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City of Grand Island Paving Improvement Project
Aug 21, 2026 / Press Release
City of Grand Island – State Street Roadway Improvement Project; Claude Road to Lawrence Lane/Overland Drive. The City of Grand Island...
Attorney General Hilgers secures commitment from Resideo and ADI to cease all sales of Dahua and Hikvision products in Nebraska
Aug 21, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers finalized a settlement with Resideo Technologies, Inc. and ADI Global Distribution LLC. Resideo and ADI...
Nebraska’s Growing Role in Health Initiatives Highlighted During Visit by HHS Secretary Kennedy
Aug 21, 2026 / Laura Strimple
Omaha, NE – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, and University of Nebraska Presid...
32 Law Enforcement Agencies Selected for Summer Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
Aug 21, 2026 / NDOT
Aug. 21, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT HSO) announced that 32 law enforce...
MOSAIC Features Several Day Services
Aug 21, 2026 / KRGI News
Guy Skodmin discussed day services offered by MOSAIC
Grand Island native serving aboard USS Nantucket visited ship’s namesake island
Aug 21, 2026 / By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Melanie Perez, Navy Office of Community Outreach
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Brennan O’Sullivan, a native of Grand Island, Nebraska, serving aboard USS Nantucket, took ...
Hastings Police Report
Aug 21, 2026 / HPD
August 21st 2026Reported Offenses: On August 20, 2026, a 63-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 2500 block of West 12th Street. Ar...
Construction Employment Grows in July as Unemployment Rate Remains 2.9 Percent
Aug 21, 2026 / NDOL
State Unemployment Rate:Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for July 2026 is 2.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged fro...
Loper Flight Academy launches new era for UNK Aviation
Aug 21, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Chancellor Neal Schnoor arrived in style Thursday to celebrate a new era for aviation at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He...
GIPS Foundation to Host 5th Annual Harvest to Support Students
Aug 20, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND, NE – The Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) Foundation is excited to announce its annual fundraiser, Harvest, a special evening...
GIPS Seeks Mentors for the TeamMates Program
Aug 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Melissa Almond discussed the TeamMates Mentoring Program.
GICC Welcomes Pre-School Students
Aug 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Grand Island Central Catholic welcomed preschoolers for the school year this week. Superintendent Jordan Engle gave an update.
Hastings Police Report
Aug 20, 2026 / HPD
August 20th 2026Reported Offenses: On August 19, 2026, a 69-year-old Hebron resident reported a hit and run accident in the 700 block of North Kan...
HUW Preps for Campaign
Aug 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Sara Kirkley discussed the 80th annual fundraising campaign and serving ice cream at the Nebraska State Fair.
Hastings PRCA rodeo awards volunteer, committee people of the year honors
Aug 20, 2026 / Ruth Nicolaus For the Oregon Trail Rodeo
Hastings, Neb. (August 20, 2026) – For a Hastings couple, what started as free rodeo tickets through their sons’ elementary school has ...
Schieber Named President of CHI Health Good Samaritan
Aug 20, 2026 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY-Steve Schieber, MBA, FACMPE, FACHE, has been appointed as the new president of CHI Health Good Samaritan, having served in an interim capac...
Hastings Community Theatre Presents Evil Dead The Musical
Aug 20, 2026 / CentralNebraskaToday.com
(Hastings, NE) - The Hastings Community Theatre presents Evil Dead: The Musical, starting with shows on August 21-22-23rd and then again on August ...
GI Police Report
Aug 20, 2026 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/20/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, please c...
Rural Mainstreet Index Rises Above Growth Neutral
Aug 20, 2026 / Kristen Crawford
August 2026 Survey Results at-a-Glance:-The region’s overall reading rose above growth neutral for only the second time in the past six month...
NEBFARMPAC Endorses Chris Backemeyer for First Congressional District
Aug 20, 2026 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE –Nebraska Farmers Union’s Political Action Committee, NEBFARMPAC announced its endorsement of Democratic candidate Chris Ba...
Strengthening Families offered by the CNCAA
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Lorinda Brown discussed the Strengthening Families program from the CNCAA.
CDHD Urges Water Testing
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Jeremiah Carlson of the Central District Health Department discussed the importance of water well testing.
2026 Domestic Abuse Death Review Team Annual Report
Aug 19, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, the Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team (DADRT), in partnership with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, issued its 2026 Ann...
Grand Island Police Report
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
News media report for: 08/19/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediarequests, please contact...
Hastings Police Report
Aug 19, 2026 / HPD
August 19th 2026Reported Offenses: On August 18, 2026, a 40-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 1400 block of West E Street. On Au...