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Central Nebraska Regional Airport Announces Record-Breaking Year
Jan 19, 2026 / Press Release
Hear an interview with Mike Olson. audio1 Grand Island, Neb. – Central Nebraska Regional Airport (CNRA) reported a total of 75,920 enplanem...
Driver arrested after drunk driving causes vehicle accident on train tracks
Jan 19, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office
GRAND ISLAND - A driver was arrested Jan. 15 after driving drunk and causing a wreck in Merrick County. At approximately 2:59 pm on Thursday, an of...
Liederkranz Children's Theatre Show Approaching
Jan 19, 2026 / Press Release
Listen to an interview with cast members and the director. audio The Catherine Fosket Children’s Theatre presents the children’s show...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 19, 2026 / HPD
January 19th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 18, 2026, a 36-year-old Guide Rock resident reported solicitation that occurred in Hastings. Arres...
Game and Parks seeks grazing tenants in central Nebraska
Jan 19, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is looking for early season intensive grazing tenants to graze along the Platte River for three central Nebr...
Surveillance detects 197 positive chronic wasting disease cases
Jan 19, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
Chronic wasting disease surveillance conducted in southwestern Nebraska during the November and December deer seasons detected 197 positive cases i...
NSP Investigating Michell PD, Scotts Bluff County Officer-Involved Shooting
Jan 18, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
January 17, 2026 (Scottsbluff, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol Special Investigations Team is investigating an officer-involved shoot...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 18, 2026 / HPD
January 18th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 17, 2026, a 20-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run accident in the 900 block of North...
GIFD Completes Regional HazMat Training
Jan 17, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Fire Department (GIFD) recently completed specialized hazardous materials (HazMat) training in partners...
Gov. Pillen Attends White House Rural Health Roundtable
Jan 17, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen joined President Trump at the White House to celebrate the great and historic Rural Health Transformation P...
Five Nominees Forwarded for County Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District
Jan 17, 2026 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – The Judicial Nominating Commission for the County Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District advanced five names for considerat...
Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events
Jan 17, 2026 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during these outre...
NSP Modernizes Command Structure, Promotes Scott to Lt. Colonel
Jan 16, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
January 16, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is pleased to announce multiple command staff promotions and a change in t...
Trade Built to Last: Why Reauthorizing AGOA is Essential
Jan 16, 2026 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Throughout my tenure as Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, one thing has always been evident: trade works best when it is bui...
Kearney Named One of the Top 100 Arts-Vibrant Communities in the US
Jan 16, 2026 / Bobbi Dickerson MARKETING COORDINATOR
Kearney, Neb. — Kearney has been named one of the Top 100 most arts-vibrant communities in the United States in the 2025 Arts Vibrancy I...
GI Police Report
Jan 16, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 01/16/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 16, 2026 / HPD
January 16th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 15, 2026, a 54-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 500 block of North Elm Aven...
Most 17-Year-Olds Now Eligible to Register to Vote
Jan 16, 2026 / Press Release
Grand Island, Nebr.- Nebraska 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by November 3 of this year are now eligible to register to vote. “This is a grea...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Trump’s First Year Back in Office, Delivering Wins for Nebraskans
Jan 16, 2026 / Pete Ricketts
Four years of Biden brought us open borders, record inflation, and emboldened adversaries. After a year, President Trump and Senate Republica...
LR18CA Fails to Advance at Legislature
Jan 16, 2026 / KRGI News
A proposed constitutional amendment that would have reimbursed political subdivisions for unfunded mandates failed to advance at the Nebraska Legis...
Juveniles injured in multi-vehicle accident in Merrick County
Jan 16, 2026 / Merrick County Sheriff's Office
PALMER - Merrick County Sheriff Deputies were detailed to Highway 92 west of 5th road near Palmer to investigate a two vehicle injury acciden...
GIPD, HCSO Partner to Support Red Sand Project
Jan 16, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office teamed up Thursday to participate in the R...
Grand Island Young Professionals to the 10th Annual State of the City Address
Jan 16, 2026 / Jessica Salinas
(Grand Island, NE) – The Grand Island’s Young Professionals program is hosting the 10th annual State of the City Address Thur., Jan. 22...
High Wind Warning, Snow, and Critical Fire Weather possible Today
Jan 16, 2026 / NWS
Key messages: A High Wind Warning is in effect until 6pm. Northwest winds of 30-40mph, with gusts of 50-60mph are possible across the area today, s...
Twenty-four students graduate SCC program
Jan 15, 2026 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
January 15, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Twenty‑four individuals at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) earned Southeast Community College (SCC) ...