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Gov. Pillen Announces Funding Boost, New Direction for Business Innovation Act
Dec 22, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is announcing a boost in funding, and a new direction for an initiative that has provided funding to Nebras...
Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Relentless Justice 205 Child Victims Located and 293 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in Nationwide Crackdown, Including Two in the District of Nebraska
Dec 22, 2025 / Amy Donato
The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Relentless Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track, and arrest ch...
Deceased Person Found in Furnas County Identified as Missing Lincoln Woman, Jerica Hamre
Dec 22, 2025 / Erika Thomas, Public Information Office Manager, City of Lincoln Police
The Lincoln Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol have identified the person found deceased in rural Furnas County last week as Jerica H...
Nebraska’s Minimum Wage Increases to $15 Effective January 1, 2026
Dec 22, 2025 / Grace Johnson Public Information Officer
LINCOLN - Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour effective January 1, 2026. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters ...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 22, 2025 / HPD
December 22nd 2025Reported Offenses: On December 221, 2025, a 52-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 900 block of Richmond Avenue. ...
Hastings College students lead Special Olympics powerlifters to victory at State Games
Dec 22, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The spirit of athleticism and inclusion shone brightly on Saturday, December 13, as the Special Olympics power...
Hall County Seeking Next Juror Pool
Dec 22, 2025 / KRGI News
Jennifer Poppen, Clerk of the District Court for Hall County discussed jury selection and getting a passport.
UNK chancellor shares final budget reduction recommendations to address $4.5M deficit
Dec 22, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Neal Schnoor has shared final budget reduction recommendations with campus to address ...
Attorney General Hilgers Sues Resideo for Selling Security Cameras that Put Nebraskans’ Privacy at Risk
Dec 22, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Resideo Technologies, Inc. and Resideo LLC d/b/a ADI Global Dist...
GI Police Report
Dec 22, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 12/22/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media re...
Merrick County Vehicle Crash On Sunday
Dec 22, 2025 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department
(Merrick County, NE) - Deputies were dispatched to Highway 30 and 3rd Road in rural Merrick County regarding a two-vehicle injury accident on Sunda...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 21, 2025 / HPD
December 22nd 2025Reported Offenses: On December 20, 2025, a 48-year-old Hastings resident reported a fraud in the 2200 block of North Kansas Aven...
Nebraska State Patrol Graduates 72nd Recruit Class
Dec 19, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
December 19, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Eighteen new Nebraska State Troopers are ready to begin serving across the state. Members of the Ne...
Fighting Regulations
Dec 19, 2025 / Adrian Smith
Federal regulations are a costly, overreaching web which stifles innovation, germinates uncertainty, and often burdens the very people they purport...
Gov. Pillen Supports Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad Merger
Dec 19, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement signaling the state of Nebraska’s support for Union Pacific’s ...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Ashley Newmyer as Director of Public Health
Dec 19, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is announcing his appointment of Ashley Newmyer as director of the Division of Public Health for the Depart...
Caitlin Stump Named 2025 Kim West Dinsdale Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient
Dec 19, 2025 / Mac Whitlow
HALL COUNTY, Neb. — The Greater Grand Island Community Foundation is proud to announce that Caitlin Stump, a Special Education teacher a...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 19, 2025 / HPD
December 19th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 18, 2025, a 53-year-old Hastings resident reported fraud in the 200 block of South Burlington Ave...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: A Year of Delivering Wins for Nebraska
Dec 19, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Americans elected President Trump and Senate Republicans to get our country back on track. That means safer streets, more money in your pocke...
Gov. Pillen Provides Progress Update on Tyson Support Services, Announces New Hotline and Additional Assistance Dates
Dec 19, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced further progress in assisting workers impacted by the upcoming Tyson meat processing pla...
Incident at GISH Thursday
Dec 19, 2025 / Mitchell Roush GIPS
Dear GISH Families, We wanted to let you know about a resolved situation that took place at GISH today. A student engaged in a physical altercati...
Amy Richards & Sarah Sell Returning to GIPS
Dec 18, 2025 / Mitchell Roush GIPS
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Two familiar faces will be returning to Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) as Educational Leaders. GIPS is pleas...
Two Students Make Threat To Northwest High School
Dec 18, 2025 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - Two students at Northwest High School on Thursday, December 18th, communicated threats to others that "they were going to shoo...
GIPD Officers, Community Volunteers to Wrap & Deliver “Santa Cop” Gifts
Dec 18, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department will be hosting its annual Santa Cop gift wrapping and delivery event on Tuesday, Dec...
NSP Investigating After Body Found in Furnas County
Dec 18, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
December 18, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is conducting a death investigation after a deceased person was foun...