Ian Mason
Weekend Anchor/Meteorologist
North Platte, Nebraska
Ian Mason joined the KNOP News 2 team in April 2022.
Ian was born in Missouri and takes classes at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln online. He is in the process of finishing his bachelors degree in meteorology, with other areas of study including broadcasting and mathematics.
Ian has worked to achieve his dream of becoming a meteorologist since a tornado badly damaged his family farm when he was a child. Ian saw the damage this created and wanted to help warn people about these dangerous storms. His main goal in life is to help anyone and everyone he can.
Ian spends his spare time fixing broken computers and collecting action figures while entertaining his "ferocious" cat, Boots.
After years of their family homestead in Wellfleet decaying, the Calvert family decided to turn it into a shelter for teenage girls who are survivors of sex trafficking.
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A vehicle crash on Friday led to the closure of Interstate 80, and the cars behind the crash were made to wait on the highway for over six hours.
One man is dead after a vehicle crash in Scottsbluff on Saturday night.
The Cozad Police Department is investigating a pedestrian’s death involving a Union Pacific Railroad train.
The Scottsbluff Police Department is investigating a deceased man in Terrytown.
An aluminum shortage is leading to a shortage of license plates for some Nebraska residents, leading to anger directed at local DMVs.
Thirty-one Union Pacific train cars carrying coal derailed three miles southeast of Gothenburg.
The United States was captivated by a balloon floating 60,000 feet above the country last week, but the question remains, what was that balloon?
With a strong winter storm expected to hit our area early next week, we wanted to remind you how to build a comprehensive winter weather preparedness kit so you could be ready for the storm.
Following a tense afternoon, a police standoff ended in North Platte around 10 p.m. on Sunday.
