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Dicamba: removing a tool from the toolbox

Feb 11, 2024 / By Chabella Guzman, PREEC communications

The soybean growers in Nebraska and across the U.S. have just been thrown a curveball, as a federal court in Arizona vacated registration of dicamb...

Ricketts Announces Mobile Office Hours

Feb 11, 2024 / 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...

GI: State of the City Address

Feb 9, 2024 / KRGI News

Mayor Roger Steele gave his annual State of the City address this morning. Here's the complete audio file.

Train Derails Near Cairo

Feb 9, 2024 / KRGI News

Cleanup continues from a train derailment in the region today. In a statement, Burlington Northern Santa Fe confirms that a train carrying co...

GI Police Report

Feb 9, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 02/09/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Governor Pillen and NDOT Recognize Snow Fighter Recognition Week

Feb 9, 2024 / Press Release

Feb. 8, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Today, Governor Pillen along with the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recognized Neb...

New Information Released in Columbus PD Officer-Involved Shooting

Feb 9, 2024 / NSP

FEBRUARY 8, 2024 (COLUMBUS, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is able to provide additional details on the Columbus Police Department o...

Front of the Hall County courthouse building.

Election Training Offered

Feb 9, 2024 / Hall County

The Hall County Election Office will be offering a training session for registered voters to become a Deputy Registrar – a volunteer who is t...

Bygone Book Club February Meeting to Discuss Sod Houses

Feb 9, 2024 / City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The popular local history book club and discussion group Bygone Book Club will discuss Roger Welsch’s “Sod W...

VITA Program Helps With Tax Prep

Feb 8, 2024 / VITA

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in Hastings, Nebraska, is offering free tax preparation for area residents. Volunteer prep...

UNMC College of Nursing Online Master’s Program Ranks Among Best

Feb 8, 2024 / UNMC

In the 2024 Best Online Programs rankings from U.S. News & World Report, the UNMC College of Nursing’s online master’s in nursing p...

McCook Man Sentenced to 31 Years for Production of Child Pornography

Feb 8, 2024 / Department of Justice

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jeron Messersmith, 29, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 7, 2024, in federal...

GI Police Report

Feb 8, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 02/08/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Kearney, Lexington Men Sentenced

Feb 8, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Royce Love, 45, of Kearney, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 2, 2024, in federal court in Linco...

Mayor Steele to Speak at ‘State of the City’

Feb 8, 2024 / City of GI

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — On Friday, Feb. 9, Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele will be delivering his 2024 State of the City Address. The event is ...

GISH Promotes Ladwig to Activities Director

Feb 7, 2024 / GIPS

GRAND ISLAND, NEB. — A familiar face is set to lead activities at Grand Island Senior High (GISH). GISH has named Chris Ladwig the new Activi...

GIPS Board Set to Meet

Feb 7, 2024 / GIPS

The Next meeting of the Grand Island Public School board is Thursday. Here's what's on tap. February 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM - GIPS BOE Regular Meeting...

GILT Presents Mom's Gift

Feb 7, 2024 / GILT

Grand Island Little Theatre announces the February show of the 2023-2024 season, “Mom’s Gift”, a comedy by Phil Olson. “Mom...

Last year, Payton Cisneros (left), manager, Emergency Department was one of 26 recipients to receive a scholarship from Good Samaritan to help further her education. Shelby Shipp (right), chair, Nursing Shared Governance Council presented Cisneros with a ceremonial check.

Good Samaritan Accepting Applications for Health Career Scholarships until April 1

Feb 7, 2024 / CHI

KEARNEY - Since 1989, the Foundation at CHI Health Good Samaritan has awarded $311,141 in scholarships to 457 future nurses, respiratory therapists...

Juanita Farmer Talks Corn

Feb 7, 2024 / NCB

By Jay ReinersFarmer from Juanita, Nebraska and Chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board Editor’s Note – The following article is one of a ...

Group photo pictured from left to right: Mattison Beattie (So.) – Sumner, NE; Ainsley Fischer (Sr.) – Franktown, CO; Jaylea Pope (So.) - Ravenna, NE; Noah Summers (So.) – Gibbon, NE; Emelia Rourke (So.), Waverly, NE

Beef Leadership Experience Sees Successful Second Year of Program

Feb 7, 2024 / NE Beef

Kearney, NE (February 7, 2024) – For the second year in a row, the Nebraska Beef Council hosted the Beef Leadership Experience in and around ...

GI Police Report

Feb 7, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 02/07/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

NSP Investigating Columbus PD Officer-Involved Shooting

Feb 7, 2024 / NSP

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 (COLUMBUS, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol Special Investigations Team is investigating a Columbus Police Department...

City of GI Treats Starling Population

Feb 7, 2024 / City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — For the 19th-straight year, the city of Grand Island is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...

Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy

$6.7 million awarded to Waste and Litter Reduction, Recycling, and Scrap Tire Grants

Feb 6, 2024 / NDEE

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) Director Jim Macy announced Feb.6 the award of $6,697,474 in grants to s...