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U.S. Department of Transportation Appoints Attorney General Mike Hilgers as Chair of Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee

U.S. Department of Transportation Appoints Attorney General Mike Hilgers as Chair of Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee

Apr 22, 2026 / Heather Buell

The Nebraska Department of Justice announced today that the appointment of Attorney General Mike Hilgers as Chair of the Aviation Consumer Protecti...

Meadowlark Savings Program Marks Sixth Year

Apr 22, 2026 / Jamie Carl

April 22, 2026  LINCOLN, Neb. As the Meadowlark Savings Pledge marks six years of supporting Nebraska families, more than 115,000 babies have ...
Mayor Steele provides update on negotiations with Woodsonia regarding Good Life District

Mayor Steele provides update on negotiations with Woodsonia regarding Good Life District

Apr 22, 2026 / Central Nebraska Today Brian Neben

See the complete press conference here. GRAND ISLAND — Mayor Roger Steele provided an update on the negotiations with Woodsonia Real Estate ...

Drug Take Back Approaching This SaturdayAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 22, 2026 / KRGI News

Journey Noyes of the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addiction discussed Saturday's Drug Take Back event  at Super Saver from noon-...

CDHD Warns of Screen TimeAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 22, 2026 / KRGI News

Ashley Hake of the Central District Health Department discussed limiting stream time for young people.  

CCC Preps for Graduation, Enrolls New StudentsAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 22, 2026 / KRGI News

Michelle Setlik of Central Community College discussed the busy times at the institution. 

Attorney General Hilgers Leads Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies 
Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies   

Apr 22, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Lincoln, NE – Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social,...
Golf Tournament 2025 golfers with Bruning Bank

New Time. New Course. Same Great Cause. 

Apr 22, 2026 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director

After nearly four decades of tradition, the Heartland United Way Golf Tournament is getting a fresh twist in its 39th year—bringing new energ...
Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers to Lead Workshop & Perform at GISH

Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers to Lead Workshop & Perform at GISH

Apr 22, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Grand Island Senior High (GISH) is proud to announce that Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers will visit Senior High on M...
courtesy CNHS

CNHS Attempts to get 'Nancy' AdoptedAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 22, 2026 / KRGI News

Miquelle Havens of the Central Nebraska Humane Society featured 'Nancy' who has been at the shelter over 500 days. 

Nebraska’s February Unemployment Rate is 3.1 Percent

Apr 22, 2026 / NDOL

Nebraska’s Workforce Shows Resilience:Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for February 2026 is 3.1 percent, seasonally adjusted. T...
CHI Health Invests $164.5 Million into the Community

CHI Health Invests $164.5 Million into the Community

Apr 22, 2026 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager

KEARNEY & GRAND ISLAND- CHI Health gave back more than $164.5 million in community benefits last fiscal year. The health system, comprising 30 ...

Ricketts to Warsh: Get Inflation Under Control to Benefit All Americans

Apr 22, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) participated in a Senate Banking Committee Nomination Hearing for Kevin Warsh...
 Homel Buell, owner and operator of Shovel Dot Ranch near Rose, Nebraska, was recently interviewed for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Advancing Development of Assessments, Practices and Tools to Produce Beef in Grazing Systems project. (Effie Athanassopoulos and Gwendŵr Meredith)

Nebraska ranchers share land decisions through UNL research project

Apr 22, 2026 / By Natalie Jones | IANR Communications

Lincoln, Nebraska, April 22, 2026 — On Nebraska ranches where families have managed the same land for generations, decisions about grazing, i...

Red Flag Warning Issued

Apr 22, 2026 / NWS

Critical fire weather conditions are possible across northwestern portions of the area due to the combination of southerly winds gusting 35-40mph a...

DOJ Reaches a Proposed Consent Decree with Nebraska to Enjoin the State from Enforcing its Unconstitutional In-State Tuition and Scholarship Programs for Illegal Aliens

Apr 22, 2026 / Amy Donato

The United States filed a complaint against Nebraska and joined with the State in filing a proposed consent decree to permanently enjoin Nebraska l...

Keep the spring blood supply strong

Apr 22, 2026 / Josh Murray

OMAHA, NEBRASKA -  APRIL 22, 2026 — The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help hospitals and transfusion...

Hall County Wraps up Tuesday Board Meeting

Apr 21, 2026 / KRGI News

See the complete Hall County Board of Commissioners Meeting here.

Aurora High School to Host Supreme Court Oral Arguments on April 29

Apr 21, 2026 / Press Release

Aurora High School students will get a rare firsthand look at the judicial process from inside their school when the Nebraska Supreme Court convene...
Furnas Co Sheriff

Single-Vehicle Fatal Accident Southeast of Cambridge.

Apr 21, 2026 / Furnas Co Sherriff Department

FURNAS COUNTY, NE – The Furnas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle fatal accident that occurred on the evening of...
Global Roots Festival Saturday

Global Roots Festival Saturday

Apr 21, 2026 / KRGI News

Grand Island, NE — Community members from across Central Nebraska and beyond are invited to experience the world without leaving home at...

Nebraska State Fair announces Twisted Chrome and Stampede Series lineup

Apr 21, 2026 / Jack Sheard

The Nebraska State Fair is bringing back fan-favorite motorsports and rodeo action in 2026, with the return of the Twisted Chrome series at the Sta...
Mayor Roger Steele to Provide Update on Good Life District, Woodsonia Negotiations

Mayor Roger Steele to Provide Update on Good Life District, Woodsonia Negotiations

Apr 21, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele will hold a press conference at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22 to provide an update on th...
Set Sail for Giving during Go Big GIVE on May 7

Set Sail for Giving during Go Big GIVE on May 7

Apr 21, 2026 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director

One small act can create a ripple.The 13th Annual Go Big GIVE is hoping to turn ripples into waves of impact for 165 local nonprofits on May 7, 202...
City of Hastings Celebrates Arbor Day

City of Hastings Celebrates Arbor Day

Apr 21, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager City of Hastings

The City of Hastings Arbor Day program will start at 2:30 p.m. at Watson Elementary on Friday, April 24 at 1720 Crane Ave. Volunteers will plant a...