John Axtell

       A Casper teenage boy who allegedly bragged about wanting to have a “gun battle” with police a month ago has been charged with 1st-degree murder

     The U-S House on Wednesday approved the 5-year reauthorization bill for the FAA – Federal Aviation Administration – by 387-26 margin The Senate approved it

   Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted numerous alcohol compliance checks across the state last month, including in Dawes County.        Checks were conducted in 26

    Sheridan County had only a couple of contested races in Tuesday’s primary election, with county commissioner the most prominent.     . Incumbent Dan Kling easily overcame

       All 5 members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation easily won their Republican primaries, 3 of them despite having opponents who’d been endorsed by the state party. 

    It took Dawes County Clerk Cheryl Feist about an hour longer than she expected to get all the ballots counted last night, primarily because of

    Today is Peace Officer Memorial Day, first proclaimed by President John F Kennedy in 1962 and the centerpiece of National Police Week. Flags are at

     48% of registered voters in Dawes County cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary election despite having only a couple of contested local races and no hot

Change begins in September, not June.        Starting in September, the Chadron School Board will hold its regular meetings on Wednesdays at 4:30 instead of its

     There aren’t a lot of contested local races in Dawes County for today’s primary election.. There weren’t enough candidates to require a primary for the

      Today is primary election day with the polls open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm MT. Dawes County is one of 11 where there are