National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 312 AM CST Thu Jan 16 2020 I Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont- Page-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison- Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler- Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Cass- Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Missouri Valley, Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, Hartington, Laurel, Randolph,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) voted to advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The agreement passed the committee by a bipartisan vote. The full Senate is expected to vote on the agreement tomorrow, sending it to President Trump’s desk for signature.…
Your Legislature was gaveled in for the opening session of 2020 on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Two hundred and fifteen (215) bills were introduced in the first three days. As a reminder, bills can be introduced by Senators for the first ten (10) days of session, which is January 23,…
Happy New Year to everyone in Legislative District 16! I hope you and your families had a terrific 2019 and are looking forward to great things in 2020. The 60-day legislative session kicked off Wednesday, January 8th in Lincoln with big issues on the agenda for the short session including…
LINCOLN – Monday, Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation declaring January 16, 2020 as “Religious Freedom Day” in Nebraska. Governor Ricketts was joined at the ceremony by State Senators, faith leaders, educators, and representatives from the Nebraska Family Alliance and Nebraska Catholic Conference. Religious Freedom Day is observed nationwide on…
On Wednesday night at about 7:50 p.m. the Stanton County Sheriff’s office responded to and investigated a freak accident on Hwy 275 about five miles East of Norfolk. The accident occurred when an Eastbound SUV driven by Kammie Andrade, 30, of Bancroft stopped along the highway due to…
On Wednesday evening at about 6:15 p.m., the Stanton County Sheriff’s office arrested Kimberly Neiman, 57, of Pilger on a Stanton County Arrest Warrant charging her with seven (7) felony Counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking (six Class II felonies and one Class 4 felony) and three counts of Abuse…
The Stanton County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15 year old Stanton boy who has been missing since about 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Damien Erickson was last seen leaving the Stanton High School and his current location is unknown. Erickson is…
On Sunday morning just before 2:30 a.m. the Stanton County Sheriff’s office observed a SUV speeding on Hwy 35 just North of Woodland Park at 81 mph in the 60 mph zone. The SUV then fled at high speeds of over 105 mph, North on Hwy 35 into…
