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14 Islanders Named All-State Musicians
Oct 27, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Fourteen Islanders will be representing Grand Island Senior High at the 2026 All-State Music Ensembles at the Lied Cent...
GIFD Emphasizes Fire Prevention Week
Oct 27, 2026 / CentralNebraskaToday.com
Grand Island Fire Chief Corey Schmidt discussed Fire Prevention Week.
GGCIF Celebrates Community Foundation Week
Oct 27, 2026 / CentralNebraskaToday.com
Melissa DeLaet of the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation discussed aspects of National Community Foundation Week.
GI Police Report
Oct 27, 2026 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/27/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediarequests, please contact...
Hastings College launches Hayes M. Fuhr Music Scholarship
Oct 26, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College announced the establishment of the Hayes M. Fuhr Music Scholarship, a premier $30,000 annual award re...
Nebraska Joins FTC and 19 States in Suing Dollar General for Charging Consumers More than Advertised for Many Products
Oct 26, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Dollar General has generated millions of dollars by regularly and repeatedly charging more at the register than the prices it advertises, the FTC a...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 26, 2026 / HPD
October 26th 2026Reported Offenses: On October 25, 2026, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 3800 block of Osborne Drive West....
Restroom Winterization Set for Friday in Hastings
Oct 26, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager City of Hastings
Drinking fountains as well as older parks restrooms will close on Friday Oct. 30, 2026 for the winter; but five heated restrooms will remain open a...
Hall County Public Defender Wraps Up First Year
Oct 26, 2026 / CentralNebraskaToday.com
Hall County Public Defender Vicky Kenney gave an update heading into her second year in the position.
Cyber Attack Exercise Helps Prepare Nebraska Schools
Oct 26, 2026 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
Last week more than 170 school leaders including superintendents, principals, IT directors, teachers and staff from Nebraska K-12 schools, ESU&rsqu...
Additional Information Released in Homicide, Trooper-Involved Shooting Investigations
Oct 25, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 25, 2026 (David City, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol continues investigating a homicide that occurred Friday morning in rura...
Homicide Suspect Dead Following Trooper-Involved Shooting
Oct 24, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 23, 2026 (David City, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a homicide that occurred in rural Polk County Friday m...
Roundabout partially open in Hastings.
Oct 24, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager City of Hastings
The Nebraska Department of Transportation opened the east leg of the roundabout at South Street and Elm Avenue, which is part of the NDOT Hastings ...
Five Submit Their Names for District Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District
Oct 24, 2026 / Press Release
LINCOLN – Chawnta M. Durham and Angela M. Franz, both of North Platte; Sandra J. Allen, Lincoln; Kristi L. Hilliard, Ogallala; and Jose L. Ro...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 23, 2026 / HPD
October 23rd 2026Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On October 22, 2026, a 67-year-old Hastings resident was cited for theft, no proof of insu...
GICC/NW One Act Showcase Coming up Tuesday
Oct 23, 2026 / CentralNebraskaToday.com
Grand Island Central Catholic and Northwest will be performing their fall one act plays at a showcase on Tuesday. Dave Hulinsky, Jeri Lorenz, and R...
New Highway and Street Superintendents Licensed
Oct 23, 2026 / LeMoyne Schulz
Oct. 23, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Five people successfully completed the Oct. 2, 2026, examination and are now licensed by the Nebraska Bo...
Stolley Park Principal Honored with Lozier LIGHTS Outstanding Principal Award
Oct 23, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — They say a school building takes on the personality of its principal – and at Stolley Park Elementary, the aura i...
GI Police Report
Oct 23, 2026 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/23/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, please c...
DEA Hosts 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday
Oct 23, 2026 / Rafael Mattei
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division, in collaboration with 128 law enforcement agencies spannin...
Vice President JD Vance Stopped in North Platte For The Mid Term Rally
Oct 23, 2026 / Josh Keenportz
NORTH PLATTE — Vice President JD Vance made a stop in North Platte to rally Republican voters ahead of the midterm elections during the morni...
Hastings Police Report
Oct 22, 2026 / HPD
October 22nd 2026Reported Offenses: On October 21, 2026, a 71-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 700 block of South First Avenue. ...
GI Police Report
Oct 22, 2026 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/22/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, please c...
Supply Chain Disruptions Push Rural Mainstreet Index Lower Ag Equipment Dealers Under Financial Stress
Oct 22, 2026 / Kristen Crawford
October 2026 Survey Results at-a-Glance:-The region’s overall reading fell below growth neutral for the fifth time in the past six months.&nb...
Walnut Middle School Hosting Anne Frank Exhibit
Oct 22, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Listen to an interview with Walnut Principal Selena Lukasiewicz, and students Jamie Ramirez-Gamero, Sophia Flores-Palma, and Jose Olivas-Erives. A...