Top Story Spotlight Lincoln boy weighs 47 pounds, placed in state custody after hospitalization LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Jan 26, 2026 Jan 26, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 12-year-old Lincoln boy has been removed from his guardian's care after being taken to the hospital with "significant malnourishment."kAmw6 H2D 7=@H? E@ r9:=5C6?VD w@DA:E2= :? ~>292[ H96C6 96VD @? =:76 DFAA@CE :? 4C:E:42= 4@?5:E:@?]k^AmkAmx? 2? 277:52G:E :? DFAA@CE @7 2 >@E:@? E@ E2<6 E96 49:=5 :?E@ 6>6C86?4J E6>A@C2CJ 4FDE@5J 7:=65 %9FCD52J 27E6C?@@?[ {:?4@=? !@=:46 x?G6DE:82E@C |:4926= q2CCJ D2:5 >65:42= DE277 2E qCJ2? 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Dancing with the Stars GOTHENBURG — The Sun Theatre could be considered the heart of Gothenburg. With free summer movies for kids, affordable weekend movies, play pe…
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Farmers and ranchers in the east come together to help the west after devastating fires COZAD — A convey of semis and pickup trucks were seen hauling hay down U.S. Highway 30 in Cozad Monday afternoon.
North Platte High students sent home after police report 'active bomb threat' Students and teachers were evacuated to the football field and students were being dismissed to parents shortly after 10 a.m.
Gothenburg family forever grateful that firefighters saved their home It's a call that no family ever wants to get.
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