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Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs
Mar 10, 2026 / Nebraska Attorney General's Office
Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Texas has vacated a rule implemented by the Biden Administration that would have i...
GI Police Report
Mar 10, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 03/10/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediareques...
Near Critical Fire Weather Conditions in Forecast
Mar 10, 2026 / NWS Hastings
Near critical to Critical fire weather conditions are possible across the area Wednesday through the weekend due to breezy winds and low afternoon ...
Narcotics Investigation Leads to Arrest of Kearney Man
Mar 10, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
March 10, 2026 (Kearney, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Kearney Police Department and T...
NCTA Crops Judging Team Wins Iowa State Contest, Continues Season of Dominance
Mar 10, 2026 / By NCTA News
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Crops Judging Team continued an exceptional competitive season this weekend, earning first-place team...
Grand Island City Council Meets Tonight
Mar 10, 2026 / KRGI News
Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetMarch 10, 2026 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDERThis is an open meeting ...
Nebraska State Fair launches Marathon T-Shirt Design Contest
Mar 10, 2026 / Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair is inviting artists of all ages to help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in a creative new way. Submissions are...
GIPS Announces New Westridge Assistant Principal, Elizabeth "Libby" Banderas
Mar 10, 2026 / Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND, (Neb.) — Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) is pleased to announce Mrs. Elizabeth “Libby” Banderas will be joining ...
Grand Island Tourism and Stuhr Museum Partner for 250th Independence Day Celebration
Mar 9, 2026 / Grand Island Tourism
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. This Fourth of July, Grand Island will host an Independence Day celebration unlike any other as Grand Island Tourism, Grow...
Occupants displaced after Grand Island house fire
Mar 9, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
GRAND ISLAND - A fire destroyed a house Monday afternoon in west Grand Island. The Grand Island Fire Department was dispatched at 4:35 p.m. to 313 ...
Nebraska DMV Unveils Newly Redesigned Driver License and State ID Cards
Mar 9, 2026 / Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles
LINCOLN, NE - The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today announced the launch of a newly redesigned driver license and state identificat...
LB1067 Advanced at the Unicameral
Mar 9, 2026 / KRGI News
LB1067 would increase the Nebraska Documentary Stamp Tax on real estate transactions and allocate the increased funds in equal amounts to the ...
Hastings Police Report
Mar 9, 2026 / HPD
March 9th 2026Reported Offenses: On March 8, 2026, a 23-year-old Hastings resident reported a fraud in the 800 block of South Burlington Avenue. ...
Hall County Board of Commissioners Meet Tuesday
Mar 9, 2026 / KRGI News
District 6 Commissioner Gary Quandt discussed issues in advance of Tuesday's Board of Commissioners Meeting.
Fairness for Girls Launches Ballot Initiative to Protect Nebraska’s Girls’ Sports
Mar 9, 2026 / Press Release
LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, Fairness for Girls, a ballot initiative proposing a Nebraska constitutional amendment to protect women’s and gir...
Work will resume on US-30, west of Grand Island
Mar 9, 2026 / Bob Nordhues
March 9, 2026 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will resume March 12 on U.S. Highway 30 (US-30), west of Grand Island, fro...
GI Police Report
Mar 9, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 03/09/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Dr. Ryan Foor Announced as Deputy Commissioner of Education
Mar 9, 2026 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska State Board of Education has appointed Dr. Ryan Foor as a Deputy Commissioner of Education. As deputy commissioner, Dr. Foor will prov...
York police provide update on missing/runaway juvenile
Mar 9, 2026 / York Police Department
The York Police Department is providing an update regarding the missing juvenile previously reported on February 7. The York Police Department con...
Ricketts on Philippines: One of the Most Consequential Diplomatic Assignments in the Indo Pacific
Mar 9, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) chaired a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing where he discussed the impor...
Hastings Police Report
Mar 8, 2026 / HPD
March 8th 2026Reported Offenses: On March 7, 2026, a 62-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 500 block of South Boston A...
Scam alert for Buffalo County region
Mar 7, 2026 / Kearney Police Department
The Kearney and Buffalo County area have been receiving a higher than usual amount of SCAM calls the last couple of days. These calls may come from...
March Hiring Events and Multilingual Workshops to Support Workers Impacted by Tyson Closure
Mar 7, 2026 / Grace Johnson Public Information Officer
LINCOLN - In response to the recent Tyson Foods closure and the significant impact on workers and families across the region, the Nebraska Departme...
University of Nebraska Named Potential DOW Fellowship Partner
Mar 7, 2026 / Governor's Office
LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen released the follow statement after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth released a memo listing the University of...
Heartbeat Creative District awarded $100,000 grant
Mar 6, 2026 / City of Hastings
The Heartbeat Creative District was recently awarded a $100,000 Creative District DevelopmentGrant for painted crosswalks on First Street in downto...