Wood River News

Crews worked through the night and into Saturday morning cleaning up an ethanol spill at a plant near Wood River, Nebraska.

Shortly after 9:00 pm an ethanol spill was reported near Wood River. Emergency crews could be seen inside the Pioneer Trail Ethanol Plant near the railroad tracks.

The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash, which occurred a short distance east of Pawnee Road on Highway 30 near Gibbon, NE around 6:41 p.m. Sunday.

The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office says two cars collided around 6:40 p.m. Sunday.

A former Omaha dentist accused of making false statements is one of four people charged in federal court Thursday.

Central Nebraska authorities have identified a 74-year-old Grand Island man fatally injured when two pickups collided at a rural Hall County intersection.

BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. , an ethanol production company, today announced that its operating subsidiaries have amended their secured Credit Agreement with BNP Paribas and a group of lenders, settling all outstanding issues among the parties and lifting all defaults previously asserted by the lenders.

A traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 80 in Hall County, Nebraska led to the seizure of 10 lbs.

Most people trying to balance a budget right now are probably barely hanging on.

One attraction of small town living is the lack of crime. So, what happens when that image gets kicked down? Well, one local village is fighting back.

Protecting lives, protecting property, and protecting the future was the key message behind the work the Central Platte Natural Resource District is doing.