KTIC-AM (West Point, NE)

The Fremont Moo won 11-3 on the road over the Salina Sliders Wednesday night. The Moo improve to 19-15 on the year with the win. Fremont goes for the series sweep on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Connie Green- A 21-year-old from Norfolk was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. Audits of municipality budgets over the past six months have uncovered alleged misdoings. Due to an increase in vehicle break-ins recently, the Douglas County Sheriff has tips for residents. …these stories and more are in this KTIC News Center update.

OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha Supernovas bolstered their coaching staff with a marquee addition on Tuesday, hiring Brazilian Olympian Cilene (sil-LEH-nee) Drewnick as assistant coach for the 2027 season, which begins in January. A former top professional player in her native Brazil and in Italy, Drewnick joins a Supernovas coaching staff led by new head coach Chris McGown and returning assistant coach Thomas Robson.

The Burt County Fair gets underway on Friday and runs through Tuesday in Oakland. Fair Manager Johnnie Johnson says when it comes to the carnival rides, kids ride free. Johnson says there will be free entertainment as well, including a Tuey Comic Stunt Juggler and face painting. Johnson previews the concert Saturday night. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. Johnson says Sunday is a day full of activities.

Central Valley Ag 81/20 Corn – 405 Beans – 1159 Oakland E.

The Cuming County Board of Supervisors met at the Courthouse in West Point Tuesday morning. The Board of Supervisors approved a bid from Midwest Coatings Company for $166,310 for asphalt repairs and patch work to repair County Road V, the hard surface road that runs west of Highway 9 for three miles. No other bids were received. Crews will pour the patch areas to a depth of 8 inches.

July 15, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of June 2026, twenty-one people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation. These 21 fatalities occurred in 19 fatal crashes. Six of the fifteen vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, six were using a seatbelt, and three had seatbelt usage marked as unknown. Twelve of the fatalities were in rural locations.

WEST POINT – The West Point Post 70 Junior Legion baseball team won the B-5 Area Tournament in West Point Tuesday night after splitting a pair of games with Wayne Rolling Hills Supply Post 43. Both games were aired on 107.9 The Bull. Wayne won the first game by a score of 8-4. West Point took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning before Wayne responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning.

PONCA – The Pender Post 55 Juniors won the C-2 Area Tournament in Ponca by defeating Hooper/Scribner Post 121/18 in the championship game 5-2 on Tuesday. Pender added a pair of runs in each of the first two innings to lead 4-0 after two complete. They scored their final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth to lead 5-0. Hooper/Scribner scored twice in the top of the seventh inning, making the final score 5-2.

The Fremont Moo win 14-9 on the road over the Salina Sliders Tuesday night. The Moo improve to 17-15 on the year with the win. The series continues on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.