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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The annual "Kites and Castles" event just celebrated its 28th year, and the event held at Lake McConaughy shows no signs of slowing down. Every year, experts come to the white, sandy beaches of Lake ...

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 alcohol possession and consumption at Lake McConaughy and neighboring Lake Ogallala in western Nebraska. The North Platte Telegraph ...

(AP) - A Colorado Springs man died over the Labor Day weekend while vacationing at Lake McConaughy. Kevin Kiesow, 53, lost his life on Saturday while he was trying to help his girlfriend. Kim Lampe, ...

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 ...