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Authorities are Seeking Information Regarding the Violation of the Campfire Ban at Red Willow Reservoir SRA

Mar 24, 2025 / Frontier Co Sheriff's Office

The Frontier County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Nebraska Game and Parks with the investigation into the fire at Red Willow Reservoir SRA...

A Motor Vehicle Collision Near The Red Willow-Frontier County Line

Mar 24, 2025 / Frontier Co Sheriff's Office

On March 23,2025 at around 15:39 hours (3:39 p.m.) The Frontier County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision with inju...

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Mar 24, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

Listen to an interview with Kari Hooker-Leep below. GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — The Grand Island Public Schools Foundation is calling on the commu...

Hastings Police Report

Mar 24, 2025 / HPD

March 24th 2025Reported Offenses: On March 23, 2025, a 25-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 3200 block of Park Lane D...

Domestic Assault Suspect Arrested After Standoff in Holdrege

Mar 24, 2025 / NSP

March 24, 2025 (Holdrege, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team arrested the suspect of a domestic violence investigation early t...

Nebraska Medical Center named to Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals List

Mar 24, 2025 / UNMC

Omaha, Neb – Nebraska Medical Center is among impressive company in earning a spot on Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospita...

Neurosurgeon Dr. Mubita joins St. Francis

Mar 24, 2025 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Grand Island-CHI Health Clinic Neurosurgery (St. Francis) welcomes Neurosurgeon Lynn Mubita, MD to its medical staff. Neurosurgeons specialize in ...

Work Will Begin on N-74, East of Ong

Mar 24, 2025 / NDOT

March 24, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin April 1 on Nebraska Highway 74 (N-74), from Spur 18F (S-18F) t...

Hall County Board Meets Tuesday

Mar 24, 2025 / KRGI News

The Hall County Board of Commissioners meets on Tuesday. See the complete agenda attached. 

GI City Council Meets Tuesday

Mar 24, 2025 / City of GI

Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetMarch 25, 2025 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDERThis is an open meeting ...

Buffalo County to Observe Severe Weather Awareness Week

Mar 24, 2025 / Darrin Lewis Buffalo County Emergency Management Director

Date: March 24, 2025 The National Weather Service and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency have announced March 24th through the 28th ...

Work will begin on N-74, west of Ayr

Mar 24, 2025 / NDOT

March 24, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will resume April 1 on Nebraska Highway 74 (N-74), from 3 miles west of H...

Severe Weather Awareness Week

Mar 24, 2025 / NEMA

March 24, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is highlighting the message of preparedness duri...

GI Police Report

Mar 24, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/24/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Hastings Police Report

Mar 23, 2025 / HPD

March 23rd 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On March 22, 2025, a 57-year-old Grand Island resident was arrested for driving under revoca...

State Reaction to Eswin Mejia Extradition

Mar 21, 2025 / Press Release

Senator RickettsToday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) thanked President Donald Trump for securing the extradition of Sarah Root’s killer E...

Gov. Pillen Declares Emergency for Counties Impacted by Winter Storm

Mar 21, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency for more than 20 counties impacted by this week’s winter storm. ...

Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 1%

Mar 21, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. March 21, 2025 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head,contained 2.59 million cattle on feed on March 1, according...

NDEA Responds to Potential Elimination of US Department of Education

Mar 21, 2025 / Press Release

Nebraska Department of Education Commissioner Brian Maher sent the following letter to school and ESU administrators on the topic of the Federal De...

GIUD Sending Team to Assist Fremont

Mar 21, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Just days removed from a restoring power to more than 10,000 people in a 24-hour window, the Grand Island Utilities Depa...

Gov. Pillen and Dept. of Agriculture Offer Information for Reporting Dead Wild Birds

Mar 21, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is partnering with the Department of Agriculture (NDA) in providing Nebraskans with information about the a...

Troopers Arrest 18 Drivers During St. Patrick’s Day Campaign

Mar 21, 2025 / NSP

March 21, 2024 (Lincoln, NEB.)  —  Nebraska State Troopers removed 18 impaired drivers from the road as part of a special enforceme...

Hastings Police Report

Mar 21, 2025 / HPD

March 21st 2025Reported Offenses: On March 20, 2025, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported a threat in the 2400 block of West 2nd Street. Arre...

Northwest Honors 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Dave McMichael

Mar 21, 2025 / KRGI News

(Grand Island, NE) - On Friday morning in front of the Northwest student body the Northwest Education Foundation recognized 1984 graduate Dave McMi...

Taste of GI Next Week

Mar 21, 2025 / KRGI News

The 15th annual Taste of Grand Island event is Saturday 3/29 at the Aurora Coop Pavilion at Fonner Park. Don Dietermeyer and Denise McGovern-Gallag...