Monday Feb 2 2026 - Scanner News

(SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb.) -- Over the weekend, we had two missing juvenile bulletins come across. We're praying that by the time these hit the air, those two children have been returned  home safely. On Friday night, around 10.42 p.m., Arianna M. Salazar, 5'2", 100 pounds, black hair brown eyes, black leggings, black hoodie, wearing boots and has on glasses, was dropped off at Veterans Park in Scottsbluff. She was missing as of early Saturday. Prayers for her safe return. Another bulletin came across on Sunday night. White male, 5'9", 120 pounds, [Jayden Fortner - spelling unclear], brown hair, hazel eyes, last seen January 12th. If you know anything about these two separate missing juvenile cases, please contact Scottsbluff Police Department. To keep track of all the missing, please visit our news page at panhandlescanner.com/missing. Also over the weekend, the Scottsbluff Fire Department responded to a structure fire on East 11th Street in Scottsbluff. There's a follow-up on that story on our Facebook page. We also had two disturbances, one in Alliance and one in Scottsbluff over the weekend, and a stolen truck in Chadron which we believe has been recovered. There were also two grass fires and several different assaults over the weekend. Be sure to check out our weekly recap of the top stories from the past week as well as our January recap for the top stories for the month.  That can be found on Panhandle Scanner's Facebook page, or on our news page at panhandlescanner.com.  And don't forget the public record every Monday through Friday, when available, on panhandlescanner.com.