'Dances With Wolves' actor to be sentenced in Las Vegas for sexually assaulting Indigenous girls

Nathan Chasing Horse, the actor known for his role as Smiles a Lot in the film “Dances With Wolves” is scheduled to be sentenced to prison Wednesday morning

March 11, 2026Updated: March 11, 2026

By JESSICA HILL

Regional

20-year-old college student injured in rollover crash on Highway 15

Ronald McDonald House launches first Nebraska Family Kitchen

Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund could come up short

Northeast Community College hosts tri-state talent for annual jazz competition

State

Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Nebraska troopers rescue abducted Wisconsin girl, arrest suspect on I-80

Semi driver seriously injured in rollover crash near Pine Bluffs

'Dances With Wolves' actor to be sentenced in Las Vegas for sexually assaulting Indigenous girls

Regional

20-year-old college student injured in rollover crash on Highway 15

Ronald McDonald House launches first Nebraska Family Kitchen

Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund could come up short

Northeast Community College hosts tri-state talent for annual jazz competition

State

Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Nebraska troopers rescue abducted Wisconsin girl, arrest suspect on I-80

Semi driver seriously injured in rollover crash near Pine Bluffs

Revamped Kansas thrift shop helps provide employment opportunities for disabled adults

Benefit auction for fire victims today in Gordon

State audit letter raises concerns about Western Nebraska Regional Airport Authority spending

Sports

Thomas scores 20 as West Virginia downs Creighton 87-70 in CBC

WNCC baseball earns a split with Lamar Saturday

Colorado sports notes: Jokic scores 40, outduels Wembanyama and Nuggets top Spurs 136-134 in OT

Eagles Lose Late-Inning Leads vs. Rangers

Cougars split conference games with Lamar on Friday

Colorado sports notes: Marsh helps power 7-run first inning as Phillies beat Rockies 10-1 in Colorado’s home opener

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland