OGALLALA, Neb. (KOLN) - During a visit to Ogallala, we stopped at the Lake McConaughy Visitors and Water Interpretive Center, to rediscover why the lake is so important to the state. We talked with ...

KEITH COUNTY, Neb. (CBS4) - A popular tourist attraction for Colorado residents is considering changes to address overcrowding. Lake McConaughy in Nebraska has hosted an unprecedented number of ...

Gov. Jim Pillen signed a "program statement" Friday clearing the way for $10 million in road improvements on Lake ...

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is considering limiting the number of visitors at Lake McConaughy and adjacent Lake Ogallala. The commission says the high number of visitors in 2018 and 2019 ...

Lake McConaughy, the state's largest reservoir, hasn't been full since Sept. 15, 1999, but that could change next year. Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District officials say they are ...

Despite the wintry weather this last week, Mother Nature is releasing her grip, causing the ice to thaw on the region's lakes. As this happens, eagles become very active. The thawing ice typically ...

OGALLALA — There’s some good news in drought-ravaged western Nebraska. Irrigation district officials there say the water level at Lake McConaughy is up about six feet from last year. However, at 40 ...

“Not Your Ordinary Town!” boasts a mural on East 1st and North Spruce, marking the entrance into downtown Ogallala, Nebraska. They’re right: despite a population of 5,107 spread over barely five ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... OGALLALA, Neb.—Nebraska’s largest lake is also last year’s top producer of the state’s largest fish. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says more master ...

The base of a home and chimney stands in Yucca Heights near Lemoyne, Nebraska, Monday after a Sunday wildfire near Lake McConaughy. A fire burns near Lake McConaughy on Sunday. A fire burns near Lake ...

The state game and parks commission will vote March 20 on banning both alcohol possession and consumption at Lake McConaughy and neighboring Lake Ogallala in western Nebraska. The Commission agenda ...