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Hall County Drive Sober Results

Sep 10, 2024 / Press Release

NDOT Highway Safety Office has awarded the Hall County Sheriff's Office with funding to carry out a Selective Overtime Enforcement for the Drive So...

NDOT Announces I-80 Westbound Overnight Closure

Sep 10, 2024 / NDOT

Sept. 10, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announces the overnight closure of westbound I-80 betw...

Merrick County Sheriff Captain Continues To Recover

Sep 10, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department

(Merrick Co, NE) - The Merrick County Sherriff Office has provided an update after an incident occurred leaving Captain Jake Bauer injured on duty ...

Heartland United Way’s Food Drive Going on This Week

Sep 10, 2024 / Press Release

The Heartland United Way Food Drive will take place this week to benefit Hall, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick Counties. The largest food collec...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Sep 10, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. September 9, 2024 - For the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's N...

GI Police Report

Sep 10, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/10/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Sep 10, 2024 / 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...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: An EV Mandate Lie from VP Kamala Harris

Sep 10, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

For years, Vice President Kamala Harris has supported some of the most extreme electric vehicle (EV) mandates proposed by her Party. She consistent...

Zobel Goes Yard, NW Softball Takes Down Kearney Catholic 10-2

Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI Sports Network

(Grand Island, NE) - Senior Reyse Zobel would launch a first-inning home run on Monday night leading to a 10-2 win over Kearney Catholic at the Vet...

GI City Council to Meet Tuesday

Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News

The Grand Island City Council meets on Tuesday. An agenda is attached. 

Hall County Board Meets Tuesday

Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News

The next Hall County Board of Commissioners Meeting is Tuesday. Board President Ron Peterson had a preview with Brian Gallagher. An agenda is attac...

University of Nebraska Medical Center enrollment rises for 24th straight year

Sep 9, 2024 / UNMC

For the 24th straight year, enrollment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center increased. The fall enrollment figure is 4,703 students, a 3.2%...

BCV hosts Fund Raising Golf Event

Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News

Jackrabbit Run will be the site of a four person scramble this Sunday to benefit the Business Coalition for Veterans. Chef Anthony and Sadonna Manf...

St. Paul Voters Will Decide a School Bond

Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News

After a failed attempt at passing an 18 million dollar bond earlier in the year, the St. Paul School board has voted to put a 14 million dollar bon...

Nebraska State Fair Celebrates Growth in Key Areas for 2024

Sep 9, 2024 / Courtney Glock Marketing Director

The Nebraska State Fair recently announced a successful 2024 event, with increased attendance and participation across multiple categories, highlig...

Heartland United Way Announces Educational Opportunities for Welcoming Week

Sep 9, 2024 / Press Release

Welcoming Week begins on Friday. Hear interviews with Celine Swan and Yolanda Nuncio plus another with Karen Rathke with Brian Gallagher.Grand Isla...

GI Police Report

Sep 9, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/09/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Briese Announces Innovative Scholarship Program for Nebraska Students

Sep 9, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, September 9, 2024 — Today Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese announced the rollout of LB 1402, a groundbreaking initiativ...

Gold formally installed as University of Nebraska president, outlines vision for an 'extraordinary tomorrow'

Sep 9, 2024 / NNS

LINCOLN — Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., was formally installed as the ninth president of the University of Nebraska System during an academic ceremo...

South Locust Paving Project Begins

Sep 9, 2024 / City of GI

City of Grand Island – South Locust Street Paving Improvement Project; Highway 34 to Wood River Diversion Canal.  The City of Grand Isl...

Merrick County Two Vehicle Injury Accident Friday

Sep 8, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department

Merrick County Deputies were detailed to Highway 92 near 2nd Road in rural Merrick County for a two-vehicle injury accident on Friday, September 6t...

Small Plane Has Emergency Landing In Merrick County

Sep 8, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department

On Saturday, September 7th at approximately 3:56 p.m., the Merrick County Sheriff's Office was detailed north of Chapman near 3rd Road in rural Mer...

Broken Bow native wins 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

Sep 7, 2024 / Press Release

Nancy Sedlacek, of Broken Bow, is the winner of the 2024 North Platte Community College raffle car - a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. Her ticket was drawn...

Fixing the IRS

Sep 7, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

In August 2022, when President Biden signed into law the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, it included an $80 billion increase in IRS funding. Acc...

CDHD Has Updated Flu Shots Available

Sep 6, 2024 / KRGI News

Teresa Anderson with the Central District Health Department featured a variety of issues in her talk with Brian Gallagher.