One man was taken into custody after breaking into McPhee Elementary armed with a knife around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

A Beatrice woman took a plea deal in a case related to her four-month-old’s death, pleading guilty to two child abuse charges.

U.S. Congressman Mike Flood delivered a speech on the House Floor Thursday to honor the life and memory of 19-year-old Jack Hoffman.

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and housing officials discussed a new downtown affordable housing complex at a news conference Thursday morning.