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Investigation into International “ATM Jackpotting” Scheme and Tren de Aragua results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants

Investigation into International “ATM Jackpotting” Scheme and Tren de Aragua results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants

Jan 26, 2026 / Amy Donato

OMAHA – A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned an additional indictment last week charging 31 individuals for their ro...
Two young boys buy ice cream from the owner of Sandhills Ice Cream and Treats in Valentine, Nebraska, in May 2023. (Russell Shaffer/Rural Prosperity Nebraska)

Connections, contributions matter to rural Nebraskans, poll shows

Jan 26, 2026 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 2026 — Most rural Nebraskans continue to think positively about their communities, according to the latest result...

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved grant award recommendations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside Assistance Program and the Recreational Trails Program

Jan 26, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved grant award recommendations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside Assistance Program a...
CUTLINE: James Schnable, Nebraska Corn Presidential Chair and professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has earned the 2026 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences. He is the youngest researcher to receive the award. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Media

National Academy of Sciences salutes Schnable for pioneering work

Jan 26, 2026 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Communications

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 2026 — The National Academy of Sciences has awarded Husker plant geneticist James Schnable one of its highest hon...
GI Police Report

GI Police Report

Jan 26, 2026 / GIPD

News media report for: 01/26/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, ple...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 25, 2026 / HPD

January 25th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 24, 2026, a 34-year-old Clay Center resident reported a hit and run in the 900 block of East South ...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 24, 2026 / HPD

January 24th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 23, 2026, a 61-year-old Kearney resident reported a theft in the 800 block of East South Street. O...
Grants available for rural programs

Grants available for rural programs

Jan 24, 2026 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director

The long-standing tradition of rural Nebraskans helping one another is the foundation of the Rural Community Impact Grants, soon to be available to...
Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on E15 Exclusion from Funding Bill Language

Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on E15 Exclusion from Funding Bill Language

Jan 24, 2026 / Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on E15 Exclusion from Funding Bill Language

LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a final appropriations bill that omits language allowing consumers nationwide to a...

A Results-Driven Path Forward for Year-Round E15 

Jan 24, 2026 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Nebraska’s farmers have been clear from the very beginning: they need reliable markets to sell their products. Every day, agricultural produc...
Grand Island Public Schools to Host “Board 101” Public Workshops

Grand Island Public Schools to Host “Board 101” Public Workshops

Jan 24, 2026 / Mitchell Roush GIPS

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — The Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) Board of Education invites the public to attend their newly scheduled "GIPS Boar...

Gov. Pillen Issues Executive Order to Help Meet Power Generation Needs

Jan 23, 2026 / Governor's Office

LINCOLN, NE – Due to sub-zero and dangerous temperatures that have moved across the state, Governor Jim Pillen has signed an executive order ...

GI Police Report

Jan 23, 2026 / GIPD

FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 01/23/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 23, 2026 / HPD

January 23rd 2026Reported Offenses: On January 22, 2026, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1700 block of North Crane Aven...

Mosaic Offers Numerous ServicesAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

Guy Skodmin, community relations manager, discussed the MOSAIC organization in Central Nebraska.  audio1

EPIC Discovery Center Takes Next StepAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

Scott Mazour and Alison Larson gave a status update on the EPIC Discovery Center in Grand Island.    Audio1

LB653 Advances at the Nebraska LegislatureAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

Debate Friday at the legislature centered on LB653 and subsequent Amendments. Part of the measure would repeal a law passed in 2023 mandating no su...

LB417 Fails to Advance at the LegislatureAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

LB 417 didn't receive the votes necessary to advance at the Nebrsaska Legisature on Friday. The bill was introduced by Elliott BostarThe following...

Former Corrections Officer Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmate

Jan 23, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol

Scottsbluff — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a former Scotts Bluff County corrections officer after an investigat...

Legislative UpdateAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News

**After over two days of debate, LB400 was passed over at the Nebraska Legislature on Friday. The intent of LB400 is to provide funds under the Neb...
Courtesy Heartland United Way/olunteers sort and hand out food at the Howard/Greeley County Food Pantry in St. Paul in March of 2025. The food pantry has previously been awarded Rural Community Impact Grants.

Grants available for rural Nebraska programs

Jan 23, 2026 / Heartland United Way

The long-standing tradition of rural Nebraskans helping one another is the foundation of the Rural Community Impact Grants, soon to be available to...
Courtesy/Merrick County Sheriff Office

Mountain lion spotted in Merrick County

Jan 23, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office

Clarks, Neb.- At approximately 8:40 pm a resident of Summerwood Resort contacted a Merrick County Deputy to report a mountain lion sighting in the ...
Schroder Starts as Library Programming Assistant in Hastings

Schroder Starts as Library Programming Assistant in Hastings

Jan 23, 2026 / Troy Hermann

Katie Schroder started Tuesday as a Library Programming Assistant working with the Bookmobile in Hastings.
CCC Entrepreneurship Center Receives $10K from NACCE

CCC Entrepreneurship Center Receives $10K from NACCE

Jan 23, 2026 / Central Community College

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Central Community College Entrepreneurship Center has been awarded $10,000 from the National Association for Communi...

Cold Weather Continues

Jan 23, 2026 / NWS

Key Message #1: A Winter Storm Warning will be in effect for Rooks, Osborne and Mitchell counties in Kansas today from noon until 6AM Sunday. Up to...