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Heartland United Way Announces Educational Opportunities for Welcoming Week

Sep 9, 2024 / Press Release

Welcoming Week begins on Friday. Hear interviews with Celine Swan and Yolanda Nuncio plus another with Karen Rathke with Brian Gallagher.Grand Isla...

GI Police Report

Sep 9, 2024 / GIPD

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

Briese Announces Innovative Scholarship Program for Nebraska Students

Sep 9, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, September 9, 2024 — Today Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese announced the rollout of LB 1402, a groundbreaking initiativ...

Gold formally installed as University of Nebraska president, outlines vision for an 'extraordinary tomorrow'

Sep 9, 2024 / NNS

LINCOLN — Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., was formally installed as the ninth president of the University of Nebraska System during an academic ceremo...

South Locust Paving Project Begins

Sep 9, 2024 / City of GI

City of Grand Island – South Locust Street Paving Improvement Project; Highway 34 to Wood River Diversion Canal.  The City of Grand Isl...

Merrick County Two Vehicle Injury Accident Friday

Sep 8, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department

Merrick County Deputies were detailed to Highway 92 near 2nd Road in rural Merrick County for a two-vehicle injury accident on Friday, September 6t...

Small Plane Has Emergency Landing In Merrick County

Sep 8, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department

On Saturday, September 7th at approximately 3:56 p.m., the Merrick County Sheriff's Office was detailed north of Chapman near 3rd Road in rural Mer...

Broken Bow native wins 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

Sep 7, 2024 / Press Release

Nancy Sedlacek, of Broken Bow, is the winner of the 2024 North Platte Community College raffle car - a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. Her ticket was drawn...

Fixing the IRS

Sep 7, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

In August 2022, when President Biden signed into law the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, it included an $80 billion increase in IRS funding. Acc...

CDHD Has Updated Flu Shots Available

Sep 6, 2024 / KRGI News

Teresa Anderson with the Central District Health Department featured a variety of issues in her talk with Brian Gallagher. 

Student-owned business ‘Something Smol’ aims to make big difference, spread happiness

Sep 6, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

One question dominoed into a small business for one Grand Island Senior High student. Two years ago, Esther Silva was spending time with her grand...

Gi Police Report

Sep 6, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/06/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Norfolk Man Arrested in Narcotics Investigation

Sep 6, 2024 / NSP

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 (NORFOLK, NEB.)  — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the SNARE Drug Task Force, have arrested...

Grand Island Woman Sentenced for Methamphetamine Possession

Sep 6, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Hung Thuc Pham, age 38, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 5, 2024, in federal ...

Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Issues Consumer Alert Regarding Extortion Scam Utilizing Crypto

Sep 5, 2024 / AG

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is issuing a Consumer Alert regarding a recent email extortion scam that has been reported numerous ti...

Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events

Sep 5, 2024 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff this month i...

HHD begins Tuesday

Sep 5, 2024 / KRGI News

Husker Harvest Days is set for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in rural Hall County. Farm Progress Events Manager Matt Jungmann visited with Steve...

CCC Full-time Enrollment Increases

Sep 5, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Central Community College has announced its total college-wide enrollment for the 2024 fall semester is 6,553, comprised...

Rural Nebraskans Pessimistic about Well-Being

Sep 5, 2024 / Becky Vogt, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 5, 2024 — Rural Nebraskans are increasingly pessimistic about their current and future well-being, according to the ...

Four new members join St. Francis Foundation Board

Sep 5, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Grand Island, NE- CHI Health St. Francis Foundation recently welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors. New board members Joe Grabowski, ...

Grand Island Welcoming Week 2024 Welcoming Week: Friday, September 13th - Sunday, September 22nd

Sep 5, 2024 / Press Release

Grand Island, NE - The Grand Island community is set to join the nationwide celebration of “Welcoming Week” from September 13th to 22nd...

Nebraska Supreme Court Ballot Initiative Challenges to be Streamed on Nebraska Public Media ‘Live’

Sep 5, 2024 / Press Release

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments on three ballot initiative challenges regarding abortion rights on Monday, September 9, 2024. Cases...

Gov. Pillen Announces Resignation of DAS Director

Sep 5, 2024 / Press Release

 LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the resignation of Jason Jackson, director of the Department of Administrative Services (...

GI Police Report

Sep 5, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/05/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on reports, p...

September is National Preparedness Month

Sep 4, 2024 / NEMA

September 4, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is highlighting how important it is to prepare fo...