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Chadron Police are currently responding to an active shooter near Chadron State College. Officials advise residents to shelter in place until the incident is resolved.

A Kansas man is now in police custody and facing multiple charges after a 14-year-old girl was reported missing from North Platte Wednesday morning.

Both directions of travel on Interstate 80 between North Platte and Brady are now open after a lengthy closure following a crash and hazardous materials spill Thursday.

Both directions of Interstate 80 near Maxwell are closed after a two-semi crash caused a leak of corrosive material Thursday afternoon, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

A reporter on scene said it appears a truck caught fire, sparking a grass fire.

A large police presence is currently in central North Platte.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation said that I-80 had been opened to the I-76 interchange as of about 5pm Wednesday evening. It remained closed at MP 102 to Wyoming. I-76 was also opened for traffic into Colorado.

A $220,000 reward was announced on Friday for Chance Englebert, a Gering man who went missing in 2019.

The pilot of a small plane and a passenger were killed in a crash Wednesday in Lincoln County.

A 19-year-old was left with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in North Platte on Saturday.

The fire has burned about 19,000 acres and is 94 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

Continued cool and moist weather has helped crews make progress containing the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills region near Halsey.

Firefighters are making progress containing a large wildfire in the Nebraska Sandhills.

A firefighter died while actively fighting the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills on Sunday.

The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Organization reported a major wildfire at the Bessey Ranger District near Halsey on Sunday.

The three children who were transported to regional trauma centers remain in the hospital recovering from their injuries.

The Chase County Schools bus was dropping children off after school when the crash happened.

Multiple brush fires have ignited in southwest Nebraska Friday.

The Chief of the Elwood Volunteer Fire Department was killed while responding to a fire Thursday.

A large wildfire burned across Gosper and Furnas Counties Thursday and continues to smolder.

Investigators uncovered human remains Thursday at a large building in North Platte that housed a metal business.

Woman shot and killed husband in 2020, found not guilty of second-degree murder.

Troopers found 262 pounds of marijuana in large boxes in the cargo area of the van.

During the motorist assist, the trooper became suspicious of criminal activity.