People begin building sand sculptures at the Kites and Castles event at Lake McConaughy on Saturday. If Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's largest rain gauge or drought monitor, it's been dry out there.

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Lake McConaughy, the Great Depression-era reservoir that attracts more than 1 million annual visitors in western Nebraska, is on the verge of a 21st-century makeover. The Nebraska ...

OGALLALA - Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's ocean. When full, the lake stretches west for 22 miles from Kingsley Dam to where it meets the North Platte River, the source of most of its water. The lake is ...

A centerpiece of the multifaceted Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District will be undergoing a $100-$200 million repair project, possibly within the next five years, as Kingsley Dam, ...

A much-touted 2022 state plan for a new multimillion-dollar marina at Lake McConaughy would be dropped under Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025-26 budget recommendations released last week. The Nebraska Game and ...

Ogallala, Nebraska is a one-stop shop for outdoor summer adventure. “Not Your Ordinary Town!” boasts a mural on East 1st and North Spruce, marking the entrance into downtown Ogallala, Nebraska.

The state does not have the power to regulate groundwater users accused of depleting water levels in the 55-mile long Lake McConaughy, the state's largest reservoir, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled ...

Winter is swiftly approaching, and what better way to get over the cold weather blues than by reminiscing warm vacations with friends and family? One location in particular is known for being the ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A staff proposal from the state Game and Parks Commission would help preserve Lake McConaughy's habitat by leasing water from an "environmental account" controlled by the U.S. Fish ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP/Gray News) - A boater in Nebraska was arrested after a 9-year-old boy was severely injured over the weekend at the Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area. According to the ...

A 31-year-old Grant man died early Friday of injuries apparently suffered in a fight as Keith County authorities dealt with one of their roughest Fourth of July periods at Lake McConaughy since the ...

LAKE McCONAUGHY — A centerpiece of the multifaceted Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District will be undergoing a $100-$200 million repair project, possibly within the next five years.