Schuyler News

Severe storms and flooding have brought financial hardship over the past month across the heartland.

Jess Reznicek and Neil Kotera had a wedding that only the Weather Channel could love.

I wanted to provide an update this week on our response to severe storms that unleashed numerous tornados in Nebraska and several other Midwestern states in recent days.

Two area teens have been detained in connection with an April 23 incident in which three hooded suspects carrying spray-paint cans were caught by surveillance cameras vandalizing the outside walls of Sunrise ...

Residents were busy today carrying soggy furniture and carpeting out of flooded basements while casting worried eyes to a rain-swollen Shell Creek on the northeast edge of the community.

The City Council approved funds for the Columbus Hospital Lake Restoration Project during its meeting Monday.

Emergency management officials are touring Nebraska today to survey damage from last week's storms.

Flooding continues to be a concern for parts of Nebraska still recovering from last week's severe weather.

At 3111 23rd St., Neal Olmer, 27, 2853 Fairlane Ave., was cited for driving under the influence.

Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were locked in a tight battle for bragging rights in Nebraska's presidential primary. via Omaha World-Herald

“I can stand up to any of the three (Clinton, McCain or Obama) and represent Nebraska.”

Pat Flynn's disgust with his own political party led the Schuyler businessman to run for the U.S. Senate. via North Platte Bulletin

Pat Flynn, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate will address the Western Nebraska Taxpayers Association at 7 p.m. Monday, May 5 in North Platte. via North Platte Bulletin

“It really hasn't affected what we do in the classroom”

Kindergarten teacher Heather Bryan knows she must make her class work no matter how many students she has. via Omaha World-Herald

Republican Senate candidate Mike Johanns has raised more than $640,000 in the first quarter of 2008. via KHGI

Nebraska lawmakers decided this morning that the state's schools should follow the rest of the country and give students uniform tests to measure their academic progress. via Omaha World-Herald

A 24-year-old Schuyler man will spend one to three years in prison following his sentencing Monday in Platte County District Court. via KTIC

Nebraska lawmakers have given initial approval to payment of a nearly $10 million settlement between the state and the mother of a man injured in a traffic accident ago nine years ago. via WOWT-TV Omaha

“Who in their right mind would do that?”

For 20 years, there's been a distressing mystery connected to a meandering creek that flows from west of this farm town to the Platte River near Schuyler. via Omaha World-Herald

“We also face the moral test of our lifetime in combating climate change and achieving true energy independence”

Scott Kleeb made it official Sunday on the Internet. His U.S. Senate campaign Web site suddenly appeared, revealing the race was about to begin. via Lincoln Journal Star

A SOURCE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF KLEEB'S PLANS SAID THE HASTINGS RESIDENT HAS DECIDED TO RUN. via KOTA Television