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Rusher to Step Down as Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO After 8 Years
Jan 20, 2026 / Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
KEARNEY, Neb.—After eight years of leadership, Derek Rusher, President and CEO of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, has announced he will...
Central City men arrested on drug charges
Jan 20, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office
CENTRAL CITY - A Merrick County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 30 near 15th Avenue in Central City Tuesday on a Ford F150 driven by Kir...
Lt. Gov. Kelly Recognizes Top Public Servant Mentors for 2025
Jan 20, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly joined mentoring organizations, representatives from the Department of Administrative Serv...
Troopers Find 169 LBs of Cocaine After Suspect Abandons Vehicle in Central Nebraska
Jan 20, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol
Aurora — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol located nearly 170 pounds of cocaine and arrested one person after an incident in central Ne...
Local Legislators Speak in Lincoln 
Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News
The District 37 State Senator spoke twice on the floor of the Legislature. Steve Stein has more. Stan Clouse of Kearney paid tribute to former...
Inmate deaths
Jan 20, 2026 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
January 20, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Bryan Johnson #220385, age 37, died January 16, 2026, at a local hospital. Johnson’s sentence began ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 20, 2026 / HPD
January 20th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 19, 2026, a 50-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 1400 block of West 16th Str...
Juvenile dead after UTV crash
Jan 20, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
BENNET - A seven year old is dead and his brother is injured after a UTV accident near Bennet Monday afternoon. Lancaster County She...
GIPD Arrests Grand Island Man in Series of Burglary Investigations
Jan 20, 2026 / City of Grand Island
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department arrested 39-year-old Tristan J. Bush of Grand Island on Sunday, January 18 in connect...
GI Police Report
Jan 20, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 01/20/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Lexington Employment Assistance Offered for former Tyson employees
Jan 20, 2026 / Nebraska Dept. of Labor
The Nebraska Department of Labor is providing in-person assistance to workers impacted by the closure of Tyson’s meat processing facility in ...
HEC Features Several Events in Coming Weeks
Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Kyler Tarwater of VenuWorks discussed upcoming events at the Heartland Events Center. audio
CNHS Offers Buster for Adoption
Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Miquelle Havens featured Buster, one of the new dogs up for adoption. Audio
GGICF has new Communications Officer
Jan 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Mac Whitlow, the new Communications Officer for the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation discussed a new theme and upcoming events. a...
Central Nebraska Regional Airport Announces Record-Breaking Year
Jan 19, 2026 / Press Release
Hear an interview with Mike Olson. audio1 Grand Island, Neb. – Central Nebraska Regional Airport (CNRA) reported a total of 75,920 enplanem...
Driver arrested after drunk driving causes vehicle accident on train tracks
Jan 19, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office
GRAND ISLAND - A driver was arrested Jan. 15 after driving drunk and causing a wreck in Merrick County. At approximately 2:59 pm on Thursday, an of...
Liederkranz Children's Theatre Show Approaching
Jan 19, 2026 / Press Release
Listen to an interview with cast members and the director. audio The Catherine Fosket Children’s Theatre presents the children’s show...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 19, 2026 / HPD
January 19th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 18, 2026, a 36-year-old Guide Rock resident reported solicitation that occurred in Hastings. Arres...
Game and Parks seeks grazing tenants in central Nebraska
Jan 19, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is looking for early season intensive grazing tenants to graze along the Platte River for three central Nebr...
Surveillance detects 197 positive chronic wasting disease cases
Jan 19, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
Chronic wasting disease surveillance conducted in southwestern Nebraska during the November and December deer seasons detected 197 positive cases i...
NSP Investigating Michell PD, Scotts Bluff County Officer-Involved Shooting
Jan 18, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
January 17, 2026 (Scottsbluff, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol Special Investigations Team is investigating an officer-involved shoot...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 18, 2026 / HPD
January 18th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 17, 2026, a 20-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 900 block of North...
GIFD Completes Regional HazMat Training
Jan 17, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Fire Department (GIFD) recently completed specialized hazardous materials (HazMat) training in partners...
Gov. Pillen Attends White House Rural Health Roundtable
Jan 17, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen joined President Trump at the White House to celebrate the great and historic Rural Health Transformation P...
Five Nominees Forwarded for County Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District
Jan 17, 2026 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – The Judicial Nominating Commission for the County Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District advanced five names for considerat...