Peter Rice

1 week ago | central.newschannelnebraska.com | Peter Rice

KEARNEY, Neb. - A High School in Central Nebraska is unveiling a milestone project that highlights a unique school program that's been around for half a century. Kearney High School is putting the finishing touches on the 50th house the school has built as a part of its ongoing construction technology program. The house, located in northwest Kearney, features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a three-car garage and just under 1,800 square feet.

1 week ago | central.newschannelnebraska.com | Peter Rice

KEARNEY, Neb. - Students, faculty, staff and community members alike are all getting the opportunity to meet the priority chancellor candidate for a University in Central Nebraska. Dr. Neal Schnoor is visiting the University of Nebraska at Kearney this week in an effort to meet members of the school and community to get a better idea of what the university's needs are. The prospective chancellor held five open forums on Wednesday to introduce himself and answer questions from different groups.

1 week ago | central.newschannelnebraska.com | Peter Rice

KEARNEY, Neb. - A Central Nebraska school is rolling into summer with a special celebration. With the sun shining and excitement in the air, students at Park Elementary in Kearney arrived to school Wednesday morning on bikes, scooters or anything with wheels as a part of both National Bike Day and Roll to School Day. Young students were greeted with smiles and high-fives from the UNK wrestling team, local police officers, and teachers.

1 week ago | central.newschannelnebraska.com | Peter Rice

HASTINGS, Neb. - A new head coach in Central Nebraska has high expectations this coming season for his new team. Victor Rojas, the new head coach of the Hastings College baseball program recently joined the Doug and Daddy show to explain more about his decision. Rojas is most known for his voice in Major League Baseball broadcasts, but more recently he was an assistant coach at Ottawa University in Arizona where he discovered that coaching was more rewarding that he could have ever imagined.

2 weeks ago | central.newschannelnebraska.com | Peter Rice

CHADRON, Neb. - A Norfolk man is on the run from law enforcement after a Friday morning police chase. The pursuit began around 6:30 Friday on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where Officers with the Oglala Sioux Tribe attempted to stop an SUV that matched the description of a tribal firearms complaint, but the car fled at high speed according to police.