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YWCA of Grand Island Launches Capital Campaign to Renovate New Location and Expand Childcare & Community Programs

Jan 20, 2025 / Amanda Moritz, Development Coordinator, YWCA Grand Island

Hear comments from Amy Bennett, Executive Director, below.Grand Island, NE – The YWCA of Grand Island is excited to announce the launch of it...

Pleasanton Board of Education Seeks Community Support for School Expansion Project

Jan 20, 2025 / Press Release

LISTEN TO INTERVIEW WITH SUPERINTENDENT NATHAN LIGHTLE BELOW[Pleasanton, NE] – January 15, 2025 – The Pleasanton Board of Education is ...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 20, 2025 / HPD

January 20, 2025Reported Offenses: On January 19, 2025, a 59-year-old Ravenna resident reported a hit and run accident in the 700 block of West La...

The Latest on the Cold Weather

Jan 20, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon Tuesday. Includes south central Nebraska counties in our forecast area. The Cold...

Cold Weather Advisory Continues

Jan 19, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect for our Nebraska counties through 12PM Tuesday. Key Message #2: Overnight lows as low as...

Legislative Round-Up: Week of Jan. 12

Jan 19, 2025 / Owen Reimer Nebraska News Service

LINCOLN – In its second week of the 2025 session, the 109th Nebraska Legislature hosted Gov. Jim Pillen for the State of the State address wh...

Ricketts, Cotton Statement on TikTok Being Removed from App Stores

Jan 19, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to the news tha...

Cold Weather Advisory Issued

Jan 18, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from Midnight tonight until Noon Tuesday. Area includes south central Nebraska. Key Message #2:...

Teeing Up Winning Policy

Jan 17, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Recent discussions I have had with President Trump and my congressional colleagues highlight both the significant challenges and the opportunity we...

Gov. Pillen, Sen. Ricketts Issue Statements Following SCOTUS TikTok Decision

Jan 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple

 LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pilen released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding a law that b...

Two Arrested After Drugs, Gun Found in Syracuse

Jan 17, 2025 / NSP

January 17, 2025 (Syracuse, Neb.)  — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people during a narcotics investigat...

Cold Weather on the Way

Jan 17, 2025 / KRGI News

A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from Saturday night through Tuesday morning.  Wind chills of -15 to -25 degrees are expected.  Ple...

GI City Offices Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — With the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the City of Grand Island would like to announce various closures. Al...

Hastings: Terry Brown named Groundskeeper of the Year

Jan 17, 2025 / City Of Hastings Release

(Hastings, NE) - Terry Brown, 63, Parks Maintenance Superintendent for the City of Hastings, was honored Jan. 8 during the Nebraska Turf Conference...

Nebraska Teachers Honored with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

Jan 17, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

NEBRASKA TEACHERS HONORED WITH PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING Six Nebraska teachers are among 300 national...

Hastings Police Report

Jan 17, 2025 / HPD

January 17th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 16, 2025, a 33-year-old Hastings resident reported an out of control juvenile in the 1700 block of ...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Closing the Book on President Biden’s Record of Failures

Jan 17, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

This week, America is closing the book on President Biden’s record of failures. His policies gave our country high prices and overregulation....

Free Heart Education for the Community-Jan. 23

Jan 17, 2025 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, is hosting a heart education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thur...

Most Rural Nebraskans are Positive About Their Communities

Jan 17, 2025 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 17, 2025 — The latest results from the 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll show that, overall, rural Nebraskans are positive abo...

Good Life District Master Plan Nearing Completion

Jan 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Just months removed from the implementation of a Good Life District Economic Development Program in Grand Island, a team...

City, USDA to Treat Starling Population

Jan 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — For the 20th-straight year, the City of Grand Island is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...

Smith, Sewell Reintroduce Critical Access Hospital Relief Act

Jan 17, 2025 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the Centers for Med...

NDEE releases report on statewide Nitrate in Drinking Water Study

Jan 17, 2025 / NDEE

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has released a report following the completion of the Nebraska Nitra...

Cold Weather Coming

Jan 17, 2025 / NWS

Arctic air will move into the area Saturday night bringing bitterly cold temperatures to the area. Wind Chill values of -15 to -25 degrees are poss...

Platte Institute, Speaker Arch, Legislative Leaders Unveil G.O.A.T. Initiative to Modernize Nebraska’s Regulations

Jan 17, 2025 / Platte Institute

LINCOLN, NE — Today, the Platte Institute hosted a press conference at the Nebraska State Capitol to announce the launch of the G.O.A.T. (Gov...