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Cold Weather Advisory Remains in Effect Until Noon
Jan 21, 2025 / NWS
Key Message #1: The Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon today for our entire forecast area. Key Message #2: Wind Chill values as lo...
Reaction to President Trump's Executive Actions
Jan 20, 2025 / Press Release
Ricketts Comments on President Trump’s Executive Actions: “This is the Change Americans Voted For” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Toda...-2025-01-20-15-14-24.jpg?width=550&height=289)
YWCA of Grand Island Launches Capital Campaign to Renovate New Location and Expand Childcare & Community Programs
Jan 20, 2025 / Amanda Moritz, Development Coordinator, YWCA Grand Island
Hear comments from Amy Bennett, Executive Director, below.Grand Island, NE – The YWCA of Grand Island is excited to announce the launch of it...
Pleasanton Board of Education Seeks Community Support for School Expansion Project
Jan 20, 2025 / Press Release
LISTEN TO INTERVIEW WITH SUPERINTENDENT NATHAN LIGHTLE BELOW[Pleasanton, NE] – January 15, 2025 – The Pleasanton Board of Education is ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 20, 2025 / HPD
January 20, 2025Reported Offenses: On January 19, 2025, a 59-year-old Ravenna resident reported a hit and run accident in the 700 block of West La...
The Latest on the Cold Weather
Jan 20, 2025 / NWS
Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon Tuesday. Includes south central Nebraska counties in our forecast area. The Cold...
Cold Weather Advisory Continues
Jan 19, 2025 / NWS
Key Message #1: A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect for our Nebraska counties through 12PM Tuesday. Key Message #2: Overnight lows as low as...
Legislative Round-Up: Week of Jan. 12
Jan 19, 2025 / Owen Reimer Nebraska News Service
LINCOLN – In its second week of the 2025 session, the 109th Nebraska Legislature hosted Gov. Jim Pillen for the State of the State address wh...
Ricketts, Cotton Statement on TikTok Being Removed from App Stores
Jan 19, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to the news tha...
Cold Weather Advisory Issued
Jan 18, 2025 / NWS
Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from Midnight tonight until Noon Tuesday. Area includes south central Nebraska. Key Message #2:...
Teeing Up Winning Policy
Jan 17, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Recent discussions I have had with President Trump and my congressional colleagues highlight both the significant challenges and the opportunity we...
Gov. Pillen, Sen. Ricketts Issue Statements Following SCOTUS TikTok Decision
Jan 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pilen released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding a law that b...
Two Arrested After Drugs, Gun Found in Syracuse
Jan 17, 2025 / NSP
January 17, 2025 (Syracuse, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people during a narcotics investigat...
Cold Weather on the Way
Jan 17, 2025 / KRGI News
A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from Saturday night through Tuesday morning. Wind chills of -15 to -25 degrees are expected. Ple...
GI City Offices Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — With the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the City of Grand Island would like to announce various closures. Al...
Hastings: Terry Brown named Groundskeeper of the Year
Jan 17, 2025 / City Of Hastings Release
(Hastings, NE) - Terry Brown, 63, Parks Maintenance Superintendent for the City of Hastings, was honored Jan. 8 during the Nebraska Turf Conference...
Nebraska Teachers Honored with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching
Jan 17, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
NEBRASKA TEACHERS HONORED WITH PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING Six Nebraska teachers are among 300 national...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 17, 2025 / HPD
January 17th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 16, 2025, a 33-year-old Hastings resident reported an out of control juvenile in the 1700 block of ...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Closing the Book on President Biden’s Record of Failures
Jan 17, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
This week, America is closing the book on President Biden’s record of failures. His policies gave our country high prices and overregulation....
Free Heart Education for the Community-Jan. 23
Jan 17, 2025 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI
GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, is hosting a heart education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thur...-2025-01-17-09-25-27.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Most Rural Nebraskans are Positive About Their Communities
Jan 17, 2025 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 17, 2025 — The latest results from the 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll show that, overall, rural Nebraskans are positive abo...
Good Life District Master Plan Nearing Completion
Jan 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Just months removed from the implementation of a Good Life District Economic Development Program in Grand Island, a team...-2025-01-17-08-08-43.jpg?width=550&height=289)
City, USDA to Treat Starling Population
Jan 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — For the 20th-straight year, the City of Grand Island is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...
Smith, Sewell Reintroduce Critical Access Hospital Relief Act
Jan 17, 2025 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the Centers for Med...
NDEE releases report on statewide Nitrate in Drinking Water Study
Jan 17, 2025 / NDEE
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has released a report following the completion of the Nebraska Nitra...