North Platte News Archives

New, replacement bunk lines under construction. Trees along the So. Platte are in the distance.

New feed bunks mark the edge of cattle pens that are being reshaped and renovated at the Beer Creek.

A heartland man tied to a case involving 16 pounds of marijuana sent through the mail has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.

A North Platte man stood mute before Lincoln County District Court Judge Donald Rowlands Monday afternoon, opting not to answer to charges of attempted second-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony.

The North Platte City Council again tabled discussion about developing a website for the Historic Preservation Commission.

Freezing rain and heavy snows caused several power outages for Dawson Public Power District customers in the North Platte, Brady, Gothenburg, Farnam, Cozad, Eustis, Lexington, Smithfield and Sumner areas.

A Google Maps vehicle similar to the one seen in North Platte Thursday. A Google Maps 'Street View' vehicle was spotted on Fourth Street in North Platte Thursday afternoon.

North Platte's ship of state got its captain back Tuesday night as Mayor Marc Kaschke returned from his fellowship in Germany.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested Thomas Hunt Wednesday on a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child.

A derailment Saturday, Oct 3 in Bailey Yard could have had disastrous consequences, according to an anonymous witness.

A conflict of interest has forced Robert Lindemeier to withdraw Thursday as Thomas Hunt's attorney.

Stew Magnuson's The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder: And Other True Stories from the Nebraska-Pine Ridge Border Towns is the 2009 Nebraska nonfiction book of the year, according to the Nebraska Center of the Book.

All of the suspects involved in the mid-September vandalism at two North Platte golf courses will be charged as adults.

Ron Snell of North Platte, Neb., points to places on the map that he's been in Nebraska on his 3,100-mile bike trek.

A new October snowfall record was set late Friday and early Saturday in North Platte; 13.8 inches of snow fell at the National Weather Service at the North Platte Regional Airport/Lee Bird Field.

A 21-year-old North Platte man may be the father of the child born recently to his alleged victim.

A North Platte man convicted of long-standing sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl was sentenced to seven to 12 years in prison Monday.

A North Platte man has been ordered to serve seven to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl.

When most of us plan our travel by roadways, we study the road atlas to find the most intriguing route to our destination.

A copy of the contract e-mailed to Allen. A North Platte woman received two money orders totaling more than $1800 Tuesday from someone she had never met or spoken with before.

A North Platte man has been arrested for sexual assault of a child. The North Platte Police Department arrested Thomas Hunt, 50, 116 N. Silber in his vehicle on Sept 29.