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State lawmakers are “learning on the go” about Nebraska’s plan to transform its McCook-based Work Ethic Camp from a rehabilitative center to a migrant detention facility over the next couple of months ...
Some McCook residents are uneasy after it was announced that federal detainees would be held at a facility in their town.
Residents and city leaders in McCook are expressing confusion and concern following Governor Jim Pillen's announcement of a ...
The president of Nebraska's correctional employees union said he "of course" has some concerns on prison capacity after the announcement of the "Cornhusker Clink.""We always make it work," he said.
The detention center's name and memes surrounding it are part of a broader White House effort to persuade migrants to leave ...
Governor Pillen announced that the Department of Homeland Security is creating an ICE detention facility akin to 'Alligator Alcatraz' in McCook. The facility wo ...
Dennis K. Kofler, age 84, passed away in McCook, at the Community Hospital on Friday, August 15, 2025. There will be a final farewell book signing with family greeting friends on Friday, September 5, ...