Aurora News

I read recently that a tornado touched down in Aurora, Nebraska. That was the home of my maternal grandparents who lived on a farm outside Aurora.

A lethal combination of heat, humidity and dead calm killed hundreds of cattle in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa this week.

We haven't been the only ones dealing with severe weather. Wednesday night, some storm chasers caught up with a large tornado that touched down west of Aurora, Nebraska.

Southern Power District reports electricity is back on in many areas affected by Wednesday night's storms.

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The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed a house and strong winds damaged the roof of a pet food plant Thursday, June 18, 2009 A Weather Service team checked the damage Thursday and says the twister ran a quarter mile south of the P&G Pet Care plant Wednesday night night.

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A National Weather Service team checked the damage Thursday and said the tornado ran a quarter mile south of the P&G Pet Care plant Wednesday night.

A motorist in Nebraska captured great video of an enormous tornado as he drove head-on into it.

By NATE JENKINS Associated Press Writer AURORA, Neb. -- Jeff Juzyk and his wife, Stacie, had just put their four kids to bed when the power went out in their home about five miles west of Aurora.

Several tornadoes, including one that hit a pet food plant west of Aurora, were reported Wednesday night as a severe storm system stretched across central Nebraska.

A pet food plant west of Aurora apparently sustained significant damage as a large tornado bore through Hamilton County just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities said.

Though he's been a Nebraska commit since November of 2008, Aurora, Neb., offensive lineman Andrew Rodriguez didn't pass up the opportunity to compete at the Huskers' second session of camp this past week.

All week long, 10/11 is teaming up with area food pantries for a series of food drives.

Bankrupt US ethanol maker Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings announced Tuesday it may sell its business.

For many years, Boyd Burhoop has enjoyed watching the swallows build their mud nests under the Platte River bridge on Highway 34 east of Grand Island.

Through the years, hail has been dangerous enough to cause extensive damage and fascinating enough to prompt scientific study.

At the rate school state aid LB545 is progressing, Nebraska kids may get out of school before legislators decide their funding fate for next fall.

The Aurora Cooperative , a leading grain marketer and agricultural supplier in central Nebraska and northern Kansas, has issued a response to Aventine's announcement that on April 7, 2009, it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization.