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Northwest Girls Golf Finishes Runner Up At Central Conference Meet
Oct 3, 2025 / KRGI Sports Network
The Northwest golf team participated in the Central Conference golf meet on Friday, October 3rd at the Schuyler Golf Course. TEAM RESULTSCha...
Restrictive/Open Burn Permits Available Starting October 6
Oct 3, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The fall/restrictive open burn period will officially open Sunday, October 12 and run through Saturday, October 25. Perm...
GI Will Host 2028 National Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament
Oct 3, 2025 / KRGI News
Brad Mellema of Grand Island Tourism revealed the Grand Island had the winning bid for the 2028 Golden Gloves Boxing tourney.
Johnstown Road, south of US-30, will open Monday
Oct 3, 2025 / NDOT
Oct. 3, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Johnstown Road will be open to traffic on Monday, Oct. 6, according to the Nebraska Department of Tr...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 3, 2025 / HPD
October 3rd 2025Reported Offenses: On October 2, 2025, a 53-year-old Hastings resident reported criminal mischief in the 800 block of West J Stree...
Good Samaritan host Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 23
Oct 3, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY—On average, twice as many kids are killed while walking on Halloween than on any other day of the year according to Safe Kids Worldwi...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: End the Schumer Shutdown
Oct 3, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The federal government is currently shut down. This is a Schumer Shutdown. Nebraskans’ services will be limited under this...
Work will begin on US-34/US-281, from Hastings to Doniphan
Oct 3, 2025 / NDOT
Oct. 3, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin Oct. 7 on U.S. Highway 34/U.S. Highway 281 (US-34/US-281),...
Troopers Ready to Keep Fans Safe During Gameday
Oct 3, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 3, 2025 (Lincoln, NEB.) — As the Huskers kick off a new month of football, troopers will be working alongside partner age...
Aksarben Stock Show chickens leave impact in central Nebraska
Oct 3, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Listen to a United Way interview with Karen Rathke and Sara Kirkley below. Chickens from the Aksarben Stock Show are making an impact in central N...
GI Police Report
Oct 3, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/03/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For moreinformation on the reports...
Several Streets to Close for Harvest of Harmony Parade
Oct 3, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island will be closing several streets in preparation for the 2025 Harvest of Harmony Parade, which wi...
New Heartland United Way $50K Giveaway announced UPDATE
Oct 2, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Listen to an interview with Karen Rathke and Sara Kirkley below. The Heartland United Way is ringing in the holidays as we ask our community to be...
GI Lutheran Featured on Community Connection
Oct 2, 2025 / KRGI News
Jeremiah Slough talked about the happenings at Grand Island Lutheran.
GIPS TeamMates Wins Award
Oct 2, 2025 / KRGI News
Melissa Almond head of the Grand Island TeamMates Program discussed the recognition and the mission. Click here for details on the Chapter of the Y...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 2, 2025 / HPD
October 2nd 2025Reported Offenses: On October 1, 2025, a 75-year-old Hastings resident reported a burglary in the 500 block of North Bellevue Aven...
Scam Awareness Seminar Coming Later This Month
Oct 2, 2025 / Jesse Karr
Spiehs Wealth Management is hosting an event and joining forces with the Hall County Sheriff's Department to help bring awareness to the multitude ...
Free Community Education–Oct. 23 Food Is My Medicine
Oct 2, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in partnership with CHI Health Clinic: Nebraska Heart Institute, is offering a free community education s...
Independent Dan Osborn Raises Over $1 Million in Third Quarter
Oct 2, 2025 / Press Release
OMAHA, NE— Dan Osborn, mechanic, veteran, and lifelong Independent, announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate raised over $1 million in the ...
State Fair Has Chicken Giveaway
Oct 2, 2025 / Press Release
The Nebraska State Fair distributed 179 broiler chickens to area non-profits. These birds were exhibited by youth at the Aksarben Stock Show. Follo...
Nebraska Forest Service Awarded Over $24 Million for Wildfire Mitigation Projects
Oct 2, 2025 / Benjamin Bohall Conservation Forester Public Information Officer
Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska Forest Service (NFS), part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natu...
Voting open for favorite sculpture
Oct 2, 2025 / Dana Jelinek Grand Island Tourism/Sculpture Walk Committee
Grand Island, NE - As summer fades into fall, it’s a great time to take a sculpture walk in Railside. From South Front Street to Koenig, and ...
Sculptors Needed for Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska
Oct 2, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Professional and emerging artists are invited to submit sculptures for outdoor exhibit to Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska...
UNMC nurse practitioner emergency care program achieves national validation
Oct 2, 2025 / John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Nebraska -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has achieved a major milestone in advancing emergency care educatio...
Black Hills Energy Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month with Free Trees Giveaway
Oct 2, 2025 / Stephanie King | Black Hills Energy | Public Affairs Manager, Central & Western Nebraska
Nebraska, October 1, 2025 -- Black Hills Energy is celebrating National Energy Awareness Month this October, by offering a limited number of free t...