After record October rainfall, area aquifers are charging at a rapid rate, which could spell flooding trouble next year if there's a rainy spring. The Central Platte Natural Resources District is just completing its fall groundwater readings of selected wells across the district. Preliminary results indicate some well readings are near what was recorded last spring.

Broken Bow attorney James Orr was appointed Friday as a county judge in the 8th Judicial District.

Broken Bow completely overwhelmed visiting Mitchell 61-0 to post a Class C-1 first-round win in the state playoffs Thursday.

Junior and Sandra Dunkel of Broken Bow were married 50 years ago in Berwyn, standing in a covered wagon built by the bride's father.

A Broken Bow man was charged Friday afternoon with shooting his neighbor last Tuesday.

The 48th annual Nebraska One Box Pheasant Hunt will be held Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6-8, in Broken Bow.

A Broken Bow man arrested Tuesday after his neighbor was shot was being held Thursday on $750,000 bond.

A Broken Bow man was arrested Tuesday night after his neighbor was hospitalized with a gunshot wound.

A Broken Bow man was arrested Tuesday night after his neighbor was hospitalized with a gunshot wound.

Freeze warnings were out Tuesday morning for Central Nebraska following a weekend where area rainfall was nearly 2 inches at some locations.

All it takes is a drive from tiny Sarpy County (241 square miles) across Nebraska to Cherry County (5,961 square miles, slightly larger than Connecticut) to see there's no such thing as one-size-fits-all when it comes to Nebraska's counties. That doesn't just go for the size of those counties; it goes for the size of their boards, too. Stand before the county board in Hall, Buffalo or Adams County, and you'll face seven people.  Head east to Hamilton County, and you'll see just three. That could change next month, when Hamilton County residents vote on whether to increase their board's size to five members.

Three Central Nebraska attorneys have been nominated for the vacant county judge position in the 8th Judicial District in north central Nebraska.

About 20 members of Broken Bow's FFA raised 14 varieties of corn this summer in a 24-acre cornfield, doing everything from planting to counting to harvesting to selling it.

On Tuesday, the Broken Bow downtown square was filled with the sound of a band playing, the smell of grilled hamburgers and the sight of playing children -- all celebrating Broken Bow's economic success.

Now in its fifth year, Nebraska's Junk Jaunt is no longer a new event. Most Central Nebraskans are familiar with the three-day, 300-mile garage sale, and many antique enthusiasts across the state are, too.

The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry will present its annual legislative forums throughout Central Nebraska in September.