gain a seat on the House of Representatives in Nebraska in 2026. Republican Don Bacon has won each election in Nebraska's 2nd district, which includes most of the Omaha ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Law enforcement across the Midwest are raising concerns about safety at rural intersections as tall corn leads to reduced visibility this time of the year. Dense foliage ...

Platte County Fair will bring a larger batch of showman, animals, activities and some new entertainment from July 9-13 at Ag ...

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Terry Lee Wilson, a registered sex offender, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for sexually abusing a young girl for over a decade.