HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Here are the four stories you need to know for August 21, 2025.

Plea Bargain

The man accused of killing a Columbus woman and burying her body in a field near Harvard took a plea deal. Anthony Mattison, 36, now stands convicted of second-degree murder. Mattison had been charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and improper disposal of human remains.

He was charged in the 2022 death of 25-year-old Jasmine Garnett. Ten days after Garnett went missing, he was arrested for attempted murder after a shootout with Hastings Police. Court records show that prosecutors filed amended charges in both cases Tuesday. The new charges in Clay County were second-degree murder and use of a firearm to c

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