Platte County News

In the last week, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed 14 new cases of H1N1.

A 21-year-old Lindsay man will be sentenced later this month for throwing a knife that hit his mom in the back.

"New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music," a traveling exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service and presented in the state by the Nebraska Humanities Council , opens May 1 in Cambridge.

According to the Platte County Sheriff's office, Justin Walker of Shelby reported that an unknown suspect entered the Columbus bar and knocked him unconscious early Wednesday morning.

Parts of northern Nebraska are seeing a mix of rain and freezing rain as winter makes a return, following a brief period of spring-like temperatures.

A 39-year-old Columbus woman stands accused of stealing more than $50,000 from the doctor's office where she worked as an office manager.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has confirmed the presence of a mountain lion near Columbus.

A 54-year-old man who sexually assaulted his 4-year-old granddaughter will face sentencing in March.

COLUMBUS a ' There are a comparative handful of topics that will bring the public out in big numbers for a meeting of a local government hearing before a city council or county board.

Detention center The inmate count at the Platte County Detention Facility today is 115, with 56 from Platte County and 59 from out of county.

COLUMBUS a " Traffic stacked up on U.S. Highway 81 north of Platte Center Monday afternoon as icy conditions and near-zero visibility caused accidents that left vehicles choking the roadway and made driving ...

Platte County Roger Loseke and Sarah Loseke. Denise Happ and Robert Happ. Suzette Gilsdorf and Randy Gilsdorf.

The Platte Valley Humane Society wants to double its fee for animal sheltering services provided to Platte County from $300 per month to $600 per month.

Platte County Highway Superintendent Fred Liss addressed the Platte County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning with details of his proposed One Year Road Program.

The Platte County Highway Departmenta s 2007-08 fiscal report shows total expenditures for the year came in under budget by $582,446. The departmenta s 2007-08 budget was $3.8 million; actual expenditures ...

Freezing rains contributed to multiple accidents in the Columbus area Saturday despite efforts to try and minimize ice on the roads.

Nearly 900 obituaries and death notices appeared in The Telegram during 2008. The majority of the people were from the greater Columbus area, with the remainder being people originally from the area or having ...

Two gold Krugerrands valued at $200 each made up a portion of the $33,000 rung up by the Salvation Armya s holiday bell ringing campaign this year.

The warmer weather experienced lately has been a welcome break from the freezing cold.

A Columbus man who has been convicted four times of drunken driving has been arrested in Stanton County on suspicion of driving drunk.