Nebraska’s Big Rodeo is returning to Burwell July 22-25, bringing four days of PRCA competition, celebrity appearances, and community events to town.

A months-long investigation by the Western Nebraska Intelligence & Narcotics Group, part of the WING/HIDTA Task Force, led to seven people being taken into custody Wednesday after authorities served multiple search and arrest warrants across Scotts Bluff County.

At 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman and EMS Unlimited founder Ebin Latrimurti signed a three-year contract that will privatize the city’s Emergency Medical Services department.

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A 7-year-old was taken to the hospital after a metro crash Wednesday evening.

A popular trail that cuts from northwest to southeast Omaha has been blocked in the middle since last fall. Two separate projects by two different government entities are the reason, and trail users want to know why it has taken so long.

University officials closed the facility at the start of the summer, saying it was operating at 50% capacity.

One part of the lawsuit filed by former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost against the University of Nebraska was dismissed Monday, but the decision leaves the dispute moving forward.

The second of two boys who were injured in a crash allegedly caused by a man driving while intoxicated has died, according to authorities.

The Arkansas infielder was selected in the third round of this month's MLB Draft. He spoke to First Alert 6 about the next steps in his baseball career.