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NDCS Launches Hospice Care Volunteer Program
Nov 4, 2024 / NDCS
November 4, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has launched a program aimed at bringing transform...
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards & Commissions
Nov 4, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced appointments made to boards and commissions from June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.A...
GI City Council to Meet Tuesday
Nov 4, 2024 / KRGI News
The Grand Island City Council meets at 7pm Tuesday. The agenda is attached.
Hall County Board to Have Short Meeting on Election Day
Nov 4, 2024 / KRGI News
Election Day will keep the Hall County Commission Meeting Short on Tuesday. The agenda is attached. You can hear an interview with Commissioner But...
GI Police Report
Nov 4, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 11/04/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Growing a Brighter, More Prosperous Future
Nov 2, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
The American economy is powered by innovation and the hard-working Americans who faithfully do their jobs every day. The role of the federal govern...
Application Deadline Set for Supreme Court Judge Vacancy, Fifth Judicial District
Nov 2, 2024 / Press Release
November 1, 2024 LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Judge John R. Freudenberg, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Supreme Court Judge in the...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Celebrating Nebraska Manufacturing
Nov 2, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
Manufacturing is critical for Nebraska’s economy. It contributes $21.6 billion to our annual gross domestic product. That’s a 57% incre...-2024-11-02-06-15-25.jpg?width=550&height=289)
UNMC research continues to reach new levels
Nov 2, 2024 / UNMC
UNMC research continues to grow, with total research expenditures increasing by 8% to $217.7 million in fiscal year 2024, the largest total in UNMC...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Nov 2, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
Troopers Encourage Safety as Huskers Return to Action in Lincoln
Nov 2, 2024 / NSP
November 1, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — After several weeks on the road, the Huskers return home to Memorial Stadium and the Nebraska State ...
Poll Shows Most Rural Nebraskans have Economic Concerns
Nov 2, 2024 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Lincoln, Nebraska, Nov. 1, 2024 — Most rural Nebraskans are at least somewhat concerned about their household’s cost of living, income ...
Big Idea Grand Island to Award $10,000 Monday Night
Nov 2, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Central Community College Entrepreneurship Center will host Big Idea Grand Island on Monday, Nov. 4, at the Liederkr...
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...