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Ord Woman Wins $1 Million Playing Powerball
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (253+ words) Roberta Trumbo of Ord won $1 million playing Powerball from the Nebraska Lottery. Trumbo purchased her winning ticket at Trotter's Whoa & Go Express IV at 1111 S 2nd'St. in Ord. Trumbo's ticket contained five plays for the April 19 drawing, one of which…...
I-80 Traffic Stop Leads to 242-Pound Cocaine Seizure; California Man Pleads Not Guilty
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (25+ words) LEXINGTON " A California man accused in a large-scale drug seizure along Interstate 80 has pleaded not guilty in Dawson County District Court. Arwinderjit Singh...
Dryness Dominates Early Planting Progress Across Nebraska, Kansas
1+ week, 6+ day ago (291+ words) Planting activity across Nebraska and Kansas continues to build, but the latest USDA Crop Progress report shows that persistent dryness across the Great Plains remains the dominant storyline, even as spring fieldwork accelerates. Corn planting in Nebraska reached 8 percent complete…...
Driver arrested following road rage incident on Interstate 80
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (238+ words) KRVN 880 " KRVN 93. 1 " KAMI - Driver arrested following road rage incident on Interstate 80 Rural Radio Network York, Neb. " What started out as a typical evening on Interstate 80 lead to a road rage incident near York and a truck driver in jail. Just…...
Weight vs. Wait: How long-term feeding cycles may be distorting U. S. cattle inventory
2+ week, 4+ day ago (260+ words) Cattle Call is an original production of the Nebraska Rural Radio Association'and presented by Blue Chip Herefords " Oxford, Nebraska. While federal slaughter data suggests a massive year-over-year contraction in the U. S. cattle supply, market analyst Brad Kooima of KKV Trading warns…...
Extreme drought doubles in Nebraska; 100% of state now dry or worse
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (232+ words) The entire state of Nebraska is now experiencing some level of dryness or drought as conditions across Nebraska have deteriorated at a rapid pace in recent months, according to the latest data released April 2. The U. S. Drought Monitor shows 100% of Nebraska…...
Drought covers nearly 100% of Nebraska as conditions deteriorate quickly, limited moisture ahead
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (321+ words) After weeks of intensifying drought and near-constant fire danger, Nebraska may finally see a stretch of moisture this week, but experts warn it likely won't be enough to reverse rapidly deteriorating conditions. State climatologist Eric Hunt says Nebraska has gone…...
No end in sight: 9 of every 10 acres in Nebraska now drought-stricken
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (390+ words) Nebraska's weather will swing dramatically this week, but the bigger story for agriculture remains a persistent lack of moisture that continues to deepen drought conditions across much of the state. Dr. Eric Hunt, Assistant Extension Educator of Agricultural Meteorology and…...
Climatologist warns of "rough summer ahead" as over 25% of Nebraska now in severe drought or worse
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (465+ words) Drought conditions continue to intensify across Nebraska, with nearly the entire state now experiencing some level of dryness and more than three-quarters in moderate drought or worse, according to the latest data and a University of Nebraska climatologist. Nebraska Extension's…...
Warm temps fuel drought: Nearly 95% of Nebraska experiencing dry conditions
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) After several days of springlike warmth across Nebraska, colder air and a return to winter precipitation are on the way, but not before drought conditions worsen across much of the state. State climatologist Eric Hunt says temperatures will peak early…...