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GI City Council Wraps up Tuesday Meeting
Oct 29, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
In tonight's City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved everything in front of them, which included a shift in GIFD's shift schedule, c...
GI Police Report
Oct 29, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/29/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
Royal Engineered Composites to Expand Central Nebraska Workforce by Nearly 30% to Meet Growing Aerospace Demand
Oct 28, 2025 / Brett Miller Marketing Manager
(Minden, NE - 10/28/2025) Royal Engineered Composites, a leading provider of composite parts for the aerospace and defense industries, today announ...
Hastings College to host PCUSA Co-Moderator Tony Larson for Chapel service
Oct 28, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College will welcome Rev. Tony Larson, Co-Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA), to campus to lead a spe...
CCC Named as a Top 200 U.S. Community College, Eligible for $1 Million Aspen Prize
Oct 28, 2025 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Aspen Institute has named Central Community College one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 milli...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 28, 2025 / HPD
October 28th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 27, 2025, a 16-year-old Hastings resident reported a robbery in the 900 block of South Franklin Ave...
Keep Your Spooks Safe this Halloween
Oct 28, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY – Halloween is a night full of delightful frights, sweet treats and imaginative costumes. However, the festivities also pose risks, w...
Husker geoscientist’s innovative approach aims to safeguard irrigation canals
Oct 28, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Communications
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 28, 2025 — Irrigation canal maintenance in western Nebraska is taking a giant step forward thanks to an innovative, n...
Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy advance plans to merge
Oct 28, 2025 / Stephanie King | Black Hills Energy | Public Affairs Manager, Central & Western Nebraska
KEARNEY, Neb. — Oct. 28, 2025 – “Better Together.” That’s the message shared by Black Hills Corp., doing business as ...
GI Library has busy schedule
Oct 28, 2025 / KRGI News
Celine Swan and Laura Fentress discussed the happenings at the Grand Island Public Library for the coming month.
GGICF Features Several Events Soon
Oct 28, 2025 / KRGI News
Megan Vaughn of the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation gave un update.
Yard Waste Site To Change Operating Hours for Fall Season
Oct 28, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Works Department will be making a seasonal adjustment to the operating hours at the Yard Waste S...
Grand Island Business Raising Funds for Local Nonprofit
Oct 28, 2025 / Ryan King, MA Executive Director
Choice Family Health Care invites the Grand Island community to enjoy a delicious meal while supporting a great cause! Join us at Raising Cane...
Grand Island to Welcome International Delegation from Midlands African Chamber and Global Agribusiness Leaders
Oct 28, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce are honored to welcome approximately 40 d...
Hastings College hosts annual Multicultural Festival Sunday, November 2
Oct 28, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The annual Hastings Multicultural Festival, an afternoon dedicated to celebrating global cultures through food, music ...
Ruling issued on lawsuit over McCook Work Ethic Camp
Oct 28, 2025 / Press Release
Nebraska Appleseed take on WEC LawsuitLINCOLN, NE – Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng has issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by...
GI Police Report
Oct 28, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/28/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
Platte Institute Releases Report on Nebraska’s Tax Treatment of Non-Profits
Oct 27, 2025 / Ryan Kopsa Platte Institue
OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute has released a new report examining how Nebraska’s tax code treats non-profit organizations and the gr...
UNK’s dual enrollment program gives high schoolers a head start
Oct 27, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Ty Buescher isn’t waiting until college to tackle advanced science classes. The Kearney High School senior is already earnin...
Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Lincoln and Dawson Counties
Oct 27, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 27, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks this month in ...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 27, 2025 / HPD
October 27th 2025Reported Offenses: No offenses reported. Arrests/Citations: On October 26, 2025, a 24-year-old Hastings resident was arrested f...
18th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference Wrap-Up
Oct 27, 2025 / Press Release
LINCOLN, Neb. — October 23, 2025 — The 18th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference concluded this week at the Marriott Cornhusker ...
GI City Council Meets Tuesday
Oct 27, 2025 / KRGI News
Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetOctober 28, 2025 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDERThis is an open meetin...
New Hall County Public Defender Has Positive Beginning to Tenure
Oct 27, 2025 / KRGI News
Vicki Kenney took over for Jerry Piccolo as Hall County Public Defender. She discussed her time with the county.
Elktober Fest Event Set for Saturday in GI
Oct 27, 2025 / KRGI News
Ken Ward and Alfredo Ramirez discussed a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity which is coming up Saturday in Grand Island.