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St. Francis Provides Infant Memorial Service–Oct. 14
Oct 10, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
GRAND ISLAND —CHI Health St. Francis will provide an Infant Memorial Service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the hospital’s Chapel. T...
GI Police Report
Oct 10, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/10/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
MONA curator, Hastings College faculty to discuss Nebraska’s ‘State of the Art’
Oct 9, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College will host “The State of the Art,” a panel discussion with the curator of the Museum of Ne...
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Initiates Legal Action Against OPPD for Proposed Changes
Oct 9, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit against Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) regarding its planned refueling and retirement of e...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 9, 2025 / HPD
October 9, 2025Reported Offenses: On October 8, 2025, a 63-year-old Hastings resident reported a fraud in the 1600 block of Bateman Street. On Oc...
GIPS Board meets this evening
Oct 9, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
The Grand Island Board of Education will hold their regular meeting for October 2025 tonight (10.09) at 5:30 p.m. at the GIPS Kneale Administration...
GI Police Report
Oct 9, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/09/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
Gov. Pillen Highlights Need for Property Tax Reform on Nebraskanomics Podcast
Oct 9, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen says the state’s property tax crisis needs to be addressed in the upcoming 60-day legislative session...
Hall County Board has 90 minute meeting on Tureday.
Oct 8, 2025 / KRGI News
The Hall County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday. Click here to see the complete meeting.
In-Home Child Care Renovation Program Available in GI
Oct 8, 2025 / KRGI News
Ashley Hake of the Central District Health Department gives the In-Home Child Care Renovation Program.
Big Idea Grand Island Returns
Oct 8, 2025 / KRGI News
Central Community College is one of the entities behind Big Idea Grand Island. Amy Steinhardt-Duysen discussed the program. Get details by cl...
Squirrel Causes Outage in GI
Oct 8, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Eastern parts of Grand Island experienced a brief power outage late this morning around 11:30 a.m. A curious squirrel crawled in and caused a fault...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 8, 2025 / HPD
October 8th 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On October 7, 2025, a 37-year-old Hastings resident was arrested for trespassing in the 600...
RTC inmate death
Oct 8, 2025 / NDOC
October 8, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – James Alfrey #213517, age 69, died today at the Reception and Treatment Center. Alfrey sentence began on J...
15-Month Old Child Found in Ditch in Adams County
Oct 8, 2025 / Sgt. Daniel Furman
The Adams County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a critical incident that occurred on October 4, 2025 after a passerby locate...
GI Police Report
Oct 8, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORT News media report for: 10/08/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more infor...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Hohbein as State Fire Marshal
Oct 7, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Doug Hohbein as Nebraska state fire marshal. Hohbein has been serving i...
Grand Island, Nebraska Selected to Host 2028 Golden Gloves National Tournament
Oct 7, 2025 / Paul Nielsen GI Tourism
Listen to an interview with Brad Mellema below. GRAND ISLAND, NE (October 6, 2025) — Grand Island has been awarded the honor of hosting the ...
Heartland United Way welcomes Sarah Cover to Board of Directors
Oct 7, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (October 7, 2025) The Heartland United Way is pleased to announce Sarah Cover as the newest member of the Heartland United W...
Gov. Pillen Provides Statement on 2nd Anniversary of Terror Attack on Israel
Oct 7, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE –- Governor Jim Pillen provided a statement on the second anniversary of the terror attack by Hamas on Israel, in which twe...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 7, 2025 / HPD
October 7th 2025Reported Offenses: On October 6, 2025, a 93-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 1400 block of West 1...
GILT Presents Squirrel Lake
Oct 7, 2025 / Jeanee Mueller Fossberg
Listen to an interview with cast members below. Grand Island Little Theatre announces the first show of the 2025-2026 season, “Squirrel Lake...
Fire Prevention Week: Protect your family by practicing home fire escape plan, testing smoke alarms
Oct 7, 2025 / Press Release
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 6, 2025 — During Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), the American Red Cross of Nebraska reminds everyone of the dan...
Volunteers Needed for Project Connect 2025
Oct 7, 2025 / Press Release
The Project Connect Steering Committee is calling on community members to step up as volunteers for Project Connect 2025, taking place on Thursday,...
Seven Nebraska Schools Honored as 2025 Blue Ribbon Schools
Oct 7, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education recognized seven schools in Nebraska as Blue Ribbon Schools. This prestigious recognition highlights schools t...