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Hastings Holds 80th D-Day Anniversary Activities
Jun 6, 2024 / City of Hastings
(Hastings, NE) - The National Parks Service recently named Hastings, Nebraska a World War II Heritage City. This designation honors communities and...
Ricketts Honors 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Jun 6, 2024 / Press Release
Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce a resolution commemorating the 80t...
GI Parks & Recreation Summer Concert Series Kicks Off Thursday
Jun 6, 2024 / City of Grand Island Release
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Parks & Recreation Department will be providing live music this summer on Thursday evenings from 8-...
Solar Farm Expansion Underway for Grand Island Utilities
Jun 6, 2024 / City of Grand Island Release
Grand Island, Neb. — Expansion is underway in northeast Grand Island as crews are installing 21,600 panels for what will become the second-la...
AGI Grand Island To Close
Jun 6, 2024 / AGI Statement Release
Winnipeg, MB, June 4, 2024: Ag Growth International (TSX: AFN) (“AGI” or the “Company”) announced, today, that it is s...
Adult Mountain Lion With Cubs Near Beaver City
Jun 5, 2024 / Furnas Co Sheriff Office
Sheriff’s office has received credible reports of sightings of an adult mountain lion with cubs in the North West part of Beaver City. Sherif...
Troopers Arrest 47 Impaired Drivers As Summer Travel Season Begins
Jun 5, 2024 / NSP- Lincoln
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 47 impaired drivers during a statewide campaign to begin the summer travel season. T...
GIPD Make Arrest In Stolen Cemetery Urn Case
Jun 5, 2024 / GIPD Release
(Grand Island, NE) - On Thursday, 5/23/24, officers received a report of a burglary at the Grand Island Cemetery, 3168 W Stolley Park Rd. Two urns,...
Hundreds Attend Parks & Recreation Open House
Jun 5, 2024 / City of Grand Island Release
Grand Island, Neb. — Residents of Grand Island made their voices heard on Tuesday, June 4 during the first of two public open houses regardin...
Flooding: USDA/FSA Reaches Out To Howard County
Jun 5, 2024 / KRGI News
Howard County Emergency Management received a letter from the USDA/Farm Service Agency division addressing the recent flooding that Howard County h...
TJ Maxx Employee Arrested For Theft-Unlawful Taking $5,000+
Jun 5, 2024 / GIPD Release
(Grand Island, NE) On 06/04/2024, an Officer would respond to 201 Wilmar Ave Ste A; TJ Maxx regarding an employee stealing items from TJ Maxx....
GIPD Make it Click Campaign Final Numbers
Jun 5, 2024 / GIPD Release
Officers of the Grand Island Police Department participated in the statewide “MAKE IT CLICK” high visibility enforcement campaign from ...Ricketts Welcomes Rosen as Lead Democrat Co-Sponsor on Tax Cuts for Veterans Act
Jun 5, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) welcomed Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) as the lead Democrat co-sponsor of his Tax Cu...
Grand Island - Discovery History Tours 2024
Jun 4, 2024 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - The Grand Island Visitors Bureau is happy to announce the Discover History Tours will be returning to Grand Island with plenty...
Attorney General Hilgers Leads Comment Opposing New Biden Administration Rule Increasing Costs of Stoves and Ovens
Jun 4, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN—Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a 23-state coalition in opposing the Biden Administration’s strict new energy-efficiency stan...
NSP Sgt. Ramsey Wins Nebraska Inspector Championships
Jun 4, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol
JUNE 3, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) secured first and second place in this year’s Nebraska Insp...
Hall County Update: Commissioner Scott Sorenson
Jun 3, 2024 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - Hall County Commissioner Scott Sorenson joined KRGI on Monday morning to provide an update for all happenings in Hall County. ...
Nance County Sheriff Deputies Discover Underage Party At Local Airbnb
Jun 2, 2024 / Nance County Sheriff's Office
At approximately 10:45 pm on Friday, May 31st Nance County Dispatch received a report of a large party taking place at an Airbnb rental property in...
Severe Weather Possible
Jun 2, 2024 / NWS
A line of storms will move through the area this evening. Initial storms will be supercells with a threat for all hazards, but over time the storms...
Youth Art Show Display Opens on June 1
Jun 1, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. – The Grand Island Public Library is proud to present the new combined annual Youth Art Show with art from area children a...
New Grant Dollars to Impact Grand Island
Jun 1, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Central Nebraska Growth Foundation (Growth Foundation), Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation's 501(c)3...
Nebraska’s Tax Burden Threatens Future Growth
Jun 1, 2024 / By Jamie Karl President Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce
Think about the positive news emerging from the Cornhusker State. Nebraska has been ranked the third-best state by U.S. News and World Report,...
President Biden Should not Transfer Student Debt to Taxpayers
Jun 1, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Biden did not have the constitutional authority to mass transfer up to $400 billion in student...
Tabitha Tip: Cultivating the Environment Starts With Your Own
May 31, 2024 / Hannah Polacek Marketing & Social Media Specialist
When most folks think of the environment, their mind may wander to the kinds of birds that flutter to their birdfeeder, what types of plants and tr...
Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events
May 31, 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 during the m...