HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Here are the four stories you need to know for August 29, 2025.

Plane Crash

Two Kearney men are dead after a Wednesday night plane crash not far from the Kearney airport. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s office said Dr. Mark Meyer, 77, and Kent Magnuson, 72, were killed when their white Cessna crashed into a field north of the Kearney airport. The plane was reported missing when it failed to land as scheduled Wednesday night.

A joint search effort began Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning until it was suspended because of fog. The search resumed later Thursday morning and the plane was found shortly after 10 a.m. in a field near the intersection of 145th and Imperial roads, about six miles northeast of Kearney. Meyer and Magnuson were found dead at the

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