Nebraska
North Platte celebrates Nebraska Public Transit Week
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – North Platte Public Transit is celebrating Nebraska Public Transit Week from April 9 by way of April 15 with theme days occurring every day of the week.
In 2022, NPPT serviced greater than 52,000 passengers and their busses traveled greater than 200,000 miles throughout the 12 months. Regardless of rising gasoline costs, NPPT has stored the costs of rides at $2 when scheduled no less than a day prematurely.
”Properly, we’re right here to serve the individuals,” North Platte Transit Superintendent Renee White mentioned. “We aren’t right here to earn money, it’s only a service to get individuals from one place to a different.”
Throughout Nebraska public transit helps to supply rides to thousands and thousands of individuals annually, touring practically 10 million miles all year long. In response to the Nebraska Division of Transportation, 5.1% of Nebraskans should not have entry to a motorized vehicle and depend on public transportation to journey.
Whereas city public transit suppliers see nearly all of ridership, 53 out of 60 suppliers in Nebraska service rural areas within the state. Rural suppliers account for practically 43 % of all miles traveled by public transit. Many of those rural suppliers provide demand based mostly service, together with North Platte Public Transit, which permits riders to arrange transportation to a selected location, much like ridesharing.
To arrange a experience with North Platte Public Transit name the dispatch line at 308-532-1370.
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Nebraska
PHOTOS: Crews put out mobile home fire in central Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Multiple agencies responded to a burning mobile home early Monday morning in central Nebraska.
The fire broke out about 5:40 a.m. south of St. Paul, according to the St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department. St. Paul is about 20 miles north of Grand Island.
The mobile home was abandoned, the fire department said, but the fire spread into the yard.
Dannebrog Fire & Rescue, Boelus Fire & Rescue, the Farwell Volunteer Fire Department, Elba Fire & Rescue and the St. Libory Volunteer Fire Department helped extinguish the blaze.
Nebraska
Nebraska governor hospitalized after being bucked off a horse
The Nebraska governor, Jim Pillen, was injured on Sunday after being bucked off a horse and is expected to be hospitalized for several days.
Pillen, a first-term Republican, was with his family when he was thrown off a new horse and injured, according to the governor’s office. He was taken to a hospital in Columbus, Nebraska, and then transported to the University of Nebraska medical center in Omaha.
The governor’s office said Pillen was conscious and alert and has been in touch with his staff. He is expected to remain at the Omaha hospital for several days.
Pillen, 68, was elected governor in 2022. Before becoming governor, he worked as a veterinarian and owned a livestock operation.
Nebraska
Nebraska Men’s Basketball takes care of business in Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic opener
HONOLULU, Hawaii (KOLN/Huskers.com) – Andrew Morgan and Connor Essegian combined for 27 points off the bench, while Nebraska’s defense held Murray State to a season-low point total in a 66-49 win in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Sunday evening.
Morgan posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Essegian led Nebraska (8-2) with 15 points, including five 3-pointers. In all, NU’s bench outscored the Racers, 29-11.
The Huskers held Murray State to 31 percent shooting, including just 4-of-28 in the first half as Nebraska built a 20-point halftime lead and led by double figures most of the night. NU held the Racers (6-5) to nearly 30 points below their season average. Rollie Worster was the third Husker in double figures with 11 points, as Nebraska shot nearly 50 percent from the field and enjoyed a 40-26 advantage on the glass.
Nebraska will play Hawai’i on Monday at 9:30 p.m. (central) on ESPN2 and on the Husker Sports Network.
Nebraska put on a defensive clinic in the first half, holding Murray State to just four field goals in the opening 20 minutes in building a 34-14 halftime lead. Nebraska held the Racers to 4-of-28 shooting from the field, including 1-of-13 inside the arc.
Juwan Gary got the Huskers scoring seven of NU’s first nine points in the first 5:15 of the game, as his 3-point play with 14:45 left in the half ignited a 16-0 spurt for Nebraska. The Huskers held MSU scoreless for over six minutes in building a 22-4 lead after a steal and basket from Brice Williams.
Murray State rallied behind Kylen Milton, who scored seven straight points in a 50-second span, including a four-point play to trim the lead to 22-11 with 7:44 left in the half.
Nebraska, which got 17 first-half points from its bench, responded with a pair of 3-pointers from Essegian, who finished with nine first-half points. Nebraska stretched the lead to 20 after consecutive baskets from Morgan.
The Huskers built its largest lead of the game, at 39-16 following a Williams’ 3-pointer with 18:50 left before the Racers started to chip away. Murray State cut a 21-point lead to 16 following a 3-pointer from AJ Ferguson with 14:26 left before a Braxton Meah dunk ended the run.
The teams would trade baskets and NU led 57-38 with just over seven minutes left before the Racers, who shot 48 percent from the field after halftime made one last run. MSU went on an 11-4 run to pull to within 61-49 on a 3-pointer from Kylen Milton with 3:33 left, but would get no closer as a jumper by Wooster and Essegian’s fifth 3-pointer of the night accounted for the final margin.
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