State looking at Dodge County as possible prison site

A newly released engineering study details more than $220 million in upgrades necessary to extend the useful life of the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). The 291-page report was provided today to members of the Nebraska State Legislature.

Abandoned rail line to become bike trail

The FEVR rail line connecting Fremont and Hooper is officially on its way to becoming a rail trail. After over two decades of sitting idle, the old dinner train rail line will once again see life on

Walz, Lindstrom introduce power package of bills

District 15 Senator Lynne Walz, chairwoman of the Education Committee, and District 18 Senator Brett Lindstrom, vice chairman of the Revenue Committee, introduced a power package of bills, LB890 (Walz) and LB891 (Lindstrom), that offer a transformational

Police investigate theft of Chevy Tahoe

Fremont police are investigating the theft of a vehicle on Thursday. The vehicle, a 2003 tan Chevy Tahoe, was parked in the 1700 block of Ohio Street with Nebraska license plates 738BX on it when it was

Kansas woman arrested for trespassing

Fremont police officers responded to a trespassing complaint at about 6:41 Thursday night in the 200 block of west 17th Street. Officers arrived and contacted Kayla B. Desaire, 25, of Kansas. Desaire was advised of the trespassing