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GI Area Farmers Market Opens Tomorrow

May 31, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — An exciting new chapter kicks off this weekend in Grand Island as the first-ever Grand Island Area Farmer’s Market...

Hasting Woman Dies in Traffic Accident

May 31, 2024 / City of Hastings

A 71 year old Hastings woman lost her life Wednesday after a collision with a pickup. She was crossing the street on a mobility scooter. The names ...

GI Police Report

May 31, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 05/31/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

From left: Class of 2024 Valedictorian Taylor Wilson, Hastings, and Salutatorian Allison Lofton, Lodgepole, led the honored students.

NCTA Spring 2024 Dean’s Honors Grow

May 30, 2024 / By Dean Larry Gossen, PhD

At the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), we take immense pride in our exceptional students who take seriously the value of their ed...

Megan Schriner was last year's Ticket to Win $10,000 grand prize drawing winner.

St. Francis Foundation Hosts Ticket to Win

May 30, 2024 / Anissa Paitz Public Relations Strategist

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The winning ticket for CHI Health St. Francis Foundation’s seventh annual Ticket to Win fundraising raffle will be...

(Courtesy Grand Island Tourism) Eight volunteers and frontline workers were honored at a Grand Island Tourism open house. Honored were: (clockwise from the left), Doug Drudik, Nebraska State Fair; Ben Murphy, Fonner Park; Zack Mayhew, Heartland Public Shooting Park; Jeremy Millard, Heartland Public Shooting Park; Wayne Anson, Stuhr Museum; Doug Ostrander, Nebraska State Fair; Dianne Willey-Harms, Fonner Park/Heartland Events Center; and Jodi Fegley, Crane Trust Nature and Visitors Center

Tourism Volunteers Honored

May 30, 2024 / Dana Jelinek Grand Island Tourism

[GRAND ISLAND, NE May 30, 2024] Volunteers are the unsung heroes in communities. Recently, Grand Island Tourism honored some of these vital p...

NDOT 'Roadeo' Showcase Was Held in Kearney

May 30, 2024 / KRGI News

No snow on the roads, but the top Snow Plow operators in the state get together in Kearney today for the NDOT Roadeo Showcase, according to Operati...

GI Man Arrested on Variety of Charges

May 30, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 05/30/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Nebraska State Patrol High Speed Pursuit

Weekend Pursuit Leads to Two Arrests in Lincoln County

May 29, 2024 / NSP

MAY 29, 2024 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people following a pursuit in Lincoln Cou...

CNCAA Hosts Successful Drug Take Backs

May 29, 2024 / KRGI News

The Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions sponsored three drug take backs last month. Michaela Perry talked about them with Brian G...

High Blood Pressure Can Be Silent Killer

May 29, 2024 / KRGI News

Colette Evans of the Central District Health Department explored the subject of High Blood Pressure with Brian Gallagher.

The First Hear Grand Island Program of the Summer Season is Friday.

May 29, 2024 / KRGI News

Brent Lindner previews the first Hear GI concert with Brian Gallagher. It's Friday at 7pm at the Railside Plaza.

GI Police Report

May 29, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 05/29/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Two Sentenced in Federal Court

May 29, 2024 / DOJ

Truck Driver Sentenced to 29 Years for Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity United States Attorney Susan L...

NCTA Class of 2024 Prepared for the Future

May 29, 2024 / NCTA

Curtis, NE – The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) celebrated the graduation of the impressive class of 2024, with 89 students...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

May 28, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. May 28, 2024 - For the week ending May 26, 2024, there were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricul...

Another Scam Warning from the AG

May 28, 2024 / AG

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is issuing a Consumer Alert involving a text scam concerning toll roads that is circulating in Nebrask...

Good Samaritan’s Stroke Care recognized nationally

May 28, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Kearney—CHI Health Good Samaritan was recently recertified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. The Gold Seal of Approval®...

Nebraska Governor Pillen Declares National 529 Day

May 28, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, Neb. (May 28, 2024) – Governor Jim Pillen is declaring May 29, 2024, as National 529 Day in Nebraska. This proclamation calls attent...

GI Police Report

May 28, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 05/25/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...