OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 23 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has completed the initial breach repair along the right bank of the Platte River, just upstream of the confluence of the Platte River with the Missouri River, on Tuesday. This approximately 300-foot long breach formed during the March 2019 flooding and allowed water to flow out of the Platte River channel and establish a new channel to the Missouri River.   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: A river rise occurred late last week in the City of Jamestown due to ice formation south of town. In order to provide relief, releases were reduced by 50 cfs from Pipestem Dam, for a total release of 200 cfs. Combined releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams are now 650 cfs. Updated reservoir forecasts indicate the reservoirs will reach their target elevations by March 1. The Corps of Engineers wi  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 25 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: A river rise occurred late last week in the City of Jamestown due to ice formation south of town. In order to provide relief, releases were reduced by 50 cfs from Pipestem Dam, for a total release of 200 cfs. Combined releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams are now 650 cfs. Updated reservoir forecasts indicate the reservoirs will reach their target elevations by March 1. The Corps of Engineers will o  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * - TSA nabs first gun of the year at Omaha just 16 days into January * * * An Arizona man became the first individual caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a firearm at the Eppley Airfield checkpoint this year. He was stopped yesterday (Jan. 16) with a .45 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.46 million cattle on feed on January 1, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 4 percent from last year. Placements during December totaled 465,000 head, up 13 percent from 2018. Fed cattle marketings for the   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 2020 tax filing season begins Jan.27, so now is the time to gather all of the required documents. Once you've found them, the Offutt Tax Center is available to help you properly prepare and file your 2019 income tax return. The service is free for all enlisted ranks, officers O-3 and below, retired members age 65 and older, disabled members with 50% or greater rating and income less th  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: One of Team Offutt's newest partner units, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, was established here in 2013. Originally known as the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command CONUS Annex, the $5 million laboratory occupies more than 23,000 square feet of space inside Building D. With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the laboratory was created in part to help meet a congressional mandate to  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' ... I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." These words were spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in hi  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commenced Exercise Global Lightning 2020 today, an annual command post and battle staff exercise designed to train Department of Defense forces and assess joint operational readiness across all of USSTRATCOM's mission areas. The exercise provides training opportunities for USSTRATCOM headquarters staff and components participating in this exercise to integrate a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - Don't Delay - Make an Appointment with FSA * * * USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Nebraska State Executive Director Nancy Johner reminds agricultural producers to sign up now for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. The deadline to choose between ARC or PLC and complete enrollment for the 2019 crop year   more