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Close to record heat on the South Plains Sunday
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (143+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Some heat on the South Plains Sunday. Several communities hit the 90-degree temperature mark on the West Texas Mesonet sites across the region, close to our record in Lubbock. The maximum temperature was 87 degrees, so our record…...
Next South Plains Rain Chance
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (431+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The South Plains will start the week as it ended last week, with well-above average temperatures. A slight shift in the weather pattern will bring a chance of rain Tuesday and again late in the week. Tonight…...
Pleasant Friday, colder Saturday due to cold front
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (161+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Light winds and abundant sunshine will bring highs into the mid 50s on Friday, it will be a nice finish to the work week before the cold takes over. Friday night into Saturday morning Temperatures will plummet into…...
Woman sentenced for forcing teenage daughter to deliver drugs for years
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (432+ words) YORK COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) " A Nebraska woman was sentenced Monday to 15 months in jail for using her teenage daughter to sell drugs for several years. According to an arrest affidavit, the teen told her therapist in May 2025 that…...
2026 Lubbock County Junior Livestock Show : Steers - VOD - clipped version
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (51+ words) 2026 Lubbock County Junior Livestock Show : Steers - VOD - clipped version'KCBD 2026 Lubbock County Junior Livestock Show : Steers - VOD - clipped version Paranormal investigators visit historic Baker Building (10 p.m.) Food for Thought: 21 violations at this week's low performer Lubbock County Junior Livestock Show draws kids…...
Family, friends confirm identity of 2 young girls killed in explosion at biofuels plant
7+ mon, 30+ min ago (343+ words) FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - Friends and family have confirmed the identities of the two girls killed in'Tuesday's explosion at a biofuels plant in Nebraska. Hayven, 12, and Fayeah, 8, died at the Horizon Biofuels plant along with their father, Dylan Danielson,…...
‘My heart hurts’: Bodies of father, 2 young daughters found after plant explosion
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (438+ words) FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - Authorities confirmed the bodies of the three people missing after an explosion at a fuel pellet plant in Nebraska have been recovered. The explosion happened just before noon Tuesday in South Fremont. The site is…...
Woman sentenced to prison for high-speed DUI crash that killed her 3 children and another driver
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (567+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - A 34-year-old Nebraska woman will serve a minimum of 70 years in prison for a fiery drunken driving crash that killed four people, including her own children. Rachel Bickerstaff, of Omaha, was sentenced Wednesday to between…...
Science teacher hangs up his lab coat after 42 years of teaching at the same school
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP/Gray News) - A beloved science teacher is hanging up his lab coat after more than 40 years of teaching. For the last 42 years, Jim Bauer has walked the halls of St. Patrick's High School in the North…...
Severe thunderstorms sweep across the South Plains on Saturday night
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for portions of the Southern Plains, including Guthrie, Jayton and Aspermont. Damaging wind gusts are possible with at least quarter size hail. Be weather ... UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings continue as storms sweep across…...