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TikTok Lawsuit Will Proceed in Lancaster County District Court
Jan 13, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2025 On January 10, 2025, District Court Judge Lori A. Maret of Lancaster Court denied TikTok’s Mo...GI Police Report
Jan 13, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 1/13/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For moreinformation on reports, ple...Hastings Police Report
Jan 12, 2025 / HPD
January 12th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 11, 2025, a 60-year-old Kearney resident reported fraud in the 800 block of East South Street. On ...Hastings Police Report
Jan 11, 2025 / HPD
January 11th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 10, 2025, a 21-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 700 block of East 3rd...Kearney Woman Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Distribution of Methamphetamine
Jan 11, 2025 / Lecia Wright - Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jade Summers, age 42, of Kearney, Nebraska was sentenced on January 10, 2025, in federal court in ...Hastings Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Jan 11, 2025 / Lecia Wright - Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jesse S. Flanagan, age 36, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 10, 2025, in federal co...Gov. Pillen, Sen. Kauth and Athletes Introduce Stand With Women Act
Jan 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined state senators and female athletes announcing the Stand With Women Act (LB89). Senator Kathle...Safeguarding American Sovereignty
Jan 11, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Ensuring the United States meets challenges we face around the world is a demanding but vital task. Dispute resolution and advanced international c...Grand Island Receives $600,000 Rail Crossing Safety Grant
Jan 10, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Out of the $67.9 million awarded to Nebraska for Federal Rail Crossing Safety Grants, the City of Grand Island is bringi...GIPS School Board Meets
Jan 10, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
The Grand Island Public School Board met on Thursday. Click here for the monthly Board Brief.Nebraska December 2024 Grain and Hay Stocks
Jan 10, 2025 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. January 10, 2025 - Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2024 totaled 1.36 billion bushels, up 1% from 2023, acco...Nebraska 2024 Annual Crop Production Summary
Jan 10, 2025 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. January 10, 2025 - Corn for grain production in Nebraska based on year-end surveys is estimated at 1.80 billion bushels, up 4% f...Nebraska Receives $67.9M in Funding through Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program
Jan 10, 2025 / Jessie Sampson
Jan. 10, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that Neb...Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Holding Criminal Illegal Aliens Accountable
Jan 10, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The federal government has a fundamental responsibility to secure our borders. President Biden utterly failed to do that. Criminal illegal aliens h...Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation and Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Report
Jan 10, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
AUDIO OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE CAN BE HEARD BELOW.Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Governor Jim Pillen, and Colonel John Bolduc gathered in the...Nebraska Delegation Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Led by Smith, Ricketts to Honor Late Third District Representatives
Jan 10, 2025 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) ...Hall County Sheriff's Office Works Multi Vehicle Accident on Thursday
Jan 10, 2025 / Josh Berlie, Chief Deputy Hall County Sheriff’s Office
On Thursday, January 9th at 6:49 PM deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Clarice St. and Highway 281 ...Ricketts Shares Proven Solutions to Cut Waste and Make the Federal Government Work Better
Jan 10, 2025 / Ian Swanson
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) shared Nebraska’s successes in cutting waste and ma...Community Investment Process to Begin
Jan 10, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
After communities in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and Merrick Counties raised a record $1.78 million, volunteer donors will come together to determine h...GI Police Report
Jan 10, 2025 / GIPD
All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on reports, please contact Capt. Dean E...Head Start Accepting Applications
Jan 9, 2025 / Press Release
Holdrege Head Start is taking applications. See the attached released.Senator Lippincott Introduces Winner-Take-All at the Request of Governor Pillen
Jan 9, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – At the request of Governor Jim Pillen, Senator Loren Lippincott today introduced LB3 to restore Nebraska to a winner-take-all s...Hastings Police Report
Jan 9, 2025 / HPD
January 9th, 2025Reported Offenses: On January 8, 2025, a 74-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 1100 block of Theat...Northwest Public School Earns High Marks
Jan 9, 2025 / KRGI News
Superintendent Dr. Jeff Edwards talks with Matt Williams.GIPS Board to Meet
Jan 9, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
The Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education will hold their regular meeting for January 2025 tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the GIPS Kneale Adminis...