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St. Francis Foundation’s Ticket to Win Kicking-Off Eighth Year

Apr 7, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — CHI Health St. Francis Foundation Ticket to Win is returning for its eighth year. Ticket sales, for the Foundation&rsquo...

Hastings Police Report

Apr 7, 2025 / HPD

April 7th 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On April 6, 2025, an 11-year-old Hastings resident was cited for assault by mutual consent an...

Hall County Board of Commissioners to Meet

Apr 7, 2025 / KRGI News

The Hall County Board of Commissioners meets on Tuesday at 9am. Listen to a preview with Pam Lancaster and see the agenda below. 

GI City Council Meets Tuesday

Apr 7, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

The Grand Island City Council has its regular meeting on Tuesday.  One item of note that is not on our agenda as planned is a public hearing ...

GI Police Report

Apr 7, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 04/07/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Hastings Police Report

Apr 6, 2025 / HPD

April 6th 2025Reported Offenses: On April 5, 2025, a 33-year-old Hastings resident reported theft in the 100 block of East 5th Street. On April 5...

TriCity LifeNet Reunites with Young Patient in Hastings

Apr 6, 2025 / Chris Thompson

HASTINGS, NE – April 3, 2025 – Cheers and applause filled the air at Hastings Middle School on Wednesday as students and staff gathered...

Scam Targets Nebraska Casinos

Apr 5, 2025 / Press Release

Omaha, NE — WarHorse Gaming, LLC, the parent company of WarHorse Casino Lincoln and WarHorse Casino Omaha, is alerting the public to a series...

Governor Pillen Statement on Upcoming Winner-Take-All Debate

Apr 5, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement ahead of Legislature’s anticipated first-round debate on LB3, which wo...

Hastings Police Report

Apr 5, 2025 / HPD

April 5th 2025Reported Offenses: On April 4, 2025, a 38-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 400 block of East 7th Stree...

Nazi Flag Picture Taken In Aurora Locker Room

Apr 5, 2025 / KRGI News/Aurora Public Schools

The following is a message that was posted to the Aurora Huskies Facebook page from Superintendent of Aurora Jody Phillips.  Late Thursday ev...

GILT Schedules Auditions for Summer Musical

Apr 4, 2025 / Jeanee Mueller Fossberg

Grand Island Little Theatre is announcing auditions for the summer show of the 2024-2025 season, “Disaster!”, a musical comedy by Jack ...

GISH Honors Night Celebrates Academic Excellence

Apr 4, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Academic excellence was on full display over the weekend at Grand Island Senior High (GISH). On Sunday evening, Senior...

Several Events Coming to GI

Apr 4, 2025 / KRGI News

Brad Mellema gave the latest from the Grand Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. 

Hairball Returns to GI

Apr 4, 2025 / VenuWorks

VenuWorks Presents announces HAIRBALL at the Heartland Events Center on Friday, September 12th at 7:30 pm.Celebrating 25 years of turning conc...

Work will begin on US-81 inn Stromsburg

Apr 4, 2025 / NDOT

April 4, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin on April 14 on U.S. Highway 81 (US-81) in Stromsburg, from refe...

Goodwill Makes New Grand Island Location Offical

Apr 4, 2025 / KRGI News

(Grand Island, NE) - It's a brand new location for Goodwill Industries of Grand Island as the move was made official in a ribbon cutting on Friday ...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: A Celebration of Nebraska Beef

Apr 4, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

Nebraska is the Beef State. Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do. One in four jobs in Nebraska is related to agriculture. Beef is essent...

GI Police Report

Apr 4, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 04/04/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on reports, p...

Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Checks Held Throughout Nebraska

Apr 3, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

April 3, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have completed alcohol and tobacco compliance checks in numerous...

Gov. Pillen Comments on Trump Trade Plan

Apr 3, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Liberation Day announcement of his fair-...

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen Plans Upcoming Trade Mission to Israel

Apr 3, 2025 / Josh Keenportz

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen speaks about the upcoming trade mission to Israel and Nebraska’s proposed winner-take-all legislation. ...

Attorney General Hilgers Announces Expansion of Synthetic Delta 8 Fight to Grand Island and Kearney

Apr 3, 2025 / Suzanne Gage

Lincoln--Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against illegal or unlawful synthetic THC. After ...

Youth Philanthropy Board Awards $27,170 to Hall County Nonprofits

Apr 3, 2025 / Megan Vaughn Communications Officer

Listen to an interview with Megan Vaughn below.Grand Island, NE – The Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB), a group of high school juniors, has&nbs...

Hastings Police Report

Apr 3, 2025 / HPD

April 3rd 2025Reported Offenses: On April 2, 2025, a 86-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 200 block of North Hastings Avenue. On...