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Gov. Pillen, Adjutant General Strong Tour Cottonwood Fire & Visit Brady Community
Mar 18, 2026 / Governor's Office
BRADY, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen and Major General Craig Strong, adjutant general for the Nebraska National Guard, viewed the Cottonwoo...
Juried All Student Art Show opening this week at the JDAC
Mar 18, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Hastings College Juried All Student Art Show will be on view from March 19 to April 2, 2026, in the Jackson Dinsda...
AARP Nebraska and United Veterans Club of Grand Island Hosting April 11 Shred Event
Mar 18, 2026 / Jess Kinser, Associate State Director of Communications
LINCOLN, NEB. — AARP Nebraska will co‑host a free paper‑shredding event featuring an on‑site shred truck at the United Veterans Club’s ...
TEACH Focuses on the Dangers of Tobacco Use
Mar 18, 2026 / KRGI News
Take Down Tobacco Day is coming up April 1. Michelle Halpine of TEACH discussed the local effort to reduced tobacco use.
CDHD Receives Accreditation
Mar 18, 2026 / KRGI News
Liza Thalken discussed the Central District Health Department receiving national accreditation.
Work will begin on US-30, Kearney East
Mar 18, 2026 / NDOT
March 18, 2026 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin March 23 on U.S. Highway 30 (US-30), from reference post 274+9...
Nebraska ag land values decline for second consecutive year
Mar 18, 2026 / Ryan Evans Center for Agricultural Profitability
Lincoln, Nebraska, March 18, 2026 — The value of agricultural land in Nebraska declined 1% over the past year to an average of $3,905 per acr...
Hastings Police Report
Mar 18, 2026 / HPD
March 18th 2026Reported Offenses: On March 17, 2026, a 75-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 700 block of North Saint Joseph Avenu...
Prevent Childhood Poisonings: Tips from Good Samaritan
Mar 18, 2026 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY-CHI Health Good Samaritan urges parents and caregivers to take proactive steps against accidental childhood poisonings during National Pois...
GI Police Report
Mar 18, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 03/18/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediareques...
LB 889 from Senator Stan Clouse Advances at Legislature
Mar 18, 2026 / KRGI News
LB 889, introduced by Kearney Senator Stan Clouse advanced after 30 minutes of debate on Tuesday. LB 889 changes penalty provisions for violations ...
Education Committee Package Advances at Legislature
Mar 18, 2026 / KRGI News
The Education Committee's package of measures contained in LB 937 advanced at the Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday. District 38 Senator Dave Murman ...
Zoning Meetings Coming up in Hastings
Mar 18, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager City of Hastings
The City of Hastings Development Services Department will hold two meetings to discuss the land use section of Hastings City Code and are looking f...
Free Education Series for the Community- March 26 Reversing Metabolic Disease
Mar 18, 2026 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute, is hosting a heart-education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar...
GIPS Names Rachel Harper New Dodge Assistant Principal
Mar 18, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND, (Neb.) — Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) is pleased to announce Mrs. Rachel Harper will be joining the district as the Assis...
GIPS Board Brief
Mar 18, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GIPS wrapped up Monday Board meeting. Click here for details.
Vigilance in monitoring calf health following exposure to wildfire smoke
Mar 17, 2026 / : Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator
Lincoln, Neb., March 17, 2026 —Wildfires occurring in western and central Nebraska mirror a broader trend of increasing wildfire frequency an...
Dinardo to explore ‘coolest stuff in the universe’ during Invited Faculty Lecture
Mar 17, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Dr. Brad Dinardo, associate professor of physics, will give an Invited Faculty Lecture titled “Lasers! And the c...
After Wildfire: Livestock Care, Documentation, and Recovery for Nebraska Cattle Operations
Mar 17, 2026 / T.L. Meyer, Livestock Systems Extension Educator
Lincoln, Neb., March 17, 2026 —Recent wildfires in Nebraska have left many cattle operations facing urgent management decisions. Once humans ...
Ricketts Addresses Historic Nebraska Wildfires
Mar 17, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
Today, on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) addressed the devasting wildfires in Western Nebraska. Senator Ricketts express...
Senators Reject Proposal for Statewide Office Pay Raise
Mar 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Nebraska State Senators rejected a measure to increase the salaries of elected officials. The raises, which would have been the first in 20 years, ...
State Senators Discuss Wildfires
Mar 17, 2026 / KRGI News
District 44 State Senator Teresa Ibaugh began Tuesday's Legislative Session with a message to those affected by the ongoing wildfires in the state....
RV fire extends to Grand Island home, displaces three
Mar 17, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
GRAND ISLAND - Several people were displaced from their home after a fire Tuesday morning in Grand Island. The Grand Island Fire Department respon...
Hastings Police Report
Mar 17, 2026 / HPD
March 17th 2026Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On March 16, 2026, a 16-year-old Hastings resident was cited for minor in possession of a to...
Cottonwood and Morrill Fires Update
Mar 17, 2026 / Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident...//nenes-morrill-fire https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incide.../nenes-cottonwood-fire The Rocky Mountain Comp...