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GI City Council Meets Tuesday
Feb 10, 2025 / City of GI
Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetFebruary 11, 2025 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDERThis is an open meeti...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 10, 2025 / HPD
February 10th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 9, 2025, a 52-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 2200 block of North Kansas...
Hall County Board of Commissioners Next Meeting Tuesday
Feb 10, 2025 / KRGI News
The next meeting of the Hall County Board of Commissioners is Tuesday. Butch Hurst provide comments as part of the Community Connection Monday with... (1)-2025-02-10-10-05-23.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Free Education Series for the Community-Feb. 27 Fact or Fiction? Type 2 Diabetes is Reversible
Feb 10, 2025 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI
GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, is hosting a heart-education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thur...
GI Police Report
Feb 10, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 2/10/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...
Snow Expected Early in the Week
Feb 9, 2025 / NWS
Snow expected in the Region. Chances for snow will come in 2 rounds: Monday afternoon into at least part of the day Tuesday and then again Tuesday...
NSP Investigating Homicide in Seward UPDATE
Feb 9, 2025 / NSP
February 9, 2025 (Seward, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is now able to release additional information regarding the ongoing investi...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 9, 2025 / HPD
February 9th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 8, 2025, a 63-year-old Hastings resident reported fraud in the 1000 block of North Burlington Aven...-2025-02-09-14-44-16.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Governor Pillen Testifies in Support of the Stand With Women Act
Feb 9, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen appeared before the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Ramsey as District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District
Feb 9, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Kane M. Ramsey as district court judge in the Ninth Judicial Dist...
Columbus Man Receives 78 Months After Selling Methamphetamine to Law Enforcement
Feb 9, 2025 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Brandon Salyers, age 31, of Columbus, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 6, 2025, in federal cour...
New York Man Sentenced for Possession of Stolen Mail and Postal Keys
Feb 9, 2025 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that William Stewart, age 29, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced on February 6, 2025, in federal cour...
A Night and Day Difference in Engaging Leadership
Feb 9, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In 2023, nearly 70 percent of the 105,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. involved fentanyl or another synthetic opioid. For the last four years, the l...
St Paul Single Rollover Claims Life Of Merrick County Woman
Feb 8, 2025 / KRGI News
(St Paul, NE) - On February 8, 2025, at approximately 1:20 a.m., Officers were dispatched to Highway 281 and Adams Street for a single-vehicle roll...-2025-02-07-14-04-25.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Troopers Find 110 LBs of Meth, 85 LBs of Marijuana in Traffic Stops
Feb 7, 2025 / NSP
February 7, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people after locating 110 pounds of... (1)-2025-02-07-12-52-20.jpg?width=550&height=289)
State of the City Address Delivered in Grand Island
Feb 7, 2025 / KRGI News
Grand Island, Neb. — Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele delivered his annual State of the City address on Friday. The Grand Island Young Profes...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 7, 2025 / HPD
February 7th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 6, 2025, a 46-year-old Hastings resident reported threats that occurred on February 5, 2025, in th...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Feb 7, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Protecting Our Sovereignty, Our Servicemembers, and Our Allies
Feb 7, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a lawless, politicized body. It threatens our sovereignty, our servicemembers, and our allies. It has inv...
Arrest Made in HEC Collission
Feb 7, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 02/07/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
West Lawn Principal Honored with NSLA Distinguished Administrator Award
Feb 6, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Grand Island (Neb.) — One administrator was surprised with a special visit during the staff professional learning day. Dr. Maggie Mintken, p...-2025-02-06-13-26-52.jpg?width=550&height=289)
UNK launches $10,000 scholarship for future nurses
Feb 6, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is offering a new scholarship for pre-nursing students, thanks to a generous estate gif...
Mayor Roger Steele to Deliver State of the City Address
Feb 6, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele will deliver his annual State of the City address on Friday, February 7 at the Venues on...-2025-02-06-13-05-55.jpg?width=550&height=289)
CCC Employee Receives ACPA Award
Feb 6, 2025 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Commission for Two-Year Colleges has recognized a member of the Centra...
GISH Robotics Club Hosts Tourney Saturday
Feb 6, 2025 / KRGI News
Robotics instructor Alex Kemnitz and GISH Student Ivan Baldwin joined Brian Gallagher in advance of the Clash on the Platte tournament on Saturday....