Grand Island Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Attempting Malicious Damage to Federal Property Using Explosive Materials and Destruction of Government Property

Jan 22, 2026 / Department of Justice

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Eulisis Martin, 35, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 8, 2026, in federal c...

Governor Pillen Announces Upcoming Deployment of 200 Nebraska National Guard Soldiers for Mission in Washington, D.C.

Jan 22, 2026 / Governor's Office

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announced today that he has authorized the Nebraska National Guard to deploy approximately 200 s...

HUW Seeks Community Investment Project Volunteers

Jan 22, 2026 / KRGI News

Sara Kirkley of the Heartland United Way discusses the Community Investment Project, the annual goal being achieved, and the Rural Community Invest...

GIPS Features GISH Days

Jan 22, 2026 / KRGI News

Jared Bombeck, Sean Willey, and Stacy Quinteros discussed special days set up for the eighth graders at the three middle schools to visit Grand Isl...

GI Police Report

Jan 22, 2026 / Steve Stein

News media report for: 01/22/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediarequests, please co...

Missouri Western State Defeats UNK Men, 89-90

Jan 18, 2026 / UNK Athletics

The Missouri Western State Griffons went 33 of 42 at the line, and grabbed a late offensive rebound, to beat Nebraska Kearney, 89-80, Saturday even...

39-Point Effort Helps Griffs Down the Loper Women

Jan 18, 2026 / UNK Athletics

 Senior guard Mia Morel erupted for 39 points, thanks to seven of eight three-point shooting, to help Missouri Western pull away from Nebraska...

Huskers Move to 18-0 With Win at Northwestern

Jan 17, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

The Nebraska basketball team remained undefeated with an impressive 77-58 win at Northwestern Saturday afternoon. The Huskers led for more than 34...

UNK Wrestling: #2 Lopers Fall to #1 NAIA Grand View

Jan 17, 2026 / UNK Athletics

The Grand View (Ia.) Vikings, the top-ranked team in the NAIA, won a series of close matches to get past second-ranked Nebraska Kearney, 21-13, Sat...

Aurora and O'Neill split in HS BB

Jan 17, 2026 / Steve Stein

The favorites won their contests as Aurora and O'Neill split a high school basketball double header on Saturday.  In the girl's game, O'Neill...