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Grand Island Police Department, AARP Nebraska Team Up on Cryptocurrency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Initiative
Dec 16, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department and AARP Nebraska Fraud Fighter volunteers will partner on a community fraud preventi...
Grand Island Public Library to Extend Saturday Hours in 2026
Dec 16, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library will be more available to patrons in 2026, as it has announced expanded Saturday h...
Deadline approaches to vote for favorite sculpture
Dec 16, 2025 / Press Release
Deadline approaches to vote for favorite sculpture[Grand Island, NE] Voters have until Wednesday, December 31 to vote for their favorite sculpture ...
GI Police Report
Dec 16, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 12/16/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, please con...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 16, 2025 / HPD
December 16th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 15, 2025, an 18-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 800 block of North Balti...
Christmas Safety: Good Samaritan Shares Tips to Avoid Holiday ER Visits
Dec 16, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY, NE – While the spirit of Christmas fills the air with joy and celebration, it also quietly ushers in a less festive reality: a multi...
EPIC Discovery Center Celebrates Construction Milestone and Calls for Public Support to Reach Year-End Campaign Goal
Dec 16, 2025 / Press Release
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — December 16, 2025 — EPIC Discovery Center is celebrating two major milestones on its journey to become Central Neb...
HCAA Board Meets Wednesday
Dec 16, 2025 / KRGI News
The agenda for Wednesday's Hall County Airport Authority board is below.
NDCS hosts state senators for tour of WEC detention facility
Dec 15, 2025 / NDCS
December 15, 2025 (McCook, Neb.) – Today Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Director Rob Jeffreys led a tour of the WEC Dete...
Cornhusker Chaos Indoor Demolition Derby Coming to HEC in 2026
Dec 15, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — One of the largest indoor demolition derby events in the world is returning to Grand Island as “Cornhusker Chaos&r...
GIPL Launches Winter Reading Program for All Ages
Dec 15, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library invites community members of all ages to take part in a month-long Winter Reading Progra...
GI Police Report
Dec 15, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 12/15/25 All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, please c...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Lawsuit Against Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC
Dec 15, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln - Attorney General Hilgers announced today that his office is part of a coalition of 22 state or county law enforcement agencies that joine...
November Traffic Fatality Toll
Dec 15, 2025 / NDOT
Dec. 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of November 2025, thirty people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, ac...
Troopers Start Drive Sober Get Pulled Over Campaign Off Strong
Dec 15, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
DECEMBER 15, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol launched an enforcement campaign during the holiday ...
RTC inmate death
Dec 15, 2025 / NDOC
December 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Daniel Dak #74530, age 33, died yesterday at the Reception and Treatment Center. Dak’s sentence be...
Republican Attorney General Mike Hilgers Launches Re-Election Campaign
Dec 15, 2025 / Press Release
LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, Republican Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his campaign for re-election. Since taking office in 2023, Hilgers ...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 15, 2025 / HPD
December 15th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 14, 2025, a 71-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 800 block of South Kansas...
Nebraska Judicial Branch Cybersecurity Alert
Dec 13, 2025 / Press Release
December 12, 2025 The Judicial Branch was made aware of a malicious email attack that is circulating within the legal and government community...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 13, 2025 / HPD
December 13th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 12, 2025, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1700 block of North Crane Av...
HUW 50 K Giveaway Set for Tuesday
Dec 12, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
(Grand Island, NE) - The Heartland United Way will be giving away a combined $50,000 to three generous donors during the first ever HUW $50k Giveaw...
Heartland United Way Toy Collection & Toys for Tots Distribution
Dec 12, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Hear an interview with Karen Rathke below. The Heartland United Way is still tabulating the impact after thousands of toys were given away during ...
GIPS Wraps up Thursday Meeting
Dec 12, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Click here for the Board Brief from Thursday's meeting.
City of Grand Island Refines Felony Report Content
Dec 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island is implementing updates to how its GIPD daily felony report is distributed and the type of info...
GIPD K9 “Mando” to Receive Donation of Body Armor
Dec 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Grand Island Police Department K9 “Mando” will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charita...