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Governor Signs Proclamation for Cooperative Month

Oct 4, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE–A proclamation recognizing October 2024 as Cooperative Month was signed by Governor Jim Pillen. This coincides with the annual re...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Oct 4, 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...

Applications Now Available for Nebraska Education Scholarship Program

Oct 4, 2024 / State Treasurer

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, October 4, 2024 – Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese announced that the application for the Nebraska Education Scholarshi...

Fire Weather Watch In Effect Saturday

Oct 4, 2024 / NWS

A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from 11AM-9PM Saturday for all of south central Nebraska.Near-critical to critical fire weather conditions w...

Kearney Man Sentenced for Multiple Child Pornography Offenses

Oct 4, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Tucker Steven Harders, age 26, of Kearney, Nebraska, was sentenced October 3, 2024, in federal cou...

Fall Restrictive/Open Burn Canceled

Oct 4, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Due to persistent dry conditions throughout the area, the Grand Island Fire Department is canceling the fall open burn p...

CDHD Has New Safety Partnership

Oct 3, 2024 / KRGI News

The Central District Health Department is teaming with the Nebraska Department of Highway Safety. Karly Simonson visited with Brian Gallagher. ...

GGCF Hosts Estate Planning Event

Oct 3, 2024 / KRGI News

Melissa  Delaet of the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation joined Brian Gallagher.   

Three Arrested After Pursuit in Cheyenne County

Oct 3, 2024 / NSP

OCTOBER 3, 2024 (SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following a pursuit in Cheyenn...

Voting 101

Oct 3, 2024 / Press Release

Grand Island, Nebr. – More than 2,500 ballots were mailed to Hall County voters this week marking the start of the 2024 Presidential Election...

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Oct 3, 2024 / KRGI News

Hall County IT director  Doug Drudik joined Brian Gallagher to talk cyber security.

State Treasure Stops in GI

Oct 3, 2024 / KRGI News

Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese talked about the NEST529 Education Savings Program and the implementation of LB1402.

GI Police Report

Oct 3, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 10/03/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Working Fatality Crash

Oct 3, 2024 / Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

On 10-2-24, at 8:24 PM the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office responded to a straight truck vs. semi crash at mm 334 WB I-80.  The investigation...

Grand Island Public Library to Celebrate 140th Birthday

Oct 3, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — On Friday, October 11, the Grand Island Public Library will celebrate its 140th birthday in true library fashion. To ma...

University Beef: NU program takes farm-to-table to a new level

Oct 3, 2024 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications

KEARNEY – From pasture to plate, a new University of Nebraska program gives students a true taste of the state’s No. 1 industry. The U...