LifeTeam, an air medical transport company founded in Kansas, chose Central Nebraska Regional Airport as its newest base in a move to expand its services through Nebraska. A Bell 206 LongRanger helicopter will service an area in a 90-mile radius of Grand Island.

By Sarah Bruyn Jones ROANOKE A medical transport helicopter had a close call with three military jets Thursday night in Rockbridge County, just north of Lexington. A pilot and three crew members were on board the Carilion Clinic craft. They were returning after dropping off a patient at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, according to Carilion spokesman Eric Earnhart.

LifeTeam, an air medical transport company founded in Kansas, chose Central Nebraska Regional Airport as its newest base in a move to expand its services through Nebraska. A Bell 206 LongRanger helicopter will service an area in a 90-mile radius of Grand Island.