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McCOOK, Neb. — Sentencings in Red Willow County District Court on Feb. 3 included: — Bridget M. Matson, 34 of McCook, in CR 19-85, entered a plea of guilty/no contest to Count II, allowing a committed offender to have unauthorized communication/unlawful acts by a corrections employee, a Class IV felony, sentenced to 18 months probation. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — A McCook man is suing the city of McCook, alleging damages done to his vehicle by the city’s K-9 officer. The item is a consent agenda item and will more than likely be approved with other consent agendas in one motion, without discussion by the council...

McCOOK, Neb. — Southwest’s talented freshmen all turned their eyes to basketball’s biggest platform on a wonderful Monday where no school took place. Senior Jadyn Brooks stepped up and showed why she could be a future female president if Roughrider fans all cast their votes as adults...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Thanks to citizen reports, two dogs have been rescued and one man has been charged with felony animal cruelty in Red Willow County. On Wednesday afternoon, February 19, the Nebraska State Patrol was alerted to a severely injured dog in northwest Red Willow County. Troopers discovered that the dog had several stab wounds and transported it to the Red Willow Animal Clinic, where it underwent emergency surgery. The dog had more than 15 stab wounds...

Pam Gaston, owner of Pet Pros in McCook, gives participants of “Dog Park 101” tips on understanding their dog’s behavior when they are socializing with new friends at an off-leash dog park. Meanwhile, the four-legged participants anxiously awaited their opportunity to work off some energy off-leash at the Alice Arena at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon. ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The state tournament begins at 9 a.m. for McCook High wrestlers Thursday with all other area opening-round maches now set at HCI Health Center. Class B McCook 152 pounds: Landon Towne (31-16) vs. Ashton Schweitzer, Pierce (38-14) 160: Alex Anthony (31-17) vs. Treyton Jones, Blair (26-18)...

WASHINGTON -- Rylee Shaw and daughter Karragan Shaw, a McCook High School sophomore, from McCook attended the 47th annual National March for Life in Washington DC on Jan. 24. An estimated 500,000 people marched in the 47th annual March for Life. The March for Life provides all Americans with a place to testify to the beauty of life and the dignity of each human person each January, on the anniversary of legalized abortion in the United States...

Gov. Pete Ricketts hit a nerve when he picked up President Trump’s use of the word “government” to describe public schools. In his general endorsement of a school aid reform bill in the Legislature, Ricketts adopted the description Trump used in his State of the Union speech, decrying “failing government schools.”...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in Hitchcock County that included an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning in Trenton, Nebraska. At approximately 1:10 a.m. today, the Hitchcock County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a man shooting a firearm near a residence in Trenton. Deputies arrived at the scene just before 1:30 a.m...