Lincoln County News

A petition drive to redirect tax revenue for the Golden Spike monument in North Platte has failed to qualify for the ballot.

Nina Morgan with Harvest Christian Fellowship says there were enough baskets to help all the low-income people or families who asked for some holiday help.

Even on a warm mid-November afternoon, most of the corn in Lincoln County is too wet to harvest.

The lawsuit filed by the Melvin family against two North Platte doctors, their practice, Great Plains Regional Medical Center, and a Missouri doctor challenged the constitutionality of Nebraska statute 44-2825. The statute placed caps on the maximum amount of damages that could be recovered in a malpractice suit, dating back to 1984.

A Lincoln County man in his 30's who died from the H1N1 virus had no underlying medical conditions that contributed to his death according to state health officials.

A motion has been filed by the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District to consolidate separate suits filed against four other irrigation districts, including the North Platte Natural Resource District based out of Scottsbluff.

When the 65' tall sign at Conoco/Taco Bell collapsed on April 3, killing a 49-year old Chambers woman, Deputy Lincoln County Attorney Todd Engleman called it a 'one-in-a-million freak accident.' Now Mark Durre has filed a lawsuit against Wilkinson Development seeking compensation for medical and funeral expenses as well as the death of his wife, ...

The trial of KNOP Weatherman Thomas Kippen that was slated for Friday, Nov. 13, has been pushed back again, this time until Dec.

Ever since the first Union Pacific train pulled into North Platte in December of 1866, the town and the railroad have been tied together.

The investigation into a missing Playstation 3 has led to some serious charges against a North Platte man.

A confirmed case of meningitis in Lincoln County sends one boy to the hospital, and has health officials investigating the cause of the sickness.

A one-time North Platte resident who allegedly stole more than $1,000 from Burger King and fled justice appeared in Lincoln County District Court Monday.

If the Sutherland ethanol company's property tax form was lost in the mail, it is tough luck for the company.

North Platte, Nebraska not only exceeded their seasonal average snowfall during the month of October 2009 ... they broke the all-time snowiest month record there with over 30 inches! According to ThreadEx, records have been maintained there since 1874.

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

Two North Platte people were sentenced for drug possession Monday in Lincoln County District Court.

Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning asked for assistance from Nebraska Health and Human Services to rewrite the county's guidelines for requesting funds from the county's medical assistance program.

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.

Current Conditions available on our Weather Page . Font Size: Alcohol use is suspected in a fatal crash just west of Maxwell in western Nebraska.