Local News

GISH Speech Coach Named CNFL Director of the Year

Feb 13, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — The Islander speech team won more than medals at the speech tournament at Grand Island Senior High on Feb. 1. Loria Le...

Heartland United Way Plans for Upcoming Events

Feb 13, 2025 / KRGI News

Karly Behrendt joined Brian Gallagher to talk about the latest from the Heartland United Way. 

GIPS Board Meets Thursday UPDATE

Feb 13, 2025 / KRGI News

Click for the agenda of the GIPS School Board meeting on Thursday.  Listen to an interview with Superintendent Matt Fisher

Hastings Police Report

Feb 13, 2025 / HPD

February 13th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 12, 2025, a 36-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault that occurred February 9, 2025, in ...

GI Police Report

Feb 13, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 2/13/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...

Board Game Saturdays Coming to Grand Island Public Library

Feb 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library has a growing collection of highly rated board games, and the public is invited to come ...

City of Grand Island Issues Downtown Parking Ban

Feb 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island will be clearing and hauling snow in the downtown area overnight tonight. Businesses in the do...

Kearney Parking Ban Tomorrow Morning

Feb 12, 2025 / City of Kearney

The City of Kearney Street Division announces that a Parking Ban has been declared for the Downtown area of the City of Kearney. Snow removal will ...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 12, 2025 / HPD

February 12th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 11, 2025, a 26-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 300 block of North Lincoln Aven...

UPDATE: Snow Operations & Residential Street Snow Removal

Feb 12, 2025 / City of Kearney

The City of Kearney Street Division announces that snow removal operations have been continuous since early this morning. All highways, 4-lane...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Jesse Bradley to be Interim Director of DEE and DNR

Feb 12, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Jesse Bradley as interim director for the Department of Environment and...

Residential Plowing to Begin at 9 a.m. in Grand Island

Feb 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island will begin plowing snow in the residential areas beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 12. Re...

GI City Council Approves Good Life District Master Plan

Feb 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Our city council meeting has concluded for the night, with another round of key decisions impacting the "big picture" for the city for decades to c...

GI Police Report

Feb 12, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 2/12/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...

Latest Weather Update on Winter Weather from NWS

Feb 12, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1:For now, there have been NO CHANGES to ongoing Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning. IN GENERAL, final/eventual snow tot...

City of Grand Island Issues Snow Emergency

Feb 11, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Based on the official Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service, the City of Grand Island has decla...

Transfer Station Announces Maintenance Closure

Feb 11, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Transfer Station, which is located at 5050 West Old Potash Highway, will be closed on Friday, February 21 and Saturd...

NSP Urges Online Safety for Safer Internet Day

Feb 11, 2025 / NSP

February  11, 2025 (Lincoln, NEB.)  —  Today is Safer Internet Day! The Nebraska State Patrol Tech Crimes Unit and Internet Cr...

Vorderstrasse named Hastings Fire Chief

Feb 11, 2025 / City Of Hastings Release

Members of the Hastings City Council voted 8-0 during their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 10 to appoint Troy Vorderstrasse as Chief of Hastings F...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 11, 2025 / HPD

February 11th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 10, 2025, a 38-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 200 block of Wes...

Winter Weather Returns

Feb 11, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1:Overall, there have been NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES from previous forecasts. While pesky areas of light snow/flurries will occur across ...

GI Police Report

Feb 11, 2025 / GIPD

MEDIA REPORTNews media report for: 2/11/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informati...

Gov. Pillen Advocates for Property Tax Relief Through TEEOSA Adjustments

Feb 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee in favor of LB303 which aims to provi...

GICC Elementary and Speech Featured on Community Connection

Feb 10, 2025 / KRGI News

GICC Superintendent Jordan Engle focused on the elementary school and on the speech team as part of last week's conversation with Brian Gallagher.

Attorney General Hilgers Leads 23 State Coalition in Criticizing Biden-Harris Dietary Recommendations

Feb 10, 2025 / AG

Lincoln - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers led 23 states in pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a committee appointed by the...