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Rural Mainstreet Index Falls Below Growth Neutral
Feb 20, 2026 / Creighton University
February 2026 Survey Results at-a-Glance: -The region’s overall or Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral after two straight...
GI Police Report
Feb 20, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 02/20/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 20, 2026 / HPD
February 20th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 19, 2026, a 49-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 2700 block of Osbor...
Central District Health Department awarded National Accreditation
Feb 20, 2026 / Central District Health Department
Central District Health Department today announced it has been awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board. ...
Troopers Respond to More Than 150 Weather-Related Incidents
Feb 20, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol
(Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have handled dozens of weather-related incidents today as a winter storm has ...
GIL Heads for Post-Season
Feb 20, 2026 / KRGI Sports
Jeremiah Slough, boys' basketball coach, and principal at Grand Island Lutheran discussed the latest.
Gates Elementary Making Progress
Feb 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Bianca Ayala, Gates Elementary Principal, discussed improvements in the learning environment.
HUW Plans Annual Celebration
Feb 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Karen Rathke discussed the latest from the Heartland United Way.
GIPS Board of Education Shares Three-Phase Facilities Plan to Support Long-Term Community Growth
Feb 20, 2026 / Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) – What will our schools look like five, ten, twenty-five, even fifty years from now? That is the big question the ...
Game and Parks releasing rainbow trout this spring
Feb 19, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
Spring stockings of rainbow trout into ponds and lakes across Nebraska are beginning. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission fish hatcheries staff are...
FEMA Approves More than $64 Million to Support Recovery in Iowa and Nebraska
Feb 19, 2026 / FEMA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA recently approved more than $64 million in funding to sup...
Gov. Pillen Delegates Kearney/Omaha Mayor Authority to Lower Flags in Honor of Mike Yanney
Feb 19, 2026 / Governor's Office
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is honoring a request from the mayor of Kearney to include city facilities in a flag order honoring Nebrask...
Nebraska Extension to host webinar on low pregnancy rates in young cows
Feb 19, 2026 / Press Release
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 19 —Low pregnancy rates in young cows can significantly impact herd replacement costs and long-term profitability for cow...
Dan Quick's LB721 Advanced at the Legislature
Feb 19, 2026 / KRGI News
District 35 State Senator Dan Quick introduced LB 721 at the Nebraska Legislature this morning. The following constitutes the reasons for this bil...
Winter Weather Threat Area Expanded
Feb 19, 2026 / NWS
The National Weather Service in Hastings upgraded the northern areas to a Winter Storm Warning to align with neighboring NWS offices (North Platte ...
GI Police Report
Feb 19, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 02/19/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 19, 2026 / HPD
February 19th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 18, 2026, a 52-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 500 block of South Burlington A...
CNCAA Hosts Two Events in Hamilton County
Feb 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Celeste Heaivilin Penner of the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addiction discussed two events in Hamilton County in the near future.&nb...
CDHD Offers Child Care Scholarships
Feb 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Alene Rodriguez-Hernandez and Asri Aswale discussed child care scholarships.
Senator Ricketts, Congressman Smith Host Ethanol Roundtable with Nebraska Ag Leaders
Feb 18, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
HASTINGS - Senator Pete Ricketts and Congressman Adrian Smith hosted an ethanol roundtable in Hastings Wednesday to discuss the future of renewable...
Grand Island Man Released After Child Abuse Charge Dropped in Student Protest Fight
Feb 18, 2026 / News
GRAND ISLAND - Charges were dropped against a Grand Island man after his involvement in a fight with students. Michael Brown was released fr...
Senator Clouse Proposes Constitutional Amendment at Legislative Hearing
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
District 37 State Senator Stan Clouse of Kearney brought LR312CA before the legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. The inte...
LB915 Draws Support of GI EDC/Chamber
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
LB915 from District 34 State Senator Loren Lippincott was brought before the Legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. It would...
LB795 Dominates Debate at Unicameral
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
An amendment to LB795 dominated discussion at the Legislature on Wednesday. The amendment would bring fentanyl to the same level as other schedule ...
Hastings FD Battles Tuesday Blaze
Feb 18, 2026 / Troy Hermann
Hastings Fire and Rescue responded to a grass fire at 4:06 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, east of U.S. Highway 281, between East Lochland Road an...