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Alliance FD offers information on discharging fireworks
Fireworks will be allowed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through July 2 and from 9 a.m. to midnight July 3 … Read Full Article
NSP to offer ‘Citizen Response to Active Killing Event’ in Alliance
Bat program next up in state park speaker series in Dawes County
CRAWFORD, Neb. -- A summer speaker series in northwestern Nebraska’s two state parks continues with … Read Full Article
Man accused of threatening to kill grandmother, burn house in western Nebraska
HERSHEY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old man is accused of threatening to kill his … Read Full Article
Fort Robinson restaurant back to normal hours
CRAWFORD – The restaurant at Fort Robinson State Park will return to its normal operating hours June … Read Full Article
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Tecumseh State prison inmate dies at Lincoln hospital
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An inmate in the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution has died at a Lincoln … Read Full Article
Defendant who slashed neck in courtroom doesn’t return
WILBER, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska murder trial has resumed without the presence of the defendant who … Read Full Article
176 Nebraska students to get debt relief from failed college
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska students who took out loans to attend a failed for-profit college will … Read Full Article
Former hospital pharmacy director gets 4 years for fraud
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former pharmacy director has been sentenced to four years in prison for … Read Full Article
Woman accused of setting fire to bar takes plea deal
ARNOLD, Neb. (AP) — A woman accused of setting fire to a bar she was buying in central Nebraska has … Read Full Article
Nebraska archeologists hope to find nothing in flooded farms
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Archeologists surveying recently flooded Nebraska farms are hoping — for once — … Read Full Article
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Former Chadron State basketball star, Alliance High School coach dies at 87
Courtesy: Con Marshall, CSC Sports Information One of Chadron State College all-time great basketball players, Norman (Bud) Larsen, died early Monday morning in the North Platte hospital at age 87. Larsen had been hospitalized since breaking a leg during a fall at the family’s ranch near Springview in February. He had made significant recovery recently, […]
Alliance holds off Buckley late for Clair Conley Baseball Tournament title Monday
The Alliance Spartans are Clair Conley Tournament Legion Baseball champions after holding off a furious rally late from Buckley. Alliance built a 5-0 lead with a couple of RBI doubles and sac flies and took that advantage into the top of the sixth. After a pair of walks and a single Buckley scored two […]
Michigan one win away from finishing unthinkable run to College World Series national title
Michigan could sense the momentum slipping away. Jimmy Kerr got it back. Kerr homered for the third time in the College World Series, this time after Vanderbilt pulled within one in the sixth inning, and the Wolverines beat the Commodores 7-4 in Game 1 of the best-of-three finals Monday night. “We needed that blast right […]
Rockies win opener in San Francisco; Yankees aim to set new home run record tonight
The Colorado Rockies put a forgettable weekend at Dodger Stadium behind them and started fresh. David Dahl hit a two-run homer in the third that held up for Jon Gray, and the Rockies snapped a three-game skid by beating the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Monday night. Gray (8-5) struck out six in six innings, […]
Women’s World Cup Monday: USA knocks out Spain on pair of penalty kick goals, 2-1
Megan Rapinoe converted a pair of penalty kicks and the United States set up a much-anticipated quarterfinal meeting with host France at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Spain on Monday. Rapinoe’s first came in the seventh minute to the cheers of the U.S. supporters melting in temperatures that reached nearly 90 […]
Dodgers stake claim to top of NL West by doing something never done before in MLB history to sweep Rockies
Will Smith had seen fellow Los Angeles Dodgers rookies Matt Beaty and Alex Verdugo deliver walk-off homers during their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. Hours after being called up from the minors on Sunday, it was Smith’s turn to join the fun. The rookie catcher connected for a pinch-hit, three-run homer with two outs […]
USA women finish World Cup group stage undefeated with 2-0 win over Sweden
The defending champion U.S. national team faced its toughest test of the Women’s World Cup and remained dominant Thursday night, beating Sweden 2-0 to serve up a measure of revenge against the team that stunned the confident Americans in the last Olympics. Lindsey Horan scored within the first three minutes, the fastest goal of this […]