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Get Ready to Bust a Move with the  2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program!

Jan 13, 2025 / Demi Kulper Social Impact and Communications Coordinator

When the Girl Scout Cookies drop, the Panda-Monium begins! The 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program is here. With the adorable panda as our 2025 mascot, ...

Grand Island Public Library Receives Accreditation

Jan 13, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library is one of 38 Nebraska libraries to receive accreditation from the Nebraska Library Commi...

Gov. Pillen Issues Statement Regarding New PSC Leadership and Return to Office Resolution

Jan 13, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement concerning recent action by the Nebraska Public Service Commission (P...

Nebraska Library Commission Announces Public Library Accreditation

Jan 13, 2025 / Bailee Juroshek

Nebraska Library Commission Library Development Director Christa Porter recently announced the accreditation of thirty-eight public libraries acros...

Gov. Pillen Joins Republican Governors Advocating Passage of DOGE Efficiencies

Jan 13, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has joined 25 other Republican governors in a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majori...

GI City Council Meets Tuesday

Jan 13, 2025 / City of GI

The Grand Island City Council meets Tuesday. Here's the agenda. Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetJa...

Hall County Board Meets Tuesday

Jan 13, 2025 / KRGI News

Hall County Commissioner Jane Richardson joined Brian Gallagher on Monday in advance of Tuesday's Board meeting. See below for the interview and an...

Legislative Round-Up: Week of Jan. 8

Jan 13, 2025 / Josie Golka, Nebraska News Service

LINCOLN--The 109th Nebraska Legislature convened last week for the first days of the 2025 session to swear in newly elected state senators, elect c...

TikTok Lawsuit Will Proceed in Lancaster County District Court

Jan 13, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2025  On January 10, 2025, District Court Judge Lori A. Maret of Lancaster Court denied TikTok’s Mo...

GI Police Report

Jan 13, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 1/13/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For moreinformation on reports, ple...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 12, 2025 / HPD

January 12th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 11, 2025, a 60-year-old Kearney resident reported fraud in the 800 block of East South Street. On ...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 11, 2025 / HPD

January 11th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 10, 2025, a 21-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 700 block of East 3rd...

Kearney Woman Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Distribution of Methamphetamine

Jan 11, 2025 / Lecia Wright - Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jade Summers, age 42, of Kearney, Nebraska was sentenced on January 10, 2025, in federal court in ...

Hastings Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

Jan 11, 2025 / Lecia Wright - Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jesse S. Flanagan, age 36, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 10, 2025, in federal co...

Gov. Pillen, Sen. Kauth and Athletes Introduce Stand With Women Act

Jan 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined state senators and female athletes announcing the Stand With Women Act (LB89). Senator Kathle...

Safeguarding American Sovereignty

Jan 11, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Ensuring the United States meets challenges we face around the world is a demanding but vital task. Dispute resolution and advanced international c...

Grand Island Receives $600,000 Rail Crossing Safety Grant

Jan 10, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Out of the $67.9 million awarded to Nebraska for Federal Rail Crossing Safety Grants, the City of Grand Island is bringi...

GIPS School Board Meets

Jan 10, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

The Grand Island Public School Board met on Thursday. Click here for the monthly Board Brief.

Nebraska December 2024 Grain and Hay Stocks

Jan 10, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. January 10, 2025 - Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2024 totaled 1.36 billion bushels, up 1% from 2023, acco...

Nebraska 2024 Annual Crop Production Summary

Jan 10, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. January 10, 2025 - Corn for grain production in Nebraska based on year-end surveys is estimated at 1.80 billion bushels, up 4% f...

Nebraska Receives $67.9M in Funding through Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program

Jan 10, 2025 / Jessie Sampson

Jan. 10, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that Neb...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Holding Criminal Illegal Aliens Accountable

Jan 10, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

The federal government has a fundamental responsibility to secure our borders. President Biden utterly failed to do that. Criminal illegal aliens h...

Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation and Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Report

Jan 10, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

AUDIO OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE CAN BE HEARD BELOW.Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Governor Jim Pillen, and Colonel John Bolduc gathered in the...

Nebraska Delegation Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Led by Smith, Ricketts to Honor Late Third District Representatives

Jan 10, 2025 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) ...

Hall County Sheriff's Office Works Multi Vehicle Accident on Thursday

Jan 10, 2025 / Josh Berlie, Chief Deputy Hall County Sheriff’s Office

On Thursday, January 9th at 6:49 PM deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Clarice St. and Highway 281 ...