Knox County News

A group of residents that alleges the Verdigre school board repeatedly violated open meetings laws before pushing for a school bond issue has taken its case to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

First the judge excoriated the former high school teacher for violating a 14-year-old student's trust and sexually assaulting her.

Prehistoric human remains found last month near Center have been turned over to the Santee Sioux tribe.

Among the 296 people on board United Flight 232, were small children. One was critically injured, and spent almost three weeks in a coma.

A small plane crashed in a field in northeastern Nebraska, killing the passenger and injuring the pilot, authorities said Sunday.

A new study says ensuring the Niobrara River maintains its current flow is important because boating and tubing boosts the economy in north-central Nebraska.

Ponca Chief Standing Bear's death 101 years ago in his beloved northeast Nebraska marked the passing of a historic figure.

The Creighton, Nebraska man, who took off with his wife and kids after domestic abuse questions by police, has now been charged with "possession of a firearm by a felon." A special prosecutor for Knox County, Nebraska, filed the complaint against Matthew Schade.

Bloomfield reaped the benefits of a wind energy boom. And other towns may soon experience the same as Nebraska continues to harness its strong prairie winds.

Johnna Jane, a 19-year-old Applebee's employee, sang her way to first place Saturday at a showdown of country music singers during the Honky Tonk Barbeque.

Pictured clockwise from the top are Matt Schade, Rowena Schade, 8-year-old Sean and 11-year-old Devon.

A popular captive elk and bison operation in northeast Nebraska is not the site of an elk and deer herd infected with tuberculosis, the owners and state officials said Monday.

Missing Nebraska Family's Future by KDLT News Posted on 07 April 2009 Authorities in Knox County, Nebraska say the young children of Matthew and Rowena Schade appear no worse after spending 18-days on the run with their parents.

In a news release issued Wednesday by Knox County Sheriff Jim Janecek, the Knox county attorney's office announced it would allow Devon and Sean Schade to continue living with a "close family member." The county attorney will not seek to make them wards of the state.

CREIGHTON, Neb. a ' It was over. The Schade Family Matthew Schade emerged from hiding with his family huddled under trees with his hands in the air.