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GISH Senior Named National Merit Semi-Finalist
Oct 14, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Diana Stephenson is proof that hard work and challenging yourself pays off. The senior at Grand Island Senior High (GISH) is in the Healthcare Pat...
Board of Trustees Appoints Kupper as Chadron State President
Oct 14, 2025 / Judi Yorges, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications
LINCOLN – The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges voted Monday to appoint Dr. Jodi Kupper as the next President of Chadron State...
Wipe Out Cancer–10th year
Oct 14, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY — Kearney Tire & Auto Service is holding its tenth annual "Wipe Out Cancer" campaign throughout October. Since 2015, the "Change ...
NSP Hosts Officials from 11 States for Commercial Vehicle Training
Oct 14, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 14, 2025 (Kearney, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol hosted troopers and officers from eleven other states for a week of traini...
Grand Island's Liberty Campus Unveils The Residences for Seniors Affordable Housing
Oct 14, 2025 / Press Release
Listen to the press event below. Grand Island, NE – October 14, 2025 – The Residences at Liberty Campus, a newly completed affordable ...
KPS Students Selected for Nebraska Middle Level All-State Orchestra
Oct 14, 2025 / Tori Stofferson
Kearney, Neb. — Kearney Public Schools is proud to announce that three students have been selected to participate in the Nebraska Middle Leve...
GI Police Report
Oct 14, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/14/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
GI City Council to Meet Tuesday
Oct 13, 2025 / KRGI News
Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetOctober 14, 2025 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDERThis is an open meetin...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 13, 2025 / HPD
October 13th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 13, 2025, a 59-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 3300 block of Parklane Drive. Ar...
GI Police Report
Oct 13, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/13/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
KPS Phones and Network are Down: Update – Network Disruption
Oct 13, 2025 / KPS
October 12, 2025 We want to inform you of an important situation impacting Kearney Public Schools. Last Friday, our district’s technology ne...
Hall County Agricultural Committee to Host “Feed the Farmers” Events
Oct 13, 2025 / Press Release
(Grand Island, NE) – The Hall County Agricultural Committee will host two “Feed the Farmers” events this week to show appreciatio...
Whole Raw Soybeans Cost Competitive Protein Supplement for Cows and Calves
Oct 11, 2025 / By Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Current market conditions for raw, whole soybeans are making them price competitive in parts of Nebraska with other protein sources, such as distil...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 11, 2025 / HPD
October 11th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 10, 2025, a 52-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1700 block of North Crane Aven...
County Court Judge Arthur S. Wetzel to Retire January 2, 2026
Oct 11, 2025 / Press Release
October 10, 2025 County Court Judge Arthur S. Wetzel of the 9th Judicial District has announced his retirement, effective January 2, 2026. Jud...
Leadership Promotes Peace
Oct 11, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Events in recent weeks have highlighted the importance of safety, security, and the vital role of law enforcement in our communities. Violence has ...
GIPS Board Brief From October
Oct 11, 2025 / Mitchell Roush GIPS
For the board brief from Thursday, click here.
Chief Deputy Dan Schleusener Announces Candidacy for Buffalo County Sheriff
Oct 10, 2025 / Press Release
Kearney, NE — Dan Schleusener, the current Chief Deputy Sheriff for the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, has announced his intent...
GIPS Launches Next Strategic Plan, ‘80. 90. 100: Empowering Student Success’
Oct 10, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
See video comments from Matt Fisher below. GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — The road map for the next five years in Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) ...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 10, 2025 / HPD
October 10th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 9, 2025, a 59-year-old Glenvil resident reported a burglar in the 1300 block of West E Street. On ...
Wanted Person Arrested After Pursuit in Central Nebraska
Oct 10, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 10, 2025 (Hastings, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a person wanted out of Pennsylvania after a p...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Healthcare Hypocrisy of Chuck Schumer and the Democrats
Oct 10, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
For the 10th day, the government is shutdown. Government services have diminished or stopped. Senate Democrats want to hold rural Nebraskans&rsqu...
St. Francis Provides Infant Memorial Service–Oct. 14
Oct 10, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
GRAND ISLAND —CHI Health St. Francis will provide an Infant Memorial Service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the hospital’s Chapel. T...
GI Police Report
Oct 10, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/10/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
MONA curator, Hastings College faculty to discuss Nebraska’s ‘State of the Art’
Oct 9, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College will host “The State of the Art,” a panel discussion with the curator of the Museum of Ne...