The base had been activated in 1943 as one of eleven Army Air Force training bases in Nebraska during World War II.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A group of Nebraska senators is calling on Gov. Jim Pillen to hold a public hearing about the new ICE detention facility that will take over the Work Ethic Camp in McCook. In a ...

McCOOK, Neb. - For many residents, particularly young families and first-time homeowners, taxes are a reality paid regularly but rarely examined closely amid the demands of everyday life. Pay stubs, ...

A delegation of five Nebraska senators toured the former Work Ethic Camp in McCook on Monday, getting a glimpse inside the facility since its controversial conversion into ...

Sen. Myron Dorn invited all state lawmakers to visit the detention center Monday. Five Nebraska state senators visited the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in McCook Monday. Sen.

AND ONLINE AS WE LEARN MORE. BACK HERE AT HOME. MCCOOK NEBRASKA IN THE NATION’S SPOTLIGHT AFTER GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN ANNOUNCED IT WOULD SERVE AS THE HOME BASE FOR AN IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY. IT ...

Five of Nebraska’s 49 state lawmakers Monday toured the controversial ICE migrant detention center in McCook, taking the ...

One of KMAland Nebraska’s top volleyball stars has her future set with a commitment to McCook Community College.

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to turn a work ethic camp in McCook into an ICE detention facility is getting some pushback. A Legislative committee plans to hold a hearing to ...

A couple hundred protesters gathered outside the gates of the Nebraska governor's mansion on Friday afternoon, voicing their opposition to the ICE detention facility coming to Nebraska. READ MORE: Gov ...

Arlene Newcomb, 93, of Bartley passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook. Arlene Marie Gramm was born on the family homestead north of Bethune, Colorado on ...

For now, a southwest Nebraska judge is allowing the repurposing of a state corrections facility to an ICE detention facility to continue. The Red Willow County District Court judge declined to issue a ...