Hamilton County News

Early snowfall is putting more pressure on Nebraska farmers to harvest what could be record crops.

On Friday, September 25, 2009, eleven officers from Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri will graduate from the 24th Nebraska D.A.R.E. Officer Training.

Marna Johnson knew she wasn't going to be able to stop. The flat terrain in rural Hamilton County dropped quickly into a hill.

Police say a woman has been arrested for allegedly spanking another person's 2-year-old son in a Cincinnati store.

Seat belts save lives, a simple message driven home by the sight of a smashed up car sitting on a flatbed trailer.

Two separate traffic stops over the weekend in Hamilton County led to the seizure of 138 lbs.

An 11-year-old boy has been accused of trying to hijack two boys' scooters with a toy gun in an Ohio park.

A call to 911 of an erratic driver on Interstate 80 in Hamilton County led to the arrest of a Minnesota man for driving under the influence of drugs and the discovery of a mobile marijuana grow.

Here's a look at some of the stories we're looking at today as well as some events from around the area.

Authorities have located 71-year-old Russell Hoppner, who went missing Monday. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says Hoppner was found around 12:10 Tuesday afternoon, by law enforcement in Hitchcock County.

A lethal combination of heat, humidity and dead calm killed hundreds of cattle in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa this week.

Authorities say the combination of high temperatures and humidity in Nebraska has killed hundreds of cattle.

The video of the tornado is impressive, but earie as you hear a father talking to his two young sons while he's shooting it.

Several tornadoes, including one that hit a pet food plant west of Aurora, were reported Wednesday night as a severe storm system stretched across central Nebraska.

The Nebraska State Patrol lent a hand in the wake of a tornado strike in Hamilton County.

The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed a house and strong winds damaged the roof of a pet food plant Thursday, June 18, 2009 A Weather Service team checked the damage Thursday and says the twister ran a quarter mile south of the P&G Pet Care plant Wednesday night night.

A pet food plant west of Aurora apparently sustained significant damage as a large tornado bore through Hamilton County just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities said.

Despite weeks of this dreary weather, RV travelers are hitting the road for summer vacations.

All week long, 10/11 is teaming up with area food pantries for a series of food drives.

With a marker bearing the initials of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veteran lies in the corner of a mostly forgotten cemetery, between Aurora and Hampton.