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Gov. Pillen Issues Executive Order to Help Meet Power Generation Needs

Jan 23, 2026 / Governor's Office

LINCOLN, NE – Due to sub-zero and dangerous temperatures that have moved across the state, Governor Jim Pillen has signed an executive order ...

GI Police Report

Jan 23, 2026 / GIPD

FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 01/23/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 23, 2026 / HPD

January 23rd 2026Reported Offenses: On January 22, 2026, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1700 block of North Crane Aven...

Mosaic Offers Numerous Services

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

Guy Skodmin, community relations manager, discussed the MOSAIC organization in Central Nebraska. audio1

EPIC Discovery Center Takes Next Step

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

Scott Mazour and Alison Larson gave a status update on the EPIC Discovery Center in Grand Island. Audio1

LB653 Advances at the Nebraska Legislature

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

Debate Friday at the legislature centered on LB653 and subsequent Amendments. Part of the measure would repeal a law passed in 2023 mandating no su...

LB417 Fails to Advance at the Legislature

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

LB 417 didn't receive the votes necessary to advance at the Nebrsaska Legisature on Friday. The bill was introduced by Elliott BostarThe following...

Former Corrections Officer Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmate

Jan 23, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol

Scottsbluff — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a former Scotts Bluff County corrections officer after an investigat...

Legislative Update

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

**After over two days of debate, LB400 was passed over at the Nebraska Legislature on Friday. The intent of LB400 is to provide funds under the Neb...

Courtesy Heartland United Way/olunteers sort and hand out food at the Howard/Greeley County Food Pantry in St. Paul in March of 2025. The food pantry has previously been awarded Rural Community Impact Grants.

Grants available for rural Nebraska programs

Jan 23, 2026 / Heartland United Way

The long-standing tradition of rural Nebraskans helping one another is the foundation of the Rural Community Impact Grants, soon to be available to...

Mountain lion spotted in Merrick County

Jan 23, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office

Clarks, Neb.- At approximately 8:40 pm a resident of Summerwood Resort contacted a Merrick County Deputy to report a mountain lion sighting in the ...

Schroder Starts as Library Programming Assistant in Hastings

Jan 23, 2026 / Troy Hermann

Katie Schroder started Tuesday as a Library Programming Assistant working with the Bookmobile in Hastings.

CCC Entrepreneurship Center Receives $10K from NACCE

Jan 23, 2026 / Central Community College

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Central Community College Entrepreneurship Center has been awarded $10,000 from the National Association for Communi...

Cold Weather Continues

Jan 23, 2026 / NWS

Key Message #1: A Winter Storm Warning will be in effect for Rooks, Osborne and Mitchell counties in Kansas today from noon until 6AM Sunday. Up to...

Hastings Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and a Related Firearm Charge

Jan 23, 2026 / Department of Justice

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Andrew Juarez, 38, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 8, 2026, in federal court ...

Kearney Police Arrest Suspect Involved in Terroristic Threat Incident

Jan 22, 2026 / Kearney Police Department

KEARNEY - On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Kearney Police Officers responded to the 1800 block of West 43rd Street Place...

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...