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From adversity to advocacy: Liggins to speak on 21st century leadership at Hastings College

Feb 17, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Terry Liggins, a National Champion Division II athlete who has become an advocate for life coaching teens, young profe...

Hastings Rodeo Honors Members

Feb 17, 2025 / Ruth Nicolaus For the Oregon Trail Rodeo

Hastings, Neb. (February 17, 2025) – Two men have been honored with awards from the Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings, Neb. Kurtis Bumgardner a...

Hall County Warrior Continue Improvements at Hall County Park

Feb 17, 2025 / KRGI News

Hall County Warriors are raising funds for the improvement at the Hall County Veterans Park. Gary Quandt, Bill Luft, and Tim Bartz joined Brian Gal...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 17, 2025 / HPD

Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On February 16, 2025, a 26-year-old Hastings resident was arrested for driving under influence, leaving the...

Latest Weather Update

Feb 17, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 6 PM Tuesday.  Key Message #2: An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect from 12 AM...

City of GI Issues Another Snow Emergency

Feb 16, 2025 / Sp

Grand Island, Neb. — Based on the official Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service, the City of Grand Island has decla...

Snow Emergency Notice - Hastings

Feb 16, 2025 / City of Hastings

The City of Hastings has declared a snow emergency to begin at 10 p.m., Sunday Feb. 16. The snow emergency will continue through noon, Wednesd...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 16, 2025 / HPD

February 16th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 15, 2025, a 29-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 700 block of South Lincoln A...

More Winter Weather on the Way

Feb 16, 2025 / NWS

Hello from the National Weather Service in Hastings, Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory in effect until 9 AM this morning. Key Message #2: Win...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 15, 2025 / HPD

February 15th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 14, 2025, a 28-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 100 block of East 5th Street. ...

More Snow Coming

Feb 15, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Winter Weather Advisory in effect through this morning. Key Message #2: More snow possible Sunday night through Tuesday night. Ke...

Teacher Survey Shows Positive Trends in Teacher Recruitment and Retention

Feb 15, 2025 / NDE

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is pleased to announce encouraging developments in teacher recruitment and retention efforts, as highlig...

City of Grand Island to Recognize Presidents' Day

Feb 15, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — With the upcoming Presidents’ Day holiday, the City of Grand Island would like to announce various closures. All ...

Rolling Back Government Overreach

Feb 14, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

The costly consequences of unnecessary, burdensome regulations represent one of the greatest threats to future American prosperity. In fact, a 2024...

Nebraska Farm Numbers Lower

Feb 14, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. February 14, 2025 - Nebraska's number of farms and ranches declined during 2024, according to USDA's National Agricultural Stati...

Locally Heavy Snow Expected Tonight

Feb 14, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1:Increasing snow chances tonight. Precip could start off as a mix before changing over to all snow. Key Message #2: Narrow  ban...

Suspect Arrested in Seward Murder Investigation

Feb 14, 2025 / NSP

February 14, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have officially arrested Casey Kindt for the murder of Jamie ...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 14, 2025 / HPD

February 14th 2025Reported Offenses: On February 13, 2025, a 39-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 2800 block of Os...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Feb 14, 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...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Restoring Maximum Pressure Against Iran

Feb 14, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. They’ve spent decades funding terror attacks all over the world. Iran...

USDA to Survey Farmer's Planting Intentions

Feb 14, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. February 14, 2025 – As the 2025 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricul...

GI Police Report

Feb 14, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 2/14/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...

Gov. Pillen Advocates for Merging Agencies, Improving State’s Water Quantity & Quality

Feb 14, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE –  Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee in favor of LB317 to me...

Smith, Craig, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Codify Year-Round E15

Feb 14, 2025 / Logan Williams

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mar...

Troopers Respond to Over 200 Calls During Winter Storm

Feb 13, 2025 / NSP

February 13, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to over 200 weather-related incidents during the ...