Freeze warning, watch issued as cold snap targets region

Freeze alerts are in place across western Nebraska and northeast Colorado. Temps could drop into the low 20s overnight - posing risks to plants, pipes and early crops.

April 17, 2026Updated: April 17, 2026

By News Channel Nebraska

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

Volunteers transform trail with 100+ trees

Beatrice upsets Wahoo/Bishop Neumann, advances in Trailblazer Conference tournament

Hoiberg Named First-Team Academic All-American

State

Freeze warning, watch issued as cold snap targets region

2 hrs 55 mins ago

Former Nebraska State Senator Seeking to Unseat Republican Governor

13 hrs 4 mins ago

Archway introduces new audio tour app, virtual museum tours

13 hrs 11 mins ago

137 million walleye eggs collected during Valentine area spawning

13 hrs 12 mins ago

Family business in Norfolk breaks ground on new expansion

15 hrs 29 mins ago

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

15 hrs 33 mins ago

Sports

WNCC baseball starts slow; earns a split with Southeast

3 hrs 15 mins ago

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

10 hrs 42 mins ago

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

17 hrs 23 mins ago

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

17 hrs 34 mins ago

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

April 16th 2026, 9:36 AM UTC

Johnson-Brock earns eight top medals

April 15th 2026, 5:45 PM UTC

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

April 11th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

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

April 4th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

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

March 28th 2026, 6:34 AM UTC

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

March 22nd 2026, 3:26 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

March 15th 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

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

March 11th 2026, 2:53 AM UTC