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GIPS to Conduct Reunification Safety Drill February 12th, 2026
Feb 8, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Dear Grand Island Community, To help strengthen our school safety efforts GIPS will be conducting a Reunification Drill on the afternoon of Thursd...
Golka Named Archbishop of Denver
Feb 8, 2026 / USCCB
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Denver, and has...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 8, 2026 / HPD
February 8th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 7, 2026, a 41-year-old Hastings resident reported a third-degree assault in the 600 block of West ...
Grand Island Crime Rate Stays Flat After 14% Drop in 2024
Feb 6, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department has released results from its 2025 Crime Rate Initiative, highlighting year-over-year...
Senator Allegedly Makes Inappropriate Comment at Nebraska Legislature
Feb 6, 2026 / KRGI News
Friday’s Nebraska legislative inaction took a back seat to another apparent case of at least an inappropriate comment and possibly sexual har...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 6, 2026 / HPD
February 6th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 5, 2026, a 46-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 200 block of North Marian Road...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Paving the ROAD to Housing
Feb 6, 2026 / Pete Ricketts
Nebraska is the best place in the world to live. But for so many potential first-time homebuyers, the market has become out of reach. T...
Local State Senators Take Bills Before Committees
Feb 6, 2026 / KRGI News
Several bills introduced by local legislators have had public hearings. You can hear the discussion from those from the week. LB 1005 provid...
GI Police Report
Feb 6, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 02/06/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Inmate missing from community corrections facility
Feb 5, 2026 / Dave Urbanovsky
February 5, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Linco...
Grand Island Residents Advised to Avoid Contact with Dead or Sick Birds
Feb 5, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island is advising residents to avoid contact with sick or deceased birds following recent confirmatio...
Marty Klein Files for Re-Election as Hall County Attorney
Feb 5, 2026 / Press Release
Grand Island, Neb. — Marty Klein announced today that he has officially filed to seek re-election as Hall County Attorney, a position he...
LB258, Adjusting the State's Minimum Wage, Passes after Two Hour Debate
Feb 5, 2026 / KRGI News
LB258, adjusting the state’s minimum wage law, survived a filibuster to gain final approval at the Nebraska Legislature. Senator Stan Clouse ...
Northwest Has Freshman Orientation Tonight.
Feb 5, 2026 / KRGI News
Northwest Superintendent Jeff Edwards discussed this evening's freshman orientation.
GIPS Parent Teacher Conferences, Reunification Drill Next Week
Feb 5, 2026 / KRGI News
Grand Island Public School Superintendent Matt Fisher discussed the upcoming parent teacher conferences, and the district's reunification drill.&nb...
HUW Preps for Go Big Give
Feb 5, 2026 / KRGI News
Sara Kirkley discussed the latest from the Heartland United Way.
Ricketts Discusses Resilient Water Infrastructure, Threat of Communist China’s Cyber-Attacks
Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the...
Ricketts Highlights ROAD to Housing Act
Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted the ROAD to Housing Act, which aims to make home ownership a possibil...
Ricketts Applauds Updated 45Z Guidance
Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued u...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Flaherty as County Court Judge in Fifth Judicial District
Feb 5, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Breanna D. Flaherty of Columbus as county court judge in the Fifth Judicial ...
Scam Alert from City of Hastings
Feb 5, 2026 / Troy Hermann
The City of Hastings is issuing a warning to the public about a phishing email posing as city employees. These emails come from an email addre...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 5, 2026 / HPD
February 5th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 4, 2026, a 62-year-old Hastings resident reported fraud on Kingston Drive. Arrests/Citations: On...
Two Nebraska Churches are New Additions to the National Register of Historic Places
Feb 5, 2026 / Allan Urlis
Lincoln, NE - 02/05/2026 - The Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office, a department of the Nebraska State Historical Society, is pleased to an...
Hastings Fire Responds to First at Brewery Lofts Apartments
Feb 5, 2026 / Troy Hermann
Hastings Fire and Rescue responded at 5:48 a.m., on Wednesday Feb. 4, 2026 to the report of a structure fire at the Brewery Lofts Apartments a...
City of Hastings Begins Street Work
Feb 5, 2026 / Troy Hermann
The City of Hastings Street Department began crack sealing and addressing other maintenance work along the U.S. Highway 281 overpass on Wednesday a...