A Norfolk woman accused of shooting a passenger in her car in February had two charges added to her case at a hearing Wednesday morning.

Residents will have the opportunity to lace up their shoes to help efforts to prevent suicide this weekend.

Two people are sitting in Platte County Jail after Columbus police nabbed them for drugs Saturday.

The flags were out in downtown Columbus and city offices were closed to celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.

City officials welcomed Nebraska lieutenant governor Mike Foley, state senator Tom Brandt and many other guests for the ceremonial groundbreaking Monday afternoon.

Two people are in jail for burglary after police caught them being in a Norfolk home without permission.

Residents will be feasting at the Ramada Inn this Sunday for the 19th annual Taste of Columbus event.

Police say they caught a suspected thief with drugs.

Starting next week, Columbus will be hosting the Girls' Class B Golf Championship.

An Ord man is dead after authorities say the vehicle he was working on rolled on top of him.

On Thursday, dozens showed up at the Friedhof Building for an open house for the 74th annual Columbus Friends of Music series.

October is SIDS Awareness Month

Fillmore Central controlled sets two and three, and held on to beat No. 1 Diller-Odell (21-1) of Class D-1 in five sets Tuesday night in Odell.

Lakeview Community School officials say their junior senior high school building is showing its age.

Jacie Milius is the 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator in the Gage County office. She says National 4-H Week serves as a great opportunity to show everyone what impact 4-H has at a local and even worldwide level.

A health care review says a northeast Nebraska hospital is among the best community hospitals in the nation.

A Columbus manufacturing plant is back at it after a fire Monday afternoon.

Residents of southeast Columbus said they've noticed the smell for more than a year.

A Columbus man is in trouble for having drugs, in addition to stealing.

The park will be located near 11th and R Street on the north side of town. It'll be a four-acre space, and is expected to be open by mid-November.

Three northeast Nebraska school districts may soon be consolidated, pending the results of a November bond election.

The annual homecoming ceremony at the University of Nebraska-Kearney wrapped up with the annual parade on Saturday.

Two motorcyclists are recovering Sunday morning, after crashing into an SUV, according to Dodge County sheriff's deputies.

Around a hundred people came to Skyview Lake in Norfolk, Nebraska on Sunday for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's.

Friends, family and locals came together on Saturday in Lindsay Nebraska to present a Quilt of Valor to Schaecher, a Korean War veteran who earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in 1951 and 1952.

Faith Regional Health Services will be hosting a Breast Prosthesis Fitting Day on October 10, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Faith Regional University, 110 N. 29th St. No appointment is needed.

Wayne State College received a large gift on Thursday.

A fire early Wednesday morning caused major damage to a Trailer home in Fremont.

Parts of the state have seen a good amount of rain this past week.

Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation recognizing the contributions manufacturing makes to Nebraska.

Columbus Connection for October 2019

North Bend officials said every time the Platte River rises to certain levels, it gets ever closer to once again threatening the town.

People from Norfolk, Columbus, and other communities in Northeast Nebraska gathered at Skyview Park in Norfolk on Sunday for the 2019 Norfolk & Columbus Area Walk.

A Columbus man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a brief manhunt Thursday night.

Thirty-two-year-old Jeffrey Wegener is accused of crashing a white truck into Ace Rent-To-Own and hitting several other vehicles.

It was a scary situation in Columbus Thursday morning, with one reckless driver causing a lot of damage.

Originally slated for this weekend, the two-day music festival Flood Aid 2019, has been postponed until further notice, with organizers looking into 2020 dates.

NORFOLK - Several agencies are coming together in Norfolk this week for Nebraska’s 50th annual Fire and Arson Investigation Conference.

Nicole Stoner, a horticulture educator, received the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Achievement Award on Sept. 10 at a national ceremony in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

You may not have to wait for the Friday night lights to come out to watch some high school football this week.

The Columbus Police Department said they've cited two for possession of meth.

It has stood for more than a century in Clarkson, Nebraska.

A two vehicle accident near Hoskins has shut down Highway 35

On Monday, around eight restaurant owners and representatives showed up for a class teaching them how to prepare plant-based meals.

Two northeast Nebraska men are behind bars after being caught with drugs Monday morning.

A local bank has decided to make Columbus the town they set up their headquarters in.

Officials have released more details about a grain bin incident near Fremont.

A man from Schuyler was one of three people who died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-80 Friday.

Authorities have released more information about a body found at Sunset Plaza in Norfolk on Friday.

Rescue crews in Fremont are working to save a man who fell in to a grain elevator.

More details have been released regarding Thursday's three-vehicle accident near West Point.

One in nine men will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime.

Midwest MedAir gave a set of landing zone safety lights each to the Clarkson and Schuyler fire departments.

A Norfolk woman is back behind bars after police say she assaulted her stepbrother five minutes after she was released from jail.

Some parts of NE Nebraska saw over 8" of rain.

It happened shortly after 5 o'clock near 14th Street and 33rd Avenue.

The FCC hosted a Consumer Education Forum in Fremont on Wednesday.

Law enforcement held an active shooter exercise at a school in Columbus.

A recall effort which was started by a 10-person committee just over a month ago failed to gather the 332 signatures needed to force the city council to vote on a possible recall election.

The council unanimously approved the plan.

A two-vehicle accident in Norfolk Sunday caused one car to catch fire.

Forty families from three different states were honored Sunday night at Lakeview High School in Columbus for the Glow Gold Honors Event, which is put on by a childhood cancer foundation called Sammy’s Superheroes.

Four people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident near Norfolk Sunday afternoon.

Northeast Community College will be working with the Nebraska Supreme Court to provide more interpreters across the state.

Northeast Nebraskans are once against doing some river-watching, and they aren't taking any chances when it comes to the possibility of flooding.

It happened before Columbus High's home football game.