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City Of Grand Island

State Street Closure Starts Monday, March 25th

Mar 21, 2024 / City of Grand Island Public Works

The City of Grand Island Public Works Department is announcing State Street will be closed on Monday, March 25, 2024 between Sagewood Avenue and As...
Nebraska Department of Transportation

Road Work to Continue in Region

Mar 20, 2024 / NDOT

Weather permitting, work will begin March 25 on S-40D, Prosser Spur, from reference post 0.33 to reference post 6.08, according to the Nebrask...
Jeffery Gold

Nebraska Strikes Gold In President's SearchAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Mar 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Dr. Jeffrey Gold has been named the priority candidate to lead the University of Nebraska's four campuses. The announcement came after the Board of...
Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on The EPA’s New Tailpipe Standard

Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on The EPA’s New Tailpipe Standard

Mar 20, 2024 / NCGA

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) has voiced direct displeasure with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...
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HUW Schedules Annual Meeting

Mar 20, 2024 / HUW

Grand Island, Neb. – The Heartland United Way will hold its 77th Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at R...
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Senator Aguilar Addresses the Senator Halloran IssueAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Mar 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Grand Island Senator Ray Aguilar, chairman of the executive board, addressed the legislature Wednesday morning saying an investigation has been lau...
Photo Credit: Ruhter Auction & Realty

This Saturday: Unique Auction Of Collectible Wagons in Grand IslandAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Mar 20, 2024 / KRGI Sports Network

(Grand Island, NE) - The nation's largest collection of private draw wagons & horse-drawn conveyances will be selling at the Aurora Cooperative...
Nebraska Catholic Conference

Media Release: Joint Bishops’ Statement in Response to Alternative Ballot Initiative Proposal Providing Protections for Preborn Babies

Mar 20, 2024 / NCC

Lincoln, Nebraska - On Tuesday, a new ballot initiative providing protections for preborn children was released by Protect Women & Children. In...
University of Nebraska Medical Center

140 UNMC Medical Students Learn Residency Assignments

Mar 20, 2024 / UNMC

A total of 140 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, learned about their residency assignments M...
Nebraska State News

Smith, Ricketts, Sullivan Comment on EPA Finalizing Emission Rule for Biden’s EV Mandate

Mar 20, 2024 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) anno...
National-Weather-Service

Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week March 25-29, 2024

Mar 20, 2024 / NWS

As we flip the pages of the calendar, our attention turns to spring, but also the risk of severe weather. March 25-29, 2024 is Nebraska Severe Weat...
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GI Police Report

Mar 20, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/20/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Department of Justice

GI Man Sentenced in Federal Court

Mar 20, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Adam E. Jarzynka, 49, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 19, 2024, in federal court...
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

Severe Weather Awareness Week Approaching

Mar 19, 2024 / NEMA

March 19, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  March 25-29 is Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week. This week gives Nebraskans an opportunity...
Nebraska State News

Nebraska Medical Professionals Launch Ballot Initiative To Safeguard Women's Health Care

Mar 19, 2024 / Press Release

 LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, a committee of Nebraska medical professionals launched the Protect Women and Children Initiative, a ballot initi...
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Halloran Faces Scrutiny for Legislative CommentsAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Mar 19, 2024 / KRGI News

Nebraska state senator Steve Halloran of Hastings is facing backlash after reading an excerpt from a book, graphically depicting a rape as part of ...
Nebraska-Appleseed

Nebraska Appleseed receives $1 Million Grant from the Yield Giving Open Call

Mar 19, 2024 / Nebraska Appleseed

Lincoln, NE – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Nebraska Appleseed as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees....
History Nebraska

Malcolm X will become the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame

Mar 19, 2024 / History NE

Lincoln, NE - 03/19/2024 - The Nebraska Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Malcolm X will be inducted as the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall...
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GI Police Report

Mar 19, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/19/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
UNK senior Joselinne Carrizales plans to start her teaching career in central Nebraska after graduating in May with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and an English as a second language endorsement. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)

‘The jobs are there’: UNK teacher education focused on filling statewide need

Mar 18, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications

KEARNEY – On the Nebraska Department of Education website, there’s an interactive tool that allows people to look at PK-12 job openings...
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Troopers Arrest 10 Impaired Drivers in St. Patrick’s Day Campaign

Mar 18, 2024 / NSP

MARCH 18, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  Nebraska State Patrol troopers removed 10 impaired drivers from the road as a part of a special ...
CHI Health

Community Radon Prevention Event-April 15

Mar 18, 2024 / CHI

Kearney, NE--CHI Health Good Samaritan and Two Rivers Public Health Department are hosting a free cancer prevention event for the community from no...
Voters Choose Favorite In Sculpture Walk-Railside

Voters Choose Favorite In Sculpture Walk-Railside

Mar 18, 2024 / GI Tourism

[GRAND ISLAND, NE March 15, 2024]  An eleven foot tall sunflower was selected by voters as their favorite in the 2023-2024 Sculpture Walk Rail...
The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased 5% over the prior year, to an average of $4,015 per acre, according to the 2024 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report. The report is issued annually by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Center for Agricultural Profitability. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

UNL Study finds Nebraska Ag Land Values up 5%

Mar 18, 2024 / Ryan Evans, Department of Agricultural Economics

Lincoln, Nebraska, March 18, 2024 — The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased 5% over the prior year, to an average of $4,0...
GI Police Report

GI Police Report

Mar 18, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/18/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...