Local News
New Heartland United Way $50K Giveaway announced UPDATE
Oct 2, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Listen to an interview with Karen Rathke and Sara Kirkley below. The Heartland United Way is ringing in the holidays as we ask our community to be...
GI Lutheran Featured on Community Connection
Oct 2, 2025 / KRGI News
Jeremiah Slough talked about the happenings at Grand Island Lutheran.
GIPS TeamMates Wins Award
Oct 2, 2025 / KRGI News
Melissa Almond head of the Grand Island TeamMates Program discussed the recognition and the mission. Click here for details on the Chapter of the Y...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 2, 2025 / HPD
October 2nd 2025Reported Offenses: On October 1, 2025, a 75-year-old Hastings resident reported a burglary in the 500 block of North Bellevue Aven...
Scam Awareness Seminar Coming Later This Month
Oct 2, 2025 / Jesse Karr
Spiehs Wealth Management is hosting an event and joining forces with the Hall County Sheriff's Department to help bring awareness to the multitude ...
Free Community Education–Oct. 23 Food Is My Medicine
Oct 2, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in partnership with CHI Health Clinic: Nebraska Heart Institute, is offering a free community education s...
Independent Dan Osborn Raises Over $1 Million in Third Quarter
Oct 2, 2025 / Press Release
OMAHA, NE— Dan Osborn, mechanic, veteran, and lifelong Independent, announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate raised over $1 million in the ...
State Fair Has Chicken Giveaway
Oct 2, 2025 / Press Release
The Nebraska State Fair distributed 179 broiler chickens to area non-profits. These birds were exhibited by youth at the Aksarben Stock Show. Follo...
Nebraska Forest Service Awarded Over $24 Million for Wildfire Mitigation Projects
Oct 2, 2025 / Benjamin Bohall Conservation Forester Public Information Officer
Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska Forest Service (NFS), part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natu...
Voting open for favorite sculpture
Oct 2, 2025 / Dana Jelinek Grand Island Tourism/Sculpture Walk Committee
Grand Island, NE - As summer fades into fall, it’s a great time to take a sculpture walk in Railside. From South Front Street to Koenig, and ...
Sculptors Needed for Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska
Oct 2, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Professional and emerging artists are invited to submit sculptures for outdoor exhibit to Sculpture Walk Across Nebraska...
UNMC nurse practitioner emergency care program achieves national validation
Oct 2, 2025 / John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Nebraska -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has achieved a major milestone in advancing emergency care educatio...
Black Hills Energy Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month with Free Trees Giveaway
Oct 2, 2025 / Stephanie King | Black Hills Energy | Public Affairs Manager, Central & Western Nebraska
Nebraska, October 1, 2025 -- Black Hills Energy is celebrating National Energy Awareness Month this October, by offering a limited number of free t...
GI Police Report
Oct 2, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/02/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
NSP Bomb Squad, National Guard Handle Grenades Found in Lincoln
Oct 1, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 1, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad and members of the Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th EOD...
Hastings College Theatre to perform ‘Ride the Cyclone, The Musical’
Oct 1, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – What happens when a high school choir’s trip to an amusement park takes a fateful turn? Hastings College Theatre...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 1, 2025 / HPD
October 1st 2025Reported Offenses: On September 30, 2025, a 46-year-old Hastings resident reported threats in the 200 block of North Marian Road. ...
CDHD Offers Healthy Families America Program
Oct 1, 2025 / KRGI News
Alonda Agrueta Perez of the Central District Health Department discussed the Healthy Families America program.
Wreath Across America Car Show Coming Soon
Oct 1, 2025 / KRGI News
Billie Herron and Lavonne Catron discussed the Wreaths Across America Car/Bike Show coming up on October 11th.
Mid-America Manufacturing Index Falls Below Growth Neutral
Oct 1, 2025 / Creighton University
September 2025 Survey Highlights:*The overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index fell below growth neutral. *The regional manufacturing se...
Ricketts Announces Postponement of Mobile Office Hours Due to Government Shutdown
Oct 1, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be postponing Mobile Office Hours d...
FNBO Closes Acquisition of Country Club Bank in Kansas City
Oct 1, 2025 / FNBO
FNBO announced today it has closed its acquisition of Country Club Bank, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Announced in May, the acqu...
Tabitha Tip: Make Medication Safety Your Mantra
Oct 1, 2025 / Ashley Erks
Did you remember to take your pills today? 66% of all adults in the United States take at least one prescription drug every day, but even the most ...
GI City Council Wraps Up Study Session
Oct 1, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Honeywell Energy Savings Expert Jordan Belloli gave a presentation Tuesday night to the Grand Island City Council, highlighting how Honeywell can s...
GI Police Report
Oct 1, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 10/01/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...