Wednesday March 11 2026 - Scanner News

Yesterday around 10 a.m., a call came in for a semi who had struck a tree. North Platte, 468. 36 on 26 go ahead. Can you be enroute to mile marker 8 on 26? 8 on 26, a semi took out a tree on the roadway, tried to keep going. RP stopped him. Now the cattle are trying to get out of his semi, he's got some damage. 10-4, if you want to see if Scotts Bluff County can handle this cattle crossing at 36, I'll be enroute. 10-4. We're going to have tree debris all over the roadway in the middle of Morrill. 10-4, 11:09. (cst) Eastbound lanes of highway 26 were closed down while the Nebraska Department of Transportation cleared the roadway. On Monday at approximately 2:45 in the afternoon, the Scottsbluff Rural Fire Protection District was dispatched to assist in neighboring department with the pasture on fire. Early this morning around 3 a.m., a call came in for a person who had been run over. In Scottsbluff, 1722 East 20th Street, it'll be Route 26 Mart, for unknown injuries, looks like somebody ran over somebody. Law enforcement, officers on scene canceled the response and no further traffic was heard. To listen to scanner traffic, you can always visit PanhandleScanner.com and click on listen, or you can download any police scanner app from your favorite app store and look for Scott's Bluff County. Easiest way to follow though is just visit PanhandleScanner.com. And don't forget our public record every Monday through Friday when available. It's all on PanhandleScanner.com.