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NSP Arrests Two Men in Child Enticement Investigations
May 6, 2025 / NSP
MAY 6, 2025 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two men as part of child enticement inves...
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions
May 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is announcing appointments made to boards and commissions December 31, 2024, through March 31, 2025. The l...
Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Returns to Nebraska State Fair
May 6, 2025 / Jack Sheard
GRAND ISLAND — The Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search, Nebraska’s premier stage for rising performers, is returning to the Nebraska Sta...
Free Community Education–May 22 Balance and Mobility
May 6, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in partnership with CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute, is hosting a free community education session at 6...
Husker Research Unlocks Secrets of Sorghum's Defense Against Fall Armyworm
May 6, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Media
Lincoln, Nebraska, May 6, 2025 — University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists continue to advance the understanding of sorghum’s nat...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Victory in Nebraska-led Challenge to California’s Electric-Truck Mandates
May 6, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln, NE—Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that California has agreed to repeal its electric-truck mandates that reach well beyond C...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
May 6, 2025 / USDA
NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION LINCOLN, Neb. May 5, 2025 - For the week ending May 4, 2025, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork,...
Open Sky Legislative Update
May 6, 2025 / Open Sky
Four things to know about the budget as we move into debate1. Low spending growthProjected General Fund spending for the coming biennium in the bud...
GI Police Report
May 6, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 05/06/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
Platte Institute Proposes $162 Million Spending Freeze to Help Close Nebraska Budget Gap
May 5, 2025 / Ryan Kopsa Communications and Marketing Director
OMAHA, NE — At a virtual press conference held Monday afternoon, the Platte Institute proposed a targeted, responsible solution for addressin...
Hastings Police Report
May 5, 2025 / HPD
May 5th 2025Reported Offenses: On May 4, 2025, a 19-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 900 block of South Baltimore Avenue. ...
St. Francis Summer Safety Spectacular-May 22
May 5, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
Grand Island—CHI Health St. Francis invites the community to its free Summer Safety Spectacular from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, May 22 in the hos...
NDEE begins weekly public lake sampling
May 5, 2025 / Amanda Woita
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) and its partners have begun weekly sampling of public lakes across Nebraska. This samplin...
Hall County Board of Commissioners Meets Tuesday 
May 5, 2025 / KRGI News
The Hall County Board of Commissioners will have a meeting Tuesday at 9am. Board Vice Chair Scott Sorensen previewed the meeting. See the complete ...
GI Police Report
May 5, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 05/05/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Hastings Police Report
May 4, 2025 / HPD
May 4th 2025Reported Offenses: On May 3, 2025, a 30-year-old Hastings resident reported a missing person in the 300 block of South Burlington Aven...
Hastings Police Report
May 3, 2025 / HPD
May 3rd 2025Reported Offenses: On May 2, 2025, a 48-year-old Hastings resident reported a shoplifting in the 3400 block of Osborne Drive East. On...
NeFU Will Participate in NFU “Week of Action” Fly-In May 5-9, 2025
May 3, 2025 / John Hansen
Lincoln, NE. Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) State President John Hansen and Gage/Jefferson County Secretary Don Schuller of Wymore will join other F...
UNK choir members will perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC
May 3, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney choir members will perform at the world’s most famous concert venue later this month. Asso...
Hastings Police Report
May 2, 2025 / HPD
May 1st 2025Reported Offenses: On May 1, 2025, a 77-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 700 block of South 1st Avenue. ...
Gov. Pillen Temporarily Waives Regulations for Truckers Hauling Critically Needed Fuel
May 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Noting that Nebraska and other states are currently experiencing fuel shortages due to high demand, Governor Jim Pillen has iss...
Black Hills Energy requests rate review for natural gas system investments in Nebraska
May 2, 2025 / Stephanie King
KEARNEY, Neb. – May 2, 2025 – Black Hills Energy announced today it submitted a proposal with the Nebraska Public Service Commission re...
Mid-America Manufacturing Expands with Higher Prices
May 2, 2025 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (May 1, 2025) — The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state r...
Multiple TSCI staff members injured in assault
May 2, 2025 / NDOC
May 2, 2025 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Three staff members at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) sustained serious* injuries in...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
May 2, 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...