North Platte News

A man convicted of first-degree murder claims he is innocent and plans to use DNA to prove it.

A proposed partnership between the city of North Platte and Pawsitive Partners has tails wagging on both sides.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate the shooting death of a North Platte man by a Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy June 27.

Most of us know someone who's been affected by cancer. That's why the June E. Nylen Center encourages people to take part in their "Race for Hope." More>> Associated Press - July 1, 2009 12:05 PM ET NORTH PLATTE, Neb.

Fed up with the noise and smells from their neighbors sheep, Gary and Billie Motsinger, 1205 N. Bryant, sued to force the city to uphold it's own codes preventing animal establishments, the elimination of pests and excessive animal noise.

Fourteen empty coal cars were overturned at Bailey Yard Friday night when a turbulent, twisting cloud swept around the west and north parts of town.

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating after a sheriff's deputy shot a man he says threatened him with a sword.

Bo Myers' 2000 Firebird took a hit from a broken tree branch on E. 4th. A fast-moving storm raced through North Platte Friday evening, dropping tree branches and some power lines.

The Friday night June 26 double header between McCook and North Platte at the Legion ball park will also serve as Ernie Naranjo Memorial Night.

Thunderstorms spawned heavy rain, hail and at least one confirmed tornado in central Nebraska.

From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission -- Training is available for adults who would like to teach youth about the natural world.

Lincoln County Judge Kent Florom faced a Judicial Qualifications Commission during a hearing for his alleged judicial misconduct in Lincoln Tuesday.

More than 50 housing authority residents turned out Tuesday to talk about forming a council, which would be a "good thing," Mayor Marc Kaschke said.

A wagon train full of rugged recreationists will pass through North Platte this weekend as they trace the Mormon Trail.

Agriculture - Opinion - Story List About the Iranian election by David Price - 6/16/2009 Clearly Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election was a fraud.

A North Platte man was arrested June 12 for felony shoplifting. Alfredo Solis Jr., 24, 1710 N. Jackson, was arrested after allegedly bolting from Wal-Mart with two DVD players, each valued at $600. Solis is accused of exiting the store through a fire door and escaping into a field with a Pioneer in-dash DVD player and a Samsung dual DVD navigation ...

By the time Chance and the Jim Rice band warmed up the crowd, Rodney Atkins was ready to knock 'em dead, and that he did.

An alleged theft of less than $60 resulted in a nasty rift between two good friends and a trial in Lincoln County Court.

When he joins area band Chance on the Wild West Arena stage Saturday night before an estimated crowd in excess of 3000 people, Brandon Baxter, 16, won't have butterflies in his stomach.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office might soon learn if the body of a man found on the Union Pacific Railroad four years ago was an accidental death or murder.