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Newly Renovated St. Francis Emergency Dept. reopens on north side of hospital at 4 am on Sept. 26

Newly Renovated St. Francis Emergency Dept. reopens on north side of hospital at 4 am on Sept. 26

Sep 22, 2023 / Press Release

The $13 million renovated Emergency Department (ED) at CHI Health St. Francis reopens at 4 am on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Returning to the north side of...
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St Paul Man Charged With False Statements and Bankruptcy Fraud

Sep 21, 2023 / Press Release

Daniel Butt, age 38, of St. Paul, Nebraska, is charged in a four-count Indictment.  Count I charges Butt with false statement on loan and cred...
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Aurora Middle School Teacher Named Nebraska Teacher of the YearAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Sep 20, 2023 / Nebraska Department of Education

Scott Phillips, a 7th grade math teacher at Aurora Middle School was named the 2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year during a surprise award presentati...
Morning Apartment Fire Now Classified As Arson

Morning Apartment Fire Now Classified As Arson

Sep 20, 2023 / Press Release

A Morning Grand Island apartment fire has caused heavy smoke damage, but thankfully no injuries were reported.  The fire broke out in the 210...
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New Data Shows Impact Of Inflation

Sep 20, 2023 / Press Release

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday about President Biden’s economic agenda and its impact on children, fam...
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18 Killed On Nebraska Roads In August

Sep 20, 2023 / Press Release

During the month of August 2023, eighteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebra...
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Interim Tag Removed From GIPS SuperintendentAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Sep 15, 2023 / Tyson Havranek

audio version of story below Last night at the GIPS Board Meeting the interim tag was removed from Superintendent Matt Fisher.  KRGI's Tyson...
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Felony Child Abuse Suspect Arrested

Sep 15, 2023 / Press Release

On Friday, September 15, at approximately 3:30 a.m., a tip was received that Jacob Ellingson, wanted for two separate counts of Felony Child Abuse,...
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GIPS Resolves Threat At Senior High

Sep 15, 2023 / Press Release

A threat was investigated at Grand Island Senior High yesterday.  Officials were made aware of a student was sharing upsetting social media p...
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Troopers Patrol Roads, Stadium, and Sky on Husker Gameday

Sep 15, 2023 / Press Release

 As the Huskers gear up for the first home football game of the season, Nebraska State Troopers and many public safety partners will be workin...
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Pillen Appoints Briese As Treasurer

Sep 15, 2023 / Press Release

Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Senator Tom Briese as state treasurer. Briese will assume the duties of the office on Nov. 1. He ...
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Grand Island Man Arrested Following Flight to Avoid Arrest

Sep 13, 2023 / Press Release

On 9/12/2023 around 21:45 a traffic stop was attempted on a Dodge Dakota at Stolley Park Rd. and S Locust St. Officers had previous contact with th...
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County Commissioners Adopt BudgetAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Sep 13, 2023 / Tyson Havranek

Audio Version Of Story Below We turn our attention to the Co. Board meeting where yesterday, Commissioners voted to adopt the budget, that some re...
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Search For Fugitive Continues In Kearney

Sep 13, 2023 / Press Release

Members of the Kearney Police Department continue to work tirelessly to locate and apprehend 24-year-old Jacob Ellingson, wanted for two separate c...
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PSC OPENS INVESTIGATIONS INTO 911 OUTAGES

Sep 13, 2023 / Press Release

On Tuesday, September 12, the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) opened separate investigations into recent 911 outages involving t...
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NSP Investigating Crash Involving School Bus

Sep 13, 2023 / Press Release

 The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a crash that involved a school bus yesterday morning on Highway 2 east of Palmyra. Several student...
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Husker Harvest Days Underway

Sep 12, 2023 / Press Release

Husker Harvest Days kicks off today just west of Grand Island. For over 40 years, Husker Harvest Days has a provided world-class space where farme...
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Kearney Police Searching For Fugitive

Sep 12, 2023 / Press Release

Kearney Police, the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, and Nebraska State Patrol are all actively searching for Jacob Ellingson, WANTED for Felony Ch...
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GI Man Arrested For Hate Crimes

Sep 12, 2023 / Press Release

Saturday Officers with the GI police department were dispatched to Ryder Park in reference to an assault of a black male. Upon locating the males ...
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HPD arrests eight people at 114 University

Sep 12, 2023 / Press Release

Last Friday evening the Hastings Police Department served a search warrant at 114 University Avenue. Following months of area residents in the neig...
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Worthington To Retire At GIPS

Sep 12, 2023 / Press Release

Jennifer Worthington has shared that she will be retiring from GIPS in December. Worthington served as the Chief of Strategic Partnerships & St...
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KRGI News Remembers 9/11Audio Icon, this article contains audio

Sep 11, 2023 / Tyson Havranek

Audio version of the story below Today marks a day every American must never forget, September 11th 2001..  22 years ago our country was att...
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City of Hastings Sept. 11 ceremony

Sep 11, 2023 / Press Release

The City of Hastings’ Sept. 11 ceremony will take place this year at New Hope Baptist Church, 1204 W. Fifth St. The ceremony begins at ...
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Quandt Plans To Make Second Effort On Plan To Help TaxpayersAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Sep 11, 2023 / Tyson Havranek

Audio version of the story below Tuesday, the issue of property taxes takes center stage in the County Board Room, as the county is set to submit ...
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Nebraska State Fair continues to grow in 2023

Sep 11, 2023 / Press Release

The Nebraska State Fair announced continued attendance growth in 2023. The attendance at Nebraska’s largest annual event broke 300,000 for th...