The base had been activated in 1943 as one of eleven Army Air Force training bases in Nebraska during World War II.

Larry Edward Sitzman, 79, of Lincoln, Nebraska (originally of Culbertson, Nebraska), passed away on December 25, 2025, in Lincoln.

Arlene Newcomb, 93, of Bartley passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook. Arlene Marie Gramm was born on the family homestead north of Bethune, Colorado on ...

A couple hundred protesters gathered outside the gates of the Nebraska governor's mansion on Friday afternoon, voicing their opposition to the ICE detention facility coming to Nebraska. READ MORE: Gov ...

For now, a southwest Nebraska judge is allowing the repurposing of a state corrections facility to an ICE detention facility to continue. The Red Willow County District Court judge declined to issue a ...

One of KMAland Nebraska’s top volleyball stars has her future set with a commitment to McCook Community College.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A group of Nebraska senators is calling on Gov. Jim Pillen to hold a public hearing about the new ICE detention facility that will take over the Work Ethic Camp in McCook. In a ...

Sen. Myron Dorn invited all state lawmakers to visit the detention center Monday. Five Nebraska state senators visited the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in McCook Monday. Sen.

AND ONLINE AS WE LEARN MORE. BACK HERE AT HOME. MCCOOK NEBRASKA IN THE NATION’S SPOTLIGHT AFTER GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN ANNOUNCED IT WOULD SERVE AS THE HOME BASE FOR AN IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY. IT ...

McCOOK, Neb. (WOWT) - First Alert 6 obtained new details Thursday on the immigrant detention center to be housed in McCook, speaking with law enforcement in the area for the first time since the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to turn a work ethic camp in McCook into an ICE detention facility is getting some pushback. A Legislative committee plans to hold a hearing to ...

Dr Benjamin George transforms oncology care in rural Nebraska, addressing unique challenges and enhancing access to vital ...