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Star Principal Selena Valentine Featured on Education Focus

Nov 21, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

Selena Valentine visited with Matt Williams on the Communication Connection on KRGI. Starr Elementary’s continuous story of growth in studen...

Hastings Police Report

Nov 21, 2024 / HPD

November 21st 2024Reported Offenses: On November 20, 2024, a 15-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1100 block of West 14th Stre...

Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google’s Search Engine Monopoly

Nov 21, 2024 / AG

Lincoln —Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust pack...

GIPD Awarded $10,000+ for Make it Click Mobilization

Nov 21, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — With more and more drivers hitting the road for the holiday shopping season, the Grand Island Police Department is issui...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Soars to Highest Level in 15 Months

Nov 21, 2024 / Creighton University

November 2024 Survey Results at a Glance:*The Rural Mainstreet Index climbed to its highest level in 15 months.*For the sixth time in the past seve...

Kearney Tackles Cancer Kicks-off Annual Shirt Sales to Help Local Cancer Patients

Nov 21, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY, Neb. – Kearney Public Schools, Kearney Catholic School and CHI Health Good Samaritan Cancer Center are gearing up for the 15th annua...

Northern Plains Farm Labor Report

Nov 21, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 20, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) there were 36,000 workers h...

NDOT’s Highway Safety Office Announces National ‘Make it Click’

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Neb...

Minden Opera House Hosts Holiday Events

Nov 21, 2024 / Press Release

(Minden, Nebraska) “There is truly nothing better than celebrating the Christmas Season in Nebraska’s Christmas City,” says Minde...

Final Husker Gameday Brings Reminder to Plan Ahead for Traffic

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 20, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Nebraska football returns to Lincoln this weekend for its final home game of the 2024 season. With the l...

GI Police Report

Nov 21, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/21/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Nov 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Carly Simonson, Deputy Director of the Central District Health Department talked about lung cancer and Thursday's Great American Smokeout with Matt...

Tobacco Cessation Week Continues

Nov 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Michelle Halpine of Tobacco Free Hall County had more on quitting tobacco use. 

City of GI Features a Snow Removal Preview

Nov 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Shannon Callahan visited with Matt Williams about snow removal for the winter season. 

Hastings Police Report

Nov 20, 2024 / HPD

November 20, 2024Reported Offenses: On November 19, 2024, a 28-year-old Hastings resident reported a burglary in the 1600 block of West A Street. ...

Deadline Approaching in Nebraska for SBA Disaster Loans for Property Damage Due to Severe Storms, Straight line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding

Nov 20, 2024 / SBA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Bu...

Extension Educator Offers Thanksgiving Food Safety Advice

Nov 20, 2024 / Kristina Jackson, University Communication and Marketing

Lincoln, Nebraska, Nov. 20, 2024 — While prepping and cooking those Thanksgiving meals — and storing those leftovers — following ...

GI Police Report

Nov 20, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/20/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Red Flag Warning Wednesday

Nov 20, 2024 / NWS

Strong NW wind gusts as high as 35-50 MPH and dry air will lead to dangerous fire weather conditions this afternoon. A Red Flag Warning has been is...

Hall County Sheriff's Office Receives Grant

Nov 20, 2024 / Jeremy Jones

NDOT awarded the Hall County Sheriff's Office with funding to carry out the Selective Overtime Enforcement for the “Make it Click" High Visib...

NorthWestern Energy partners to raise awareness about imposter utility scams

Nov 20, 2024 / Jo Dee Black

Nov. 19, 2024 – NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week a...

Governor and Delegates Build Relationships in Czech Republic & German During Trade Mission

Nov 20, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen and a delegation of agency, agriculture, manufacturing, military and university representatives completed a...

GI City Council Wrapup

Nov 20, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

The Grand Island City Council met on Tuesday. Ward 4 member Mitch Nickerson has a wrap up. 

One Vehicle Crash Resulting in Fatality In Merrick County

Nov 20, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department

(Rural Merrick County, NE) - At approximately 6:00 a.m., on 11-19-2024, the Merrick County Sheriff’s Office was detailed to Ormsby Road near ...

New Heartland Events Center Executive Director Named

Nov 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

  Grand Island, Neb. — With a new chapter unfolding at the Heartland Events Center, the first position for the new management has been ...