Local News
HUW 50 K Giveaway Set for Tuesday
Dec 12, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
(Grand Island, NE) - The Heartland United Way will be giving away a combined $50,000 to three generous donors during the first ever HUW $50k Giveaw...
Heartland United Way Toy Collection & Toys for Tots Distribution
Dec 12, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Hear an interview with Karen Rathke below. The Heartland United Way is still tabulating the impact after thousands of toys were given away during ...
GIPS Wraps up Thursday Meeting
Dec 12, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Click here for the Board Brief from Thursday's meeting.
City of Grand Island Refines Felony Report Content
Dec 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island is implementing updates to how its GIPD daily felony report is distributed and the type of info...
GIPD K9 “Mando” to Receive Donation of Body Armor
Dec 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Grand Island Police Department K9 “Mando” will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charita...
Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Custer County
Dec 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
December 12, 2025 (Broken Bow, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have conducted alcohol compliance checks in Custer ...
Department of Labor Launches Employer Workforce Survey
Dec 12, 2025 / Grace Johnson Public Information Officer
The Nebraska Department of Labor has launched a survey of employers in conjunction with the Good Life, Great Careers Initiative. The survey a...
Disabled Veterans Qualify for Motor Vehicle Tax & Fee Exemption
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Hall County Veterans Service Officer Don Shuda and Gary Quandt discussed the Disabled Veteran Motor Vehicle Exemption option which starts in 2026. ...
Heartland Events Center Has Busy Schedule
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Kyler Tarwater from Venuworks discussed the upcoming schedule at the Heartland Events Center
Hastings Police Report
Dec 12, 2025 / HPD
December 12th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 11, 2025, a 29-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 2200 block of No...
NDOT Celebrates Winners of 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Contest
Dec 12, 2025 / Jay Omar
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — For the fifth consecutive year, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted its Name-a-Snowp...
Tennessee Man Arrested in Online Enticement Investigation
Dec 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
DECEMBER 12, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol Technical Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Bradle...
CCC Tops in Vets Survey
Dec 12, 2025 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Military Times Best for Vets: College Rankings for 2025 are out and, once again, Central Community College is the to...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Dec 12, 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...
South Locust Street to Reopen to Traffic for Winter Ahead of 2026 Construction Phase
Dec 12, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island Public Works Department is announcing that South Locust Street from Fonner Park Road to Anna St...
A Flurry of Donations Totaling More Than $11,300, Good Samaritans Help Those in Need at Christmas
Dec 12, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY - Project Snowflake, CHI Health Good Samaritan’s annual employee giving drive, has been collecting donations to help those in need du...
CNCAA Gearing Up For Next Strengthening Families Classes
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Lorinda Brown discussed upcoming Strengthening Families classes in January.
GGICF Promotes Year-End Giving
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Joeli Walrath, Development Director for the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation featured donation possibilities, scholarship opportunities an...
Progress on Trade
Dec 12, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In contrast to the previous four years, trade has been at the forefront since January, and the pace has not slowed as we reach year-end. In recent ...
NDE Announces Good Life, Great Schools, Excellent Education Strategic Plan
Dec 12, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the launch of its ambitious new strategic plan for 2026-2030, titled "Good Life, Great Schools...
NDOT Announces Grantees for December’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
Dec 12, 2025 / NDOT
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT HSO) announced 30 law enforcement ...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Lifting Nebraskans Out of Loneliness
Dec 12, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The holidays are a special time in Nebraska. We volunteer to serve our communities. Families and friends spend more time together. &nbs...
Ricketts Releases Statement on Health Care Votes
Dec 11, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting for a healthcare proposal led by Se...
Hastings Man Charged After Grand Jury Findings
Dec 11, 2025 / Amy Donato
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 6 unsealed Indictments charging 9...
UScellular Spreads Cheer by Donating $5,000 Worth of Holiday Party Supplies to Hope Harbor
Dec 11, 2025 / Kevin Schuster, Public Relations Counsel
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska (Dec. 10, 2025) -- This holiday season, UScellular, now part of T-Mobile, continues to give back to the community by donatin...