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California Man Arrested After Pursuit with Stolen Vehicle
Jun 19, 2024 / NSP
JUNE 19, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a California man following a pursuit with a ...
UNL Fulbright Scholar TO Present Tajikistan Cultural Program
Jun 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — UNL Grad Student and current Fulbright Scholar Parviz Jamalov is calling Grand Island home for a summer internship with ...
Nebraska Children's Author to Appear at Grand Island Public Library
Jun 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Kids, teens and adults will have a chance to meet Nebraska children’s book author and illustrator Bruce Arant at t...
Hall County Approves Issuing Bonds for Courthouse Project
Jun 19, 2024 / KRGI News
Hall County commissioners have voted to issue $40 million in bonds for the planned courthouse construction project: The board voted against a moti...
$3.9 Million Designated for Additional Workforce Housing in Grand Island
Jun 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — There is no rest for the weary when it comes to growth and development in Grand Island. On Tuesday, June 18, the Grand ...
Grand Island City Council Calls For Special Election
Jun 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The general election isn’t until November, but there will be a special mail-in election taking place in Grand Isla...
GI Police Report
Jun 19, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 06/19/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
UNK grad grows social media following with his ‘edutaining’ Shiloh Farm accounts
Jun 18, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
RURAL KENESAW – Noah Young isn’t your typical Nebraska farmer. He’s quick to admit that. “I always tell people I’m ...
State Fair Board to Meet
Jun 18, 2024 / NSF
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDREVISED Meeting AgendaJune 21, 2024 – 1:00 PMAdministrative Offices, Grand Island, NE1. Call to Order2. Roll Call3. ...
GI Police Report
Jun 18, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 06/18/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Buffalo County Sheriff's Department Reports Incident
Jun 17, 2024 / BC Sheriff
On the afternoon of Monday, June 17, 2024 the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of an adult female experiencing a mental he...
Doing the People’s Work: Property Tax Reform
Jun 17, 2024 / By Governor Jim Pillen
Over the past few weeks, Nebraskans across the state have begun receiving their property valuation notices. The common reaction to those statements...
May Traffic Fatality Toll
Jun 17, 2024 / NDOT
June 17, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of May 2024, twenty-two people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, acc...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Jun 17, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. June 17, 2024 - For the week ending June 16, 2024, there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National ...
More Than 100 to graduate from CHI Health’s Nurse Residency Program
Jun 17, 2024 / Anissa Paitz Public Relations Strategist CHI
Kearney & Grand Island - In the wake of the post-pandemic nursing shortage - finding, training and retaining strong nurses is more important th...
Magician Adam White Kicks Off GI Library Summer Reading Program
Jun 17, 2024 / KRGI News
Master Magician Adam White entertained a young crowd at the Grand Island Public Library to help promote this year’s summer reading program. M...
Merrick County: Highway 30/Bader Park Accident
Jun 17, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department
Merrick County Deputy was detailed to Highway 30 and Bader Park Road to investigate a two-vehicle accident on Sunday, June 16th. Preliminary ...
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to New Commission on Asian-American Affairs
Jun 17, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced 13 appointments to the newly created Commission on Asian-American Affairs. The ...
UNK senior Mara Hemmer records a rare perfect score on dental school admission test
Jun 17, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – When Mara Hemmer saw the number, she nearly fell out of her chair. The soon-to-be senior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney ...
Tween Adventures at the GI Library
Jun 17, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — “Adventure Begins at Your Library” is the theme to this year’s summer reading program, which means the...
Learn All About Cooking for One or Two at the Library
Jun 17, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — With serving sizes designed to feed families, it’s usually easier to cook for a larger group that it is for just o...
GI City Council Plans Special Meeting Tuesday
Jun 17, 2024 / KRGI News
Grand Island City Council will discuss the merits of a special election in conjunction with the Good Life District at a special meeting Tuesday. Th...
Hall County Board of Commissioners Meets Tuesday
Jun 17, 2024 / KRGI News
The Hall County Board of Commissioners has its bi-weekly meeting on Tuesday. An agenda is attached. Hall County Commissioner Jane Richardson joined...
Grand Island Games Registration Deadline Approaching
Jun 17, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — You have just two more weeks to register a team for the 2024 Grand Island Games, which is hosted by the Grand Island Par...
Grand Island Kite Festival Adds Night Flight
Jun 17, 2024 / Paul Nielsen
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA: The Grand Island Kite Festival will sail again this summer with nine professional kiters — also known as “big k...