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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Apr 18, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
BCV Bake Sale Coming 4/26
Apr 18, 2025 / KRGI News
Chef Anthony Brando visited with Brian Gallagher about the annual Business Coalition for Veterans Bake Sale, April 26th.
Hastings Police Report
Apr 18, 2025 / HPD
April 18th 2025Reported Offenses: On April 17, 2025, a 54-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 600 block of North Lincol...
Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 2%
Apr 18, 2025 / usda
LINCOLN, Neb. April 17, 2025 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head,contained 2.60 million cattle on feed on April 1, according...-2025-04-18-10-09-08.jpg?width=550&height=289)
GIPD Receives Grant to Crack Down on Drug-Impaired Driving
Apr 18, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — April 20, known as "4/20," is an unofficial holiday celebrated by the cannabis culture as a day to celebrate and smoke m...
AG's Opinion Overturned By Nebraska Supreme Court
Apr 18, 2025 / KRGI News
The Nebraska Supreme Court has overturned an appellate court ruling. The decision overturns an opinion by Attorney General Mike Hilgers. That makes...
Nebraska’s March 2025 Unemployment Rate is 2.9 Percent
Apr 18, 2025 / NDOL
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for March 2025 is 2.9 percent...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting Big Government Failures at the IRS
Apr 18, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Tax Day is a time when many Americans feel frustration. The average Nebraskan paid $14,974 in federal taxes last year. They expect efficient servic...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Victory in Case Against Google for Monopolies in Digital Advertising
Apr 18, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Attorney General Hilgers announced today a major court victory after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that Google...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Town Halls Across Nebraska
Apr 18, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced three upcoming town hall events next week across Nebraska. Senator Rick...-2025-04-18-08-54-44.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Prescribed Fire: Protection and Prevention
Apr 18, 2025 / Sasha Hahn, Tri-Basin NRD Information Coordinator
HOLDREGE, Neb. – Tri-Basin NRD, along with other organizations and local ranchers, conducted a prescribed fire on Sunday, April 6th, wes...-2025-04-18-08-26-52.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Preparedness in Practice: Nebraska AgrAbility Presents Strategies to Empower Rural Families and Communities
Apr 18, 2025 / Ashley Ahrens, Nebraska Extension Food, Nutrition, and Health
Connecting agriculture and disaster planning for stronger rural communities requires planning for various disasters, including floods, wildfires, s...
Troopers on Patrol for Drug or Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Apr 18, 2025 / NSP
April 17, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies from across the country in a drug-...
CCC Takes Two Military Friendly Honors
Apr 18, 2025 / Scott Miller-CCC
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Central Community College took second place in two categories in the 2025-26 Military Friendly School rankings for small...Attorney General Hilgers Announces Expansion of Synthetic Delta-8 Fight to Nebraska City
Apr 18, 2025 / Heather Buell
Lincoln--Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against illegal or unlawful synthetic THC. After ...
Rural Mainstreet Economy Falls Again Bankers Support the President’s Tariff Programs
Apr 18, 2025 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (April 17, 2025) — For the 19th time in the past 20 months, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) sank below the 50.0 growth r...
GI Police Report
Apr 18, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 04/18/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...-2025-04-17-14-02-45.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Vietnam Veteran Remembrance Ceremony Set for April 30
Apr 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975 when North Vietnamese Army tanks rolled through the gate of the Presidential Pal...
Go Big Give, Pre-Give Starts Next Week
Apr 17, 2025 / KRGI News
Karen Rathke of the Heartland United way talked about the initial phase of Go Big Give, the annual non-profit fundraiser.
GIPS Bands Prep for Public Jazz Show
Apr 17, 2025 / KRGI News
GIPS Big Band night at the Liederkranz is coming up May 2, 7pm. Dr. Evan Lee, Band Director talked about the event on KRGI.
GI Police Report
Apr 17, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 04/17/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Red Flag Warning Issued
Apr 17, 2025 / NWS
Key Message #1:There is now an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms (level 3 of 5) across parts of the area this afternoon and early evening. Thu...
Gov. Pillen Joins Governors in Asking EPA for Fuel Waiver to Benefit Summer Drivers
Apr 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed onto a letter from a bipartisan group of governors to the Environmental Protection Agency (EP...
Lexington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
Apr 17, 2025 / Amy Donato
Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen announced that Roberto Ceja, Jr., 33, of Lexington, Nebraska, was sentenced on April 16, 2025, in f...
Hastings Fire & Rescue Responds To Mobile Home Fire
Apr 17, 2025 / City of Hastings
Hastings Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire at 5:01 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, at 820 S. Pine Ave. #77, Smitty’s RV Park...