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FURNAS COUNTY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation channel one night this month — and why. The puzzling water release from the Cambridge Canal reduced the flow to some 18,000 acres of crops and jeopardized expensive irrigation equipment, according to Brad Edgerton, the general manager of the Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District that runs the nearly 48-mile-long waterway.

FURNAS COUNTY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released...

FURNAS COUNTY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation channel one night this month — and why. The puzzling water release from the Cambridge Canal reduced the flow to some 18,000 acres of crops and jeopardized expensive irrigation equipment, according to Brad Edgerton, the general manager of the Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District that runs the nearly 48-mile-long waterway.

Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation channel into the Republican River one night this month — and why.

Furnas Countys sheriff and prosecutor arent sure what law was broken in the 16-million gallon water release.

FURNAS COUNTY, Neb. (AP) -- Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation

BY Webster County Attorneys Office | February 10, 2021   A double-fatality accident occurred around 12:15pm Monday in rural Webster County. Webster County Attorney Patrick Calkins says the two-vehicle crash occurred just west of the intersection of Road 1300 and Highway 4.   The driver and sole occupant of one vehicle died at the scene. He was identified as 74-yer-old Teddy Morrow of Cowl...