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GI Police Report

Mar 20, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/20/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

GI Man Sentenced in Federal Court

Mar 20, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Adam E. Jarzynka, 49, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 19, 2024, in federal court...

Severe Weather Awareness Week Approaching

Mar 19, 2024 / NEMA

March 19, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — March 25-29 is Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week. This week gives Nebraskans an opportunity...

Nebraska Medical Professionals Launch Ballot Initiative To Safeguard Women's Health Care

Mar 19, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, a committee of Nebraska medical professionals launched the Protect Women and Children Initiative, a ballot initi...

Halloran Faces Scrutiny for Legislative Comments

Mar 19, 2024 / KRGI News

Nebraska state senator Steve Halloran of Hastings is facing backlash after reading an excerpt from a book, graphically depicting a rape as part of ...

Nebraska Appleseed receives $1 Million Grant from the Yield Giving Open Call

Mar 19, 2024 / Nebraska Appleseed

Lincoln, NE – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Nebraska Appleseed as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees....

Malcolm X will become the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame

Mar 19, 2024 / History NE

Lincoln, NE - 03/19/2024 - The Nebraska Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Malcolm X will be inducted as the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall...

GI Police Report

Mar 19, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/19/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

UNK senior Joselinne Carrizales plans to start her teaching career in central Nebraska after graduating in May with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and an English as a second language endorsement. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)

‘The jobs are there’: UNK teacher education focused on filling statewide need

Mar 18, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications

KEARNEY – On the Nebraska Department of Education website, there’s an interactive tool that allows people to look at PK-12 job openings...

Passenger side of a Nebraska State Patrol Cruiser with a sun set in the background.

Troopers Arrest 10 Impaired Drivers in St. Patrick’s Day Campaign

Mar 18, 2024 / NSP

MARCH 18, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Nebraska State Patrol troopers removed 10 impaired drivers from the road as a part of a special ...

Community Radon Prevention Event-April 15

Mar 18, 2024 / CHI

Kearney, NE--CHI Health Good Samaritan and Two Rivers Public Health Department are hosting a free cancer prevention event for the community from no...

Voters Choose Favorite In Sculpture Walk-Railside

Mar 18, 2024 / GI Tourism

[GRAND ISLAND, NE March 15, 2024] An eleven foot tall sunflower was selected by voters as their favorite in the 2023-2024 Sculpture Walk Rail...

The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased 5% over the prior year, to an average of $4,015 per acre, according to the 2024 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report. The report is issued annually by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Center for Agricultural Profitability. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

UNL Study finds Nebraska Ag Land Values up 5%

Mar 18, 2024 / Ryan Evans, Department of Agricultural Economics

Lincoln, Nebraska, March 18, 2024 — The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased 5% over the prior year, to an average of $4,0...

GI Police Report

Mar 18, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/18/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Ag Day Set for Tuesday

Mar 18, 2024 / HC Ag Committee

(Grand Island, NE) – The Hall County Agricultural Committee will be sponsoring Ag Day on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Fonner Park in the Sheep ...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Prioritizing Flood Prevention

Mar 18, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

Five years ago this week, blizzards and floods caused the most widespread natural disaster in Nebraska’s history. The floods claimed lives an...

Troopers Arrest Four After Pursuit Near Gretna

Mar 17, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol

(OMAHA, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, arrested four pe...

Three Arrested After Pursuit, Search in Lincoln County

Mar 16, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol

(NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested ...

Accountability for Second Amendment Encroachment

Mar 15, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Since March 4, 1789, our Constitution has defined the powers of our federal government and bound the United States together. Ratified shortly there...

GI Police Report

Mar 15, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 03/15/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Flag raising to honor organ donors April 3

Mar 15, 2024 / CHI

KEARNEY & GRAND ISLAND–This April, National Donate Life Month, CHI Health will pay tribute to those who have saved lives through the gift...

Mike Becker Retires from GIFD

Mar 15, 2024 / KRGI News

Mike Becker celebrated his retirement with the Grand Island Fire Department on Friday. Becker completed 23 years of service to the day. Chief Cory ...

GI Council Plans Study Session

Mar 15, 2024 / City of GI

Meeting Agenda of City Council Study SessionCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetMarch 19, 2024 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDER This is an open me...

Nebraska State Patrol Encourages Safe Driving This St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 15, 2024 / NSP

MARCH 15, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Don’t rely on luck to make roadways safe this St. Patrick’s Day. Nebraska State Troo...

Taylor Wilson, an animal science major from Hastings, hangs out with some calves. She has thrived at NCTA with involvement on the Livestock Judging and Rodeo Teams. Watch for a video all about Taylor on our social media this week.

Celebrating Nebraska Agriculture

Mar 15, 2024 / By Andela Taylor, NCTA News

As National Ag Week approaches, it's essential to reflect on agriculture's pivotal role in Nebraska's economy and in shaping its identity and futur...