Freeze warning, watch issued as cold snap targets region

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April 17, 2026Updated: April 17, 2026

By News Channel Nebraska

Man arrested barricading himself during Columbus standoff

One dead after two-vehicle crash in Duncan

Younes shares vision for Kearney's Good Life District

Fatal crash southwest of Humphrey

Crash southwest of Humphrey leaves two injured

Downtown Norfolk Association celebrates 45 years

‘Love like Jesus’: Polk County man remembered as passionate friend to all

State

Freeze warning, watch issued as cold snap targets region

Former Nebraska State Senator Seeking to Unseat Republican Governor

Freeze warning, watch issued as cold snap targets region

Man arrested barricading himself during Columbus standoff

One dead after two-vehicle crash in Duncan

Younes shares vision for Kearney's Good Life District

Fatal crash southwest of Humphrey

Downtown Norfolk Association celebrates 45 years

‘Love like Jesus’: Polk County man remembered as passionate friend to all

State

Freeze warning, watch issued as cold snap targets region

Former Nebraska State Senator Seeking to Unseat Republican Governor

Archway introduces new audio tour app, virtual museum tours

137 million walleye eggs collected during Valentine area spawning

Family business in Norfolk breaks ground on new expansion

No capacity: State’s Public Guardian Office rejects nearly all requests to represent vulnerable Nebraskans

Sports

WNCC baseball starts slow; earns a split with Southeast

Beatrice drops tournament semifinal against Platteview; will face Ralston for third place Friday

100-Meter Sprinters, 4x400 Relay Among Bauer Open Standouts

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar returns to the bench after taking a puck to the face last weekend

Cougar notes: WNCC's Travers earns Region IX softball player of the week

Johnson-Brock earns eight top medals

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard