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GI City Council Meets Tuesday
Dec 8, 2025 / KRGI News
Meeting Agenda of City Council Regular MeetingCouncil Chambers100 E First StreetDecember 9, 2025 7:00 PM1. CALL TO ORDERThis is an open meetin...
514 People Impacted by Brief Power Outage
Dec 8, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — A third-party contractor working in the area of Old Potash Highway east of Highway 281 and west of Kaufman Ave. accident...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 8, 2025 / HPD
December 8th 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On December 7, 2025, an 18-year-old Hastings resident was cited for minor in possession of...
GI Police Report
Dec 8, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 12/08/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media re...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 7, 2025 / HPD
December 7th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 7, 2025, a 44-year-old Washington resident reported a theft in the 300 block of South Elm Avenue. ...
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 7, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Lincoln, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff on Sunday, Dec. 7, in honor of...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 6, 2025 / HPD
December 6th 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On December 5, 2025, a 38-year-old Geneva resident was arrested on a Platt...
Gov. Pillen Announces Results of Layoff Services Events for Tyson Workers
Dec 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the results of efforts organized through state agencies to assist Tyson workers impacted by the...
Gov. Pillen Statement on Illegal Alien’s Attack on Omaha Police
Dec 6, 2025 / Lau
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement after the Omaha Police Department released the identity of the suspect in ...
Nebraska’s September Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.0
Dec 5, 2025 / Hillary Lee
LINCOLN - Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for September 2025 is 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged from the Aug...
Maximizing Nebraska's Resources
Dec 5, 2025 / Rep. Adrian Smith
Spanning our state - Missouri River to panhandle - Nebraska’s Third District has been blessed with a breadth of natural resources. Although m...
Wreaths Across America Returns to Grand Island
Dec 5, 2025 / KRGI News
Tammie Dimmitt and LaVonne Catron discussed the December 13th event at the Nebraska Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Grand Island, Grand Island Expres...
GI Tourism Rep Excited By Recent Developments
Dec 5, 2025 / KRGI News
Brad Mellema discussed the recent announcement that will bring professional football back to Grand Island.
Securing Our Border, Keeping Nebraskans Safe
Dec 5, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
A nation is only as secure as its borders. Joe Biden’s open border policies created a national security, humanitarian, and drug catastr...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Dec 5, 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...
YWCA Grand Island Speeds Up Renovation to Immediately Open More Childcare Spots at Starr Elementary Site UPDATE
Dec 5, 2025 / Press Release
Listen to an interview with Amy Bennett below. GRAND ISLAND, NE – Recognizing the urgent need for safe and reliable childcare—a need t...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 5, 2025 / HPD
December 5th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 4, 2025, a 48-year-old Hastings resident reported a shoplifting in the 800 block of South Burlingt...
Palliative Care Provider Starr Joins St. Francis
Dec 5, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
Grand Island – CHI Health Clinic Palliative Care (St. Francis) is pleased to announce the addition of Adeline Starr, APRN to its staff. ...
Grand Island YMCA Names Chad Knight as new CEO
Dec 5, 2025 / Jerry Janulewicz
The Grand Island YMCA has named Chad Knight as its new Chief Executive Officer. Selected by the Y’s Board of Directors following an extensive...
Hastings Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl
Dec 5, 2025 / Amy Donato
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Seth Fontaine, 30, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 3, 2025, in federal court...
GISH invites future students to the Islander Experience on Sunday
Dec 4, 2025 / KRGI News
Potential future Grand Island Senior High students are invited to the Islander Experience this Sunday. GISH Principal Calvin Hubbard, Freshman Acad...
Arena League FB Coming to GI
Dec 4, 2025 / KRGI Sports
Owner Jeff Holmes and Arena League Commissioner Tim Brown discussed the new Arena League Football team coming to the Grand Island next June. ...
Hall County Sheriff's Department Earns Grant
Dec 4, 2025 / Troy Arends
The Hall County Sheriff's Office has been awarded $4386 from the NDOT Highway Safety Office for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign. Five D...
Buffalo County Wraps Up “Make It Click” Safety Mobilization
Dec 4, 2025 / Jeni Samuelson Buffalo County Sheriff's Office
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office recently completed a “Make it Click” Mobilization Selective Traffic Enforcement campaign thro...
Hastings Police Report
Dec 4, 2025 / HPD
December 4th 2025Reported Offenses: On December 3, 2025, a 38-year-old Chapman resident reported a fraud in the 200 block of South Cedar Avenue. ...