Mid-Plains Community College hosted the Nebraska Emerging Talent awards in the Mid-Plains Region on Monday, Oct. 12. Aksarben Foundation presented the awards to recognize individuals and organizations who bode well for the future of Nebraska’s workforce. The awards were handed out in the Electrical Technology building on the north campus of North Platte Community College, […]

Federal agents raided the U.S. Postal Service distribution center in Kansas City in September, FOX4 TV in Kansas City reports. FOX4 received a news tip about the raid right after broadcasting a report on Oct. 6 about customer complaints with postal service distribution centers across the Kansas City metro area. The report said postal customers […]

State troopers arrested a Colorado man near Lexington Saturday after a high-speed pursuit on I-80. Nebraska State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said it started at 9 a.m. Saturday. A trooper saw a Toyota Camry speeding west on I-80 near Kearney. The trooper tried to pull it over, but the driver kept going. Thomas said the […]

A semi-truck crash on I-80 near Gothenburg Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6 was bad. It could have been a lot worse. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, a trio of state employees rescued the injured driver in the nick of time. Trooper Lassen as well as Nebraska Department of Transportation crew members Noah and Tyce happened […]

Nebraska is attracting top figures in the major political parties as s crucial midterm election begins. The Nebraska Democratic Party is hosting Hillary Rodham Clinton for a fundraising event in from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 10 in Omaha. NDP spokesman Jose Flores said Clinton’s visit highlights the importance of the state in this election cycle […]

Working with a White House task force to eliminate fraud in government programs across the country, federal officials announced the arrests Thursday of nearly 500 fraudsters and fugitives who were living in subsidized housing. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Sec. Scott Turner said 491 criminals were arrested in a months-long, multi-agency law enforcement initiative. The […]

Mid-Plains Community College is proud to announce that Jake Elmshaeuser, electrical instructor, has been selected as its 2026 faculty member of the year. Elmshaeuser received the honor during the Nebraska Community College Association’s annual awards ceremony in Scottsbluff. Elmshaeuser began teaching at MPCC in 2010 after spending more than two decades working in his family’s […]

A 16-year-old boy died Sunday from injuries sustained when he crashed his car near Lexington, according to the Dawson County sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Edd Albrecht said the sheriff’s office was notified of a stolen vehicle from the North Platte area earlier that day, Oct. 4. The car, driven by a missing/runaway juvenile, reportedly departed […]