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Ricketts Discusses Resilient Water Infrastructure, Threat of Communist China’s Cyber-Attacks
Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the...
Ricketts Highlights ROAD to Housing Act
Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted the ROAD to Housing Act, which aims to make home ownership a possibil...
Ricketts Applauds Updated 45Z Guidance
Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued u...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Flaherty as County Court Judge in Fifth Judicial District
Feb 5, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Breanna D. Flaherty of Columbus as county court judge in the Fifth Judicial ...
Scam Alert from City of Hastings
Feb 5, 2026 / Troy Hermann
The City of Hastings is issuing a warning to the public about a phishing email posing as city employees. These emails come from an email addre...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 5, 2026 / HPD
February 5th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 4, 2026, a 62-year-old Hastings resident reported fraud on Kingston Drive. Arrests/Citations: On...
Two Nebraska Churches are New Additions to the National Register of Historic Places
Feb 5, 2026 / Allan Urlis
Lincoln, NE - 02/05/2026 - The Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office, a department of the Nebraska State Historical Society, is pleased to an...
Hastings Fire Responds to First at Brewery Lofts Apartments
Feb 5, 2026 / Troy Hermann
Hastings Fire and Rescue responded at 5:48 a.m., on Wednesday Feb. 4, 2026 to the report of a structure fire at the Brewery Lofts Apartments a...
City of Hastings Begins Street Work
Feb 5, 2026 / Troy Hermann
The City of Hastings Street Department began crack sealing and addressing other maintenance work along the U.S. Highway 281 overpass on Wednesday a...
Troopers Find Methamphetamine in I-80 Traffic Stop
Feb 5, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
February 4, 2026 (Kearney, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after finding 12 pounds of suspecte...
City of Grand Island to Treat Starling Population
Feb 5, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — For the 21st-consecutive year, the City of Grand Island will proactively treat and reduce the local starling population....
GI Police Report
Feb 5, 2026 / GIPD
News media report for: 02/05/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediarequests, please co...
Hastings College invites high school artists to apply for Open Space summer immersion experience
Feb 4, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College is now accepting applications for Open Space, its premier summer art immersion program designed for h...
LB807 & 429 Advance at the Legislature. 
Feb 4, 2026 / KRGI News
LB 807 gained first round approval at the Nebraska Legislature. It moves the administration of the Noxious Weed Control Act to the Nebraska Departm...
CDHD Recognizes Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Feb 4, 2026 / KRGI News
Rachel Sazama of the Central District Health Department, discussed Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week from February 7th through the 14th
LB669 Fails to Advance at Unicameral
Feb 4, 2026 / KRGI News
LB669 failed to advance at the Nebraska Legislature. It would have updated the state’s informed consent statutory framework for abortion to e...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 4, 2026 / HPD
February 4th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 3, 2026, a 66-year-old Hastings resident reported forgery in the 3000 block of Osborne Drive East....
LB669 Dominated Discussion at Legislature Tuesday
Feb 4, 2026 / KRGI News
Senators spent the entire session Tuesday on LB669. LB669 updates our state’s informed consent statutory framework for abortion ...
Hay stolen near Loup City
Feb 4, 2026 / Sherman County Sheriff's Office
LOUP CITY - The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of hay in the county. The office received a report of several bal...
GI Police Report
Feb 4, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY ReportNews media report for: 02/04/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media reque...
Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Issues Safety Alert Regarding Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) System Failures Affecting Farmers, Truckers, and Motorists
Feb 4, 2026 / Suz
The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is issuing an Alert to consumers following reported safety issues with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) syst...
Adams County Death Investigation Continues
Feb 3, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
FEBRUARY 3, 2026 (Hastings, Neb.) — Investigative efforts continue regarding the death investigation into the man who was found decease...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Makovicka as District 4 Representative to NU Board of Regents
Feb 3, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen appointed Joel Makovicka of Omaha to fill the District 4 vacancy on the University of Nebraska Board...
Transfer Station to be Closed for Maintenance
Feb 3, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Works Department would like to issue notice that the Transfer Station, which is located at 5050 ...
Forensics qualifies entire team for nationals
Feb 3, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Hastings College Forensics team is heading into the spring season with significant momentum. By the end of the fal...