It's customary for the president of the United States to spare the life of a turkey each year for Thanksgiving. But when and how did the strange tradition begin?
Reporter Job Vigil met Inna Tykhanska, a Ukrainian woman who was in North Platte studying on a student visa, 13 years ago. Vigil reached out to Tykhanska, who now lives back in her home country.
There are many high-paying jobs that don’t require a master’s degree or higher.
Samuel Little, the inmate who claims to have killed more than 90 women across the country, is considered to be the deadliest serial killer in U.S. history. Here's a look at some other infamous serial murderers in the U.S. since 1970.
Thunberg, 16, is the youngest individual to be recognized.
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time’s youngest “person of the year” on Wednesday.
The founder of the company said the amount of money that each employee gets is based on tenure. The average bonus was $50,000, but some employees will get upward of $250,000.
As the opioid epidemic in the United States grows, local communities are left to deal with the effects. See how prevalent these prescription drugs are in your area.
For years, scientists have tried to explain why moths and other insects are attracted to lights.
Pete Frates, the man whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34.
Climate and data scientists agreed U.S. weather station data show a clear sign of human-caused climate change. Read on to find out more about this issue and how it affects your state and town.
A woman in Tennessee pointed a gun at fast food workers because they gave her ketchup instead of jelly. No one was injured.
To commemorate the 78th anniversary, here's a look back at a collection of Associated Press photos of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
These stories were shared widely on social media. That doesn't make them true. Here are the real facts.
Browse through recently listed homes in the North Platte real estate market and find your next home!
Read through the obituaries published today in North Platte Telegraph.
Michael W. Davy, 32, and Arnulfo Sanchez II, 24, both of North Platte, were given prison sentences on Monday.
North Platte homes with at least five bedrooms.
The 25-year-old man had accidentally fired his 5.56-caliber rifle while trying to disassemble it, police said.
On Feb. 7, 2020, some 57 Americans who had been in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, landed in Omaha and were shuttled to Camp Ashland.
The UNL Chancellor Search Advisory Committee will solicit and gather input from university stakeholders and work alongside AGB Search, the firm hired to find a replacement for Chancellor Ronnie Green.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday night is expected in his State of the Union address to call on Congress to work with the administration to address the fentanyl crisis in a bipartisan manner, administration officials said on a call with reporters. Biden will call for expanded access to opioid-related addiction treatment and announce […]
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Michael W. Davy, 32, and Arnulfo Sanchez II, 24, both of North Platte, were given prison sentences on Monday.
Officers eventually used “tactical vehicle intervention” to stop the vehicle. The driver was booked into Dawson County Jail on multiple charges, according to a press release from the patrol.
The man's arrest came about two weeks after a pre-school aged girl told investigators he had touched her inappropriately, police alleged in court filings.
Community members and state officials squeezed into a classroom at the UNL College of Law to support the first graduating class of Lincoln's DUI Court.
Former Sen. Ernie Chambers criticizes Gov. Jim Pillen's "misinformed stance as a 'denier' of critical race theory."
The grant from funds approved in Congress' 2021 infrastructure law will be applied toward street, trail and pedestrian planning in North Platte's next comprehensive plan, City Administrator Layne Groseth said.
Gov. Jim Pillen on Monday pledged support for youth mentorship programs with Tom Osborne, his former Husker football coach, at his side.
Transgender rights advocates said an abnormal number of bills were introduced in the Nebraska Legislature this year that would negatively impact the trans community.