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Nebraska State Patrol Graduates 71st Recruit Class
Jun 14, 2025 / Nebraska State Patrol
(Lincoln, Neb.) —The Nebraska State Patrol has welcomed a new class of state troopers into the ranks. Members of NSP’s 71st Basic...
Senior Fair Coming at Grand Generation Center
Jun 13, 2025 / KRGI News
Sara Sherman and Dana Kirby joined Brian Gallagher about upcoming events at the Grand Generation Center.
Work will begin on N-41, east of Clay Center
Jun 13, 2025 / NDOT
June 13, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin June 16 on Nebraska Highway 41 (N-41), from reference post 0+34...
Lancaster Judge Awards State Nearly $800,000 in Medicaid Fraud Case
Jun 13, 2025 / Heather Buell
A former Lincoln-area provider of Medicaid-funded home and community-based services was ordered to pay the state nearly $800,000 in damages for fil...
Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Settles with Omaha-Area Home Health Provider for False Medicaid Claims
Jun 13, 2025 / Heather Buell
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that his office has settled with ECO Supportive Living, LLC, an Omaha-area provider of home and co...
Hastings Police Report
Jun 13, 2025 / HPD
June 13th 2025Reported Offenses: On June 12, 2025, a 21-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 1200 block of North Pine Avenue. On Ju...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting for Life
Jun 13, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Three years ago this week, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most important decisions in its history. The Dobbs decision restored the right ...
Trooper’s Patrol Vehicle Struck While Directing Traffic on I-80
Jun 13, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
June 12, 2025 (Ogallala, Neb.) — A Nebraska State Trooper narrowly escaped injury after his patrol vehicle was struck on I-80 overnight...
Update on Reported ATM Skimming Incident at First Interstate Bank
Jun 13, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department has officially closed a recent fraud investigation following findings from First Inte...
GI Police Report
Jun 13, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 06/13/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
‘There is tremendous interest and excitement’: New UNK-UNMC building will provide health care training close to home
Jun 12, 2025 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – The new Health Science Education Center is visually stunning. Located in the northwest corner of the University of Nebraska at Kea...
Troopers Arrest Chicago Homicide Suspect in North Platte
Jun 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas
June 12, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Illinois man wanted in connection with a ...
New website connects communities with data, tools to thrive
Jun 12, 2025 / Russell Shaffer, Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, June 12, 2025 — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has launched All Things Nebraska, an informatics website containi...
Record Enplanements for May take Central Nebraska Regional Airport to New Heights
Jun 12, 2025 / Maggie McDermott
Grand Island, Neb. – Central Nebraska Regional Airport reported a total of 6,600 enplanements for the month of May making it the largest May ...
Hastings Police Report
Jun 12, 2025 / HPD
June 12th 2025Reported Offenses: On June 11, 2025n a 40-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 2200 block of West 3rd Street. On June...
New Exhibit at Nebraska History Museum
Jun 12, 2025 / Allan Urlis
Lincoln, NE - 06/12/2025 - This week, the Nebraska History Museum’s newest exhibit, “New to View: Showcasing Sound, Screen & Sports...
GIPS Continues Summer Programs
Jun 12, 2025 / KRGI News
GIPS Assistant Superintendent Summer Stephens discussed summer academic happenings at various sites in the district with Brian Gallagher.
Attorney General Hilgers Files Lawsuit Against Temu for Siphoning Nebraskans’ Phone Data
Jun 12, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln -- Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a suit against the Chinese e-commerce company Temu and its affiliates, alleging numerous consumer pr...
Go Big GIVE releases official record total
Jun 12, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Listen to an interview with Sara Kirkley from KRGI below. The number is now official and an incredible record-setting $2,007,344 was raised for 16...
GI Police Report
Jun 12, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 06/12/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
ARPA Funds Take Aim at Stormwater Drainage for Fonner Park Campus
Jun 11, 2025 / Courtney Glock
Grand Island, Neb. — Rain is a good thing as they say, but when it falls in the amounts and timeframe it did in 2019, it can sure cause some ...
GIPS Board to Meet Thurdsay
Jun 11, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
The Grand Island Public School Board of Education meets Thursday. Click here for streaming page and the agenda.
Ricketts Discusses Unleashing American Energy for Strengthening American Diplomacy
Jun 11, 2025 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the role of Americ...
Gov. Pillen Issues Statement on Omaha ICE Operations
Jun 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Following U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Omaha and subsequent protests Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen iss...
CDHD Features Healthy Families Program
Jun 11, 2025 / KRGI News
The Healthy Families program is for anyone pregnant or with children under three months. Allandra Argetta, with the Central District Health Departm...