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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...
Gov. Pillen Holds First-Ever Open Media Cabinet Meeting

Gov. Pillen Holds First-Ever Open Media Cabinet Meeting

Apr 21, 2026 / Samantha Bernt

LINCOLN, NE –  Governor Jim Pillen hosted a first-ever open cabinet meeting for members of the media. Held in the Governor’s Heari...
Bob Hokanson, Paving Superintendent, Hawkins Construction & Christian Myers, Highway Construction Tech III,

NDOT Celebrates National Work Zone Awareness Week, Highlights Safe Driving Near Work Zones

Apr 21, 2026 / Samantha Bernt

Click to see interviews-Katie Wilson, Executive Director, AGC Nebraska_1 -Bob Hokanson, Paving Superintendent, Hawkins Construction -Christian My...
Celebration of Excellence to recognize academic achievements, showcase student research

Celebration of Excellence to recognize academic achievements, showcase student research

Apr 21, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College students will share research and projects, and the College will honor the high achievements of studen...
Online Season Passes Now Available for Island Oasis and Lincoln Pool

Online Season Passes Now Available for Island Oasis and Lincoln Pool

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

Grand Island, Neb. — Season passes for Island Oasis Water Park and Lincoln Pool are now available for purchase online through Friday, May 29....

Buffalo County America 250 Celebration Set for July 4 at the Fairgrounds

Apr 20, 2026 / Kiane Davidson

On behalf of community partners and the Buffalo County America 250 Committee, we are pleased toannounce the Buffalo County America 250 Celebration,...
Royal CEO Phillip Gill, President Dave Arnold, and State Senator Dan Lonowski amongst Royal Employees break ground on the Expansion Project.

Royal Composite Engineering Breaks Ground on Expansion In Minden

Apr 20, 2026 / KRGI News

A Ceremonial groundbreaking Monday kicked off a three million dollar expansion coupled with two million dollars in new equipment at Royal Engineere...

HCSO Works 21 Hours During Enforcement Effort

Apr 20, 2026 / Troy Arends

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office was awarded $1448.78 through NDOT Highway Safety Office to conduct selective enforcement for the U Drive U T...
Webinar to help producers navigate tax issues after wildfire livestock sales

Webinar to help producers navigate tax issues after wildfire livestock sales

Apr 20, 2026 / UNL

Lincoln, Neb., April 20, 2026 —Wildfires and other disasters can force agricultural producers to sell livestock earlier or in greater numbers...
Engleman Student Character Council, Mrs. Nelson, and Mr. Caspar smile with Sarah Koch presenting her with the donation check for GCF

Engleman Elementary's 'Coins for Cancer' Drive Raises $2,821 for Grace Cancer Foundation 

Apr 20, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Making a difference one coin at a time is what drove student generosity at Engleman Elementary. Led by the student-run...

Hall County Board of Commissioners to Meet Tuesday.Audio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 20, 2026 / KRGI News

District 5 Commissioner Jane Richardson previewed Tuesday's Hall County Board of Commissioners Meeting. See the agenda and hear the interview below...