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BIONIC Team Launched At Northwest
Nov 1, 2024 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - Northwest High School implemented a new program called the BIONIC Team. BIONIC stands for Believe It Or Not I Care. Our m...
GI Police Report
Nov 1, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/01/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
October’s Mid-America Manufacturing Index Turns Positive Even as Job Losses Continue
Nov 1, 2024 / Creighton University
October 2024 Survey Highlights:*For the fifth time this year, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, rose above growth neutral.Almost four of 1...
Tabitha Tip: Volunteering is Your Answer for Self-Growth
Nov 1, 2024 / Tabitha
Humor us with this metaphor: if your mind is a small, green sprout—barely peeking through the ground in which it was planted—volunteeri...
Grand Island Public Schools Foundation Awards $12,091 for Surprise Classroom Grants
Oct 31, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Grand Island Public Schools Foundation was out in the GIPS district with great surprises for innovative teachers, surpr...
2023 Irrigation and Water Management data now available
Oct 31, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. October 31, 2024 - There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water appl...
Multilingual Communication at Key at GIPS
Oct 31, 2024 / KRGI News
Bianca Ayala, principal at Gates Elementary visited about the challenges with several different languages being spoken at the school.
Gov. Pillen to Administer Enlistment Oath During Husker Football Halftime
Oct 31, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen will be joined by officers from the Nebraska National Guard in administering the Oath of Enlistment to more...
Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Hall County
Oct 31, 2024 / NSP
October 31, 2024 (Grand Island, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks in Hall ...
Merrick County Accident Results in Fatality
Oct 31, 2024 / John R Westman/Sheriff
At approximately 4:42 p.m., on 10-29-2024, the Merrick County Sheriff’s Office was detailed to Highway 30 and 35th Road in Rural Merrick Coun...
Troopers Arrest One After Lancaster County Pursuit
Oct 31, 2024 / NSP
October 30, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after a pursuit in Lancaster County...
New Venue Announced for Cornhusker State Games Shooting Sports in 2025
Oct 30, 2024 / CSG
Grand Island, Neb. (October 28, 2024) — The Nebraska Sports Council and Grand Island Tourism have reached an agreement to relocate Cornhusker...
Nebraska Celebrates Oct. 30 As Buckle Up Phone Down Day
Oct 30, 2024 / NDOT
Oct. 30, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Today, Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) join other Departments o...
Educators Health Alliance Sets 2025-26 School Year Rates
Oct 30, 2024 / NSEA
Lincoln, NE – Oct. 30, 2024 – There will be an overall increase of 5.49% in premiums next year for the medical and dental insurance pla...
Waugh Named Interim President at Peru State
Oct 30, 2024 / Judi Yorges, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications
PERU, NE – The Chancellor of the Nebraska State College System has appointed Dr. Wendy Waugh as Interim President of Peru State College, effe...
PSC Cold Weather Rule In Effect
Oct 30, 2024 / PSC
Lincoln, October 30, 2024- Winter months can be trying, that’s why the Nebraska Public ServiceCommission (PSC) is reminding customers s...-2024-10-30-14-09-20.jpg?width=550&height=289)
UNMC named new public health regional center for CDC
Oct 30, 2024 / UNMC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded UNMC one of 10 Regional Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response across ...
Heavy Traffic Returns With Husker Gameday
Oct 30, 2024 / NDOT
Oct. 30, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Nebraska football returns to Lincoln this weekend for the first home game in nearly a month. With the re...
BCV Plans Special Event on 11/8
Oct 30, 2024 / KRGI News
The Business Coalition for Veterans has its annual Marine Corps Birthday Party on November 8th at the Grand Generation Center. Chef Anthony Brando ...
CNCAA Has Successful Drug Take Back
Oct 30, 2024 / KRGI News
The Prevention Project, a part of the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addiction, took in over 90 pounds of medications during Saturday's...
CDHD Provides Halloween Safety Tips
Oct 30, 2024 / KRGI News
Elizabeth Perez of The Central District Health Department joined Brian Gallagher.
17 Islanders Named All State Musicians
Oct 30, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Several Islanders will be representing Grand Island Senior High at 2024 All-State Music Ensembles at the Lied Center on...
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminder: IRS and Security Summit supply online safety tips
Oct 30, 2024 / Craig Childs IRS Media Relations
WASHINGTON – As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month concludes and preparation for next tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service and...
GI Police Report
Oct 30, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/30/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...-2024-10-30-07-50-26.jpg?width=550&height=289)
This must change’: UNK initiative targets state’s early childhood workforce shortage
Oct 30, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Every Nebraskan must have access to quality, affordable early childhood education. That statement from University of Nebraska at K...