Local News
Gov. Pillen Issues Disaster Declaration for 23 Counties Following August Storms
Aug 21, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued a disaster declaration for 23 counties resulting from storms that impacted the state earlier thi...
Good Samaritan cancer rehab program starts Sept. 8
Aug 21, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY–CHI Health Good Samaritan’s free cancer rehabilitation program helps survivors regain their physical, emotional and spiritual h...
Bader connects entrepreneurship, Engler program, rural Nebraska needs
Aug 21, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Media
Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 21, 2025 — Jordyn Bader, a Nebraskan with rural roots and a career in ag tech, points to a key ingredient that can st...
Rural Mainstreet Economy Continues to Weaken Under Pressure
Aug 21, 2025 / Creighton University
August 2025 Survey Results at-a-Glance: -For the sixth time in 2025, the overall regional economic index sank below growth neutral.-For the 15th t...
GISH Implements New Scheduling Concept
Aug 21, 2025 / KRGI News
GISH Principal Calvin Hubbard discussed a schedule change for the school for the 25-26 year.
Scoops Ice Cream again at NSF
Aug 21, 2025 / KRGI News
The Heartland United Way runs the Scoops Ice Cream Parlor at the Nebraska State Fair again this year. Sara Kirkley provides the details.
GI Police Report
Aug 21, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/21/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
Volunteers scoop for local causes at Neb. State Fair
Aug 20, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
Nebraska State Fair-goers are encouraged to put some ice cream on their fair face with a stop at Scoops Ice Cream Parlor.It’s the only place ...
TEACH Warns of New Vaping Products
Aug 20, 2025 / KRGI News
Michelle Halpine of TEACH has resources for parents concerning new vaping products aimed at kids.
State Fair Safety Featured by the CDHD
Aug 20, 2025 / KRGI News
Jessica Green of the Central District Health Department provided some state fair safety tips.
Nebraska Expands Teacher Apprenticeships with $1 Million Investment
Aug 20, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is excited to announce the award of approximately $1 million in funding to Chadron State College and the...
Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events
Aug 20, 2025 / Press Release
Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during these outreach events in Greel...
Hastings Police Report
Aug 20, 2025 / HPD
August 20th 2025Reported Offenses: On August 19, 2025, a 44-year-old Hastings resident reported fraud and theft from the 700 block of West 14th St...
Free Community Education–Aug. 28 The Secrets to Understanding Medicare
Aug 20, 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...
US-30, West Grand Island switching to new alignment tomorrow
Aug 20, 2025 / Bob Nordhues
Aug. 20, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, beginning tomorrow, Aug. 21, U.S. Highway 30 (US-30) traffic will be moved head...
State Fair is the showcase for 4-H, but growth, achievement a constant pursuit
Aug 20, 2025 / Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing
Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 20, 2025 — Nebraska 4-H’ers across the state are making final preparations for the Nebraska State Fair, a showc...
Newest GIFD Recruits to Ruck to City Hall Thursday, August 21
Aug 20, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — On Thursday, August 21 at 8 a.m., the five newest recruits of the Grand Island Fire Department will be conducting a &ldq...
GI City Council Wraps up Busy Agenda on Tuesday
Aug 20, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
The City Council listened to presentations on Camp Augustine, the City's response to the late June flooding event and the FY2026 proposed bud...
GI Police Report
Aug 20, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/20/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on the r...
UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band announces show theme, performance schedule
Aug 20, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with the Se...
Ricketts Issues Statement on Announcement of McCook ICE Facility
Aug 20, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after it was announced that the Department of Home...
Gov. Pillens Press Conference on Future McCook Work Ethic Camp
Aug 19, 2025 / Josh Keenportz
Gov. Pillen and Sec. Noem announced an agreement to utilize the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook as a future detention facility for those awaiting d...
Response To Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Nebraska
Aug 19, 2025 / Nebraska Appleseed
LINCOLN, NE – Today it was reported on and confirmed by Governor Jim Pillen that ICE has plans to use Nebraska as part of nationwide large-sc...
Troopers Arrest Man Following Pursuit in Lincoln County
Aug 19, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
August 19, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) arrested one person after a short pursuit in Linco...
Work Ethic Camp in McCook a Future Detention Facility
Aug 19, 2025 / Gov Pillens Office
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced three state-federal partnerships to support President Donald Trump’s efforts to prom...