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CCC News Release: Humanities Nebraska Speaker to Appear in Grand Island
Oct 18, 2025 / Joni Ransom
(Grand Island, Neb.) – Historian Jeff Barnes will present a program “Custer in Nebraska: The ...
Ideological Demands Put Rural Healthcare at Risk
Oct 18, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
It is now nearly one month since the House passed its clean continuing resolution to keep open the federal government. On September 19, House Repub...
Nebraska Publishes Contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE Detention Facility
Oct 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the state has published a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utili...
Building a ‘Charlie Kirk’ Legacy
Oct 17, 2025 / By Governor Jim Pillen October 17, 2025
This country is the greatest in the history of the world – free, strong, resilient, a land of unending opportunity. The American people are b...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 17, 2025 / HPD
October 17th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 16, 2025, a 68-year-old Hastings resident reported a burglary in the 400 block of West 9th Street. ...
PSC Excellence in Leadership recipients honored
Oct 17, 2025 / Jason McFarley Public Information/Education Officer Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lincoln, October 17, 2025 - The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) is pleased to honor Carrie Gans, Assistant Director Telecommunication...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Bipartisan Shutdown Solution
Oct 17, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
We are into the third week of the Schumer Shutdown. It’s shameful that Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are holding government fundin...
NPM hosts special event in GI
Oct 17, 2025 / KRGI News
Maggie Berndt of Nebraska Public media discussed Threads of Freedom, which will have a special showing this weekend at Stuhr Museum.
The Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour Coming to Grand Island
Oct 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Leaders in breaking barriers and making history, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters™ today announced that Grand...
Final Report from the KPS Data Breach
Oct 17, 2025 / Tori Stofferson
Dear KPS Parents and Kearney Community, After receiving our final report from our Fortinet Incident Response Team, the hacking organization, Inter...
Local Foundations Step Up to Support a Local Nonprofit
Oct 17, 2025 / Press Release
Grand Island, NE, October 17 2025 - Choice Family Health Care has received financial support from two local foundations to help fund a program...
Nebraska Cooperative Council Annual Meeting and Hall of Fame
Oct 17, 2025 / Deb Mazour Office Manager & Program Coordinator Nebraska Cooperative Council
KEARNEY, NE--The 80th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Cooperative Council will be held on Wednesday, November 19th at the Younes Conference Center N...
Good Samaritan Nurses Named Top 40 Under 40
Oct 17, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY–Jennifer Tobias, RN-BSN, MSN, and Whitney Cole, BSN, RN, both from CHI Health Good Samaritan, were honored with the 40 Under 40 Award...
Next hearing on unauthorized takeover of Work Ethic Camp scheduled for October 24 The suit asserts the Governor has exceeded his authority under state law
Oct 17, 2025 / Sierra Salgado Pirigyi
LINCOLN, NE – This afternoon, Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng heard initial arguments in the lawsuit filed by Nebraska Applesee...
GI Police Report
Oct 17, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/17/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
Grand Island First Responders to Host 2nd-Annual Halloween with Heroes Event
Oct 16, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department and Fire Department, will be teaming up with under emergency responders to once again...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 16, 2025 / HPD
October 16th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 15, 2025, a 38-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 3500 block of Park Lane Drive. O...
McCook Residents file lawsuit over unauthorized takeover of Work Ethic Camp
Oct 16, 2025 / Sierra Salgado Pirigyi Communications Director,
LINCOLN, NE - Yesterday, Nebraska Appleseed filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Red Willow County on behalf of former State Senator DiAnna Sch...
Charges Filed in Grand Island Shooting Investigation
Oct 16, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 16, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Charges have been filed against a Grand Island man after he shot at Nebraska State Patrol troop...
GIPS Gives Update on Strategic Plan
Oct 16, 2025 / KRGI News
Superintendent Matt Fisher discussed the new strategic plan at GIPS.
GICC Celebrates Homecoming Week
Oct 16, 2025 / KRGI News
Superintendent Jordan Engle discussed the happenings at Grand Island Central Catholic.
HUW Begins 2026 Campaign with 50K Giveaway
Oct 16, 2025 / KRGI News
Sara Kirkley discussed the Heartland United Way Campaign and the new incentive to give. See the new PSA's. Campaign One Minute Movie 30 se...
Rural Mainstreet Economy Falls to Five-Year Low
Oct 16, 2025 / Creighton University
October 2025 Survey Results at-a-Glance:*The region’s overall reading fell to its lowest level since May 2020.*For the 17th time in the past ...
CDHD Recognizes Infection Prevention Week
Oct 16, 2025 / KRGI News
Jonna Mangeot recognized professionals and gave tips on prevention infections.
CNCAA has a couple of events approaching
Oct 16, 2025 / KRGI News
Celeste Heavican Penner featured the Tree of Hope and the Motivational Interviewing Workshop.