Deadly mistake: Omaha Vietnam vet dies after VA fails to notify him of potential cancer; is widow worries he’s not alone

Michael Hansen and wife Lisa Hansen, sitting nearby, had promised each other they wouldn’t scream or cuss when doctors confirmed what the couple had begun to suspect.

December 15, 2023Updated: December 15, 2023

By News Channel Nebraska

State

Sidney names Joshua Hanson as city manager

56 mins ago

Visual arts on display in the Nebraska Sandhills

1 hr 9 mins ago

Sterling police respond to early morning crash involving truck hauling chickens

3 hrs 9 mins ago

Sidney Public Schools promotes early childhood engagement during Week of the Young Child

3 hrs 32 mins ago

Enhanced storm risk on Friday

3 hrs 36 mins ago

Legacy Cooperative to close Hyannis convenience, feed store

3 hrs 41 mins ago

Sports

Cougar notes: WNCC's Travers earns Region IX softball player of the week

Johnson-Brock earns eight top medals

Scottsbluff, Hemingford highlight strong day at Mitchell golf invites

Potter-Dix boys, Ogallala girls claim titles at Leyton Invite

Kimball Junior High Track begins track season, setting personal records

Cougar notes: WNCC baseball sweeps Otero on Sunday

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

April 11th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

April 4th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

March 28th 2026, 6:34 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

March 22nd 2026, 3:26 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

March 15th 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

March 11th 2026, 2:53 AM UTC