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Governor Pillen Announces Cabinet Level Appointments

Sep 26, 2024 / Press Release

  LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen is announcing two cabinet level appointments. The first is the appointment of Lee Will a...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Interim Director for NDEE

Sep 26, 2024 / NDEE

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of Kara Valentine as interim director for the Nebraska Department of Envir...

Hastings College Together Tuesday giving day set for October 1

Sep 26, 2024 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College Together Tuesday is set for October 1. This special day brings together the College’s global co...

Lincoln Elementary Principal Featured on Community Connection

Sep 26, 2024 / KRGI News

Lincoln Elementary Principal Breanna McDonald and Fifth Grader Alison Nunez-Acosta joined Brian Gallagher.

Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events

Sep 26, 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...

GIPR Awarded 9 Free Trees From Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

Sep 26, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Parks & Recreation Department is happy to announce that George Park will be the home to nine new tr...

City of Hastings Provides Jet Hanger Update

Sep 26, 2024 / City of Hastings

In approving the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget on Sept. 16, Members of the Hastings City Council also restored funding for construction of a je...

CHI Health offering reduced-price mammogram vouchers during October

Sep 26, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY & GRAND ISLAND—CHI Health Good Samaritan and CHI Health St. Francis are offering reduced-priced mammograms to promote the importa...

Challenge Program Highlights Youth Work Ethic at Aksarben Stock Show

Sep 26, 2024 / Courtney Glock

Grand Island,NE -- When the Aksarben Stock Show kicks off, nerves will certainly be high for all competitors but in this case, maybe their sponsors...

Ricketts Introduces Five Bills to Combat Chinese Communist Party Influence

Sep 26, 2024 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, introduced five pieces of...

State Officials Highlight the Importance of Planning for Power Outages National Preparedness Month

Sep 26, 2024 / NEMA

September 25, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  Nebraskans have faced several significant weather events this year. Power outages alone have...

Gov. Pillen Announces Receipt of Federal Aid for June 20 – July 8 Storms

Sep 26, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is announcing the receipt of federal funds to aid in the recovery from storms that impacted multiple Nebras...

Grand Island Utilities Sending Team to Assist With Hurricane Helene Power Restoration

Sep 25, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Less than two months after assisting in the power restoration efforts following severe storms in both Omaha and Lincoln,...

Buffalo County Sample Ballots Available

Sep 25, 2024 / Buffalo County

Buffalo County sample ballots for the November 5, 2024 general election are now available for viewing at https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/VoterV...

Walk to End Human Trafficking–Oct. 19

Sep 25, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY-CHI Health Good Samaritan, in partnership with New Life Church, Family Practice Associates, Family Advocacy Network, GI ACT, Kearney Dawn R...

Troopers Make 35 DUI Arrests During Husker Home Games

Sep 25, 2024 / NSP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — The first homestand of the Husker football season is in the books and Nebraska State Troopers were...

CDHD Offers Healthy Families Program

Sep 25, 2024 / KRGI News

Alondra Argueta of the Central District Health Department joined Brian Gallagher about the Healthy Families Program. 

CNCAA Has Several Offerings Coming Up

Sep 25, 2024 / KRGI News

Lorinda Brown visited with Brian Gallagher on a variety of subjects.

UNK scholarship program creates pathway to careers in government, public administration

Sep 25, 2024 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is launching a new scholarship program for students who want to pursue careers in government ...

Central Nebraska Growth Foundation Awarded $845K Grant for New Rental Construction Project

Sep 25, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Central Nebraska Growth Foundation (CNGF), which serves as the charitable arm of the Grand Island Area Economic Deve...

Harvest Season Requires Drivers to Share the Road

Sep 25, 2024 / NSP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  Harvest season is underway, and the Nebraska State Patrol encourages all motorists to be awa...

GI City Council Wrap with Doug Lanfear

Sep 25, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

The Grand Island City Council met on Tuesday. See comments from member Doug Lanfear.

Gov. Pillen Addresses Committee on Pacific Conflict at Inaugural Meeting

Sep 25, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen addressed the newly formed Committee on Pacific Conflict, which held its inaugural meeting this morning. Th...

Former Kearney radiologist creates scholarship for UNMC medical student at UNK

Sep 25, 2024 / Tyler Ellyson UNK News editor

KEARNEY – Nebraska native William Northwall, M.D., has created a full cost-of-attendance scholarship for a Nebraska student who studies medic...

GI Police Report

Sep 25, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/25/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...