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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...
St. Libory & Davenport natives selected to lead UNK student body
Mar 6, 2026 / UNK
KEARNEY – Paige Oltmans of Davenport and John Placke of St. Libory will serve as the next student body president and vice president at the Un...
March Hiring Events and Multilingual Workshops to Support Workers Impacted by Tyson Closure
Mar 6, 2026 / Nebraska Dept. of Labor
LINCOLN - In response to the recent Tyson Foods closure and the significant impact on workers and families across the region, the Nebraska Departme...
GI Tourism Features Several Events
Mar 6, 2026 / KRGI News
Brad Mellema of Grand Island Tourism highlighted several events coming the community.
Legislative Amendment to Fast Track Tom Osborne into the Nebraska Hall of Fame Stalls.
Mar 6, 2026 / KRGI News
The initial effort to change rules to immediately allow Tom Osborne into the Nebraska State Hall of fame hit a snag. District 33 State Senato...
Hastings Police Report
Mar 6, 2026 / Hastings Police
March 6th 2026Reported Offenses: On March 5, 2026, a 40-year-old Juniata resident reported a theft in the 1300 block of West 2nd Street. Arrests/...
GIPL to Host “Connecting to Folk Music” Program with David Seay
Mar 6, 2026 / City of Grand Island
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library will host a free all-ages program, “Connecting to Folk Music,” presented by ...
Free Classes to Focus on Medicare
Mar 6, 2026 / Central Community College
Hastings, Neb – Central Community College-Hastings will offer two free classes on Medicare. The first, “Welcome to Medicare,” wi...
Nebraska Department of Transportation Applauds Advancement of Two Local Government Transportation Projects
Mar 5, 2026 / NDOT
March 5, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently signed gran...
Million Dollar Gift Funds Direct Support to Tyson Families in Lexington
Mar 5, 2026 / Lutheran Family Services
Immediate relief is on the way for Lexington families impacted by the Tyson plant closure, thanks to the Sherwood Foundation. The Sherwood Fo...
UNK students share their stories during ‘I Love NU’ Day
Mar 5, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
LINCOLN – There are plenty of statistics that can be shared to highlight the impact of the University of Nebraska System. Nearly 50,000 stud...
Senator Clouse's LB1205 Advances at the Nebraska Legislature
Mar 5, 2026 / KRGI News
LB1205 advanced at the Nebraska Legislature. It was introduced by District 37 State Senator Stan Clouse of Kearney. Audio1 The Bill advanced 38-0...
LB847 Advances at the Unicameral
Mar 5, 2026 / KRGI News
Senator Kathleen Kauth introduced LB847. It prioritizes workforce development in Nebraska by establishing the Nebraska Office of Registered Ap...