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Smoke emanates from a railroad car after an explosion at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in North Platte, Neb. An explosion Thursday inside a shipping container generated toxic smoke and forced evacuations. (Ryan Herzog/The Telegraph via AP)

Railyard explosion in Nebraska isn’t expected to create any lingering problems, authorities say

Nebraska authorities don’t expect any lingering problems related to Thursday’s explosion of a railroad shipping container carrying an acid used to make explosives because the chemical largely burned off and any residue was contained.

FILE - Former Neb. Sen. Mike Groene of North Platte speaks in Lincoln, Neb., on Feb. 19, 2020. Nebraska's attorney general said he will not file criminal charges against fellow Republican and former state lawmaker Mike Groene over photos the ex-lawmaker surreptitiously took of a woman on his staff. There is not enough information from the results of a Nebraska State Patrol investigation to warrant criminal charges against Groene, a spokeswoman for Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson said, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Nebraska AG: No charges over ex-state senator’s photos

FILE - Former Neb. Sen. Mike Groene of North Platte holds up a spreadsheet as he speaks in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Nebraska lawmakers have hired an outside attorney to investigate the behavior of Groene, a former state senator who photographed an aide without her knowledge, and they will release their findings to the public by mid-April, a state senator said Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Attorney hired to investigate ex-Nebraska senator’s behavior

Newly appointed Nebraska state Sen. Mike Jacobson, left, of North Platte, addresses the media after being sworn into office following his appointment by Gov. Pete Ricketts, right, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Jacobson replaces former state Sen. Mike Groene, who resigned after admitting that he took photos of a legislative staffer without her knowledge. (AP Photo/Grant Schulte)

Nebraska governor picks replacement for senator who resigned

FILE - Neb. Sen. Mike Groene of North Platte holds up a spreadsheet as he speaks in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Nebraska state Sen. Mike Groene denied accusations Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 that he took inappropriate photos of a female legislative aide without her knowledge, but he said he was going to resign next week to avoid putting his family through a public ordeal. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Female Nebraska lawmakers call for change amid photo probe

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Saturday’s Scores

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Ainsworth 49, Gordon/Rushville 43

Archbishop Bergan 63, Bancroft-Rosalie 33

Arlington 45, Ashland-Greenwood 30

Officials: 2 killed in small plane crash in rural Nebraska

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A pilot and a passenger in a small airplane were killed when the plane crashed in a rural area near North Platte in central Nebraska, officials said.

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Bellevue West 42, Papillion-LaVista South 20

Grand Island 38, Omaha North 28

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North Platte def. Omaha Bryan, 25-13, 25-12, 25-11

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Alma def. Elm Creek, 25-12, 25-18, 25-14

Amherst def. Ravenna, 25-21, 29-27, 25-11

Axtell def.

Tuesday’s Scores

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Bellevue East 58, Omaha Benson 37

Elkhorn 45, Crete 33

Elkhorn South 73, Omaha North 41

Friday’s Scores

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Ainsworth 57, Sandhills/Thedford 34

Alma 70, Southern Valley 38

Arthur County 37, South Platte 36

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Bellevue West 74, Omaha Creighton Prep 63

Bridgeport 58, Bayard 48

Fremont 58, Bellevue East 55

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Bellevue West 67, Omaha Marian 34

Bridgeport 63, Bayard 32

Chase County 49, Hershey 28

Conservative Nebraska Sen. Groene sponsors medical pot bill

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A conservative lawmaker from rural, western Nebraska took a leading role Thursday in the push to allow medical marijuana in the state, although some advocates say his bill is too restrictive.

Tuesday’s Scores

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Aurora 40, Omaha Gross Catholic 34

Blair 51, Omaha Duchesne Academy 39

North Platte St.

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Wauneta-Palisade 35, Arapahoe 34

Central Nebraska airport gets $1 million federal grant

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island has been awarded a $1 million federal grant under the new infrastucture law.

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McLaughlin, S.D. 42, Omaha Nation 6

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North Platte def. Omaha South, 25-7, 25-10, 25-9

Omaha North def. Omaha Benson, 25-19, 25-13, 25-15

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Adams Central 42, Fillmore Central 13

Aquinas 42, Tekamah-Herman 6

Arthur County 52, South Platte 18

Authorities identify woman who drowned while kayaking

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified a woman who drowned while kayaking on the North Platte River near Scottsbluff.

Woman drowns while canoeing on western Nebraska river

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A woman drowned while canoeing on the North Platte River near Scottsbluff in western Nebraska.

Thursday’s Scores

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Amherst def. Ravenna, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14

Axtell def. Ansley-Litchfield, 25-14, 25-14, 18-25, 27-25

Authorities: Nebraska man drowns while duck hunting

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — The body of a North Platte man who drowned while duck hunting over the Labor Day weekend has been recovered, Lincoln County officials said Tuesday.

Exposed rocks and aquatic plants are seen alongside the North Platte River at Treasure Island in southern Wyoming, on Tuesday,Aug. 24, 2021.The upper North Platte is one of several renowned trout streams affected by climate change, which has brought both abnormally dry, and sometimes unusually wet, conditions to the western U.S. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

Prized trout streams shrink as heat, drought grip US West

SARATOGA, Wyo. (AP) — The North Platte River in southern Wyoming has been so low in places lately that a toddler could easily wade across and thick mats of olive-green algae grow in the lazy current.

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Falls City Sacred Heart def. Nebraska City Lourdes, 25-15, 25-21, 25-14

Hi-Line def.

Arrest made after man found fatally beaten in North Platte

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Police in west-central Nebraska have arrested a man suspected in the baseball bat beating death of another man in North Platte.

Man found with fake passport after crash sentenced to prison

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man who crashed his car last year, leading police to find his fake passport among the wreckage, has been sentenced to federal prison for the offense.

Plans unveiled for nearly $300 million beef processing plant

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in western Nebraska.

Longtime North Platte doctor dies from COVID-19

NORTH PLATTE., Neb. (AP) — A longtime North Platte doctor is one of the latest COVID-19 casualties in the state, with his death coming as officials confirmed more than 38,000 cases of the virus in Nebraska.

‘Panther Flight’ squadron makes trip over North Platte

North Platte Public Schools Foundation hosts Bulldogs Backyard BBQ and Tailgate Party

North Platte Schools host safety summit

North Platte Public Schools have seen a lot of changes — all to keep students safe. School personnel, law enforcement officials and community professionals met for a safety summit on Friday to discuss what has been done and to consider what do to next.

Answering the call: Columbus boys bounce back

Columbus High boys soccer broke open a 1-1 tie with the next three goalsl and won for a second time this season over North Platte on Tuesday in a 4-1 road victory.