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GI Police Report
Feb 20, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 02/20/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Red Cross Encourages Fire Safety Actions to Prevent Most Common Disaster
Feb 19, 2024 / Red Cross
After responding to 400 home fires in 2023, the American Red Cross of Nebraska encourages everyone to take fire safety actions. Home fires are the ...
Nebraska Farmers Union 111th Annual State Convention to be in Columbus
Feb 19, 2024 / NFU
LINCOLN (February 19, 2024) – At their recent Board of Directors meeting, the Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) Board selected the River’s ...
Hasting Symphony Announces Winner
Feb 19, 2024 / Press Release
The Hastings Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Young Artists Competition Winner is Dylan Shaw. Dylan will be performing with the Hastings Symphony O...
Good Samaritan & St. Francis cancer rehab program starts in March
Feb 19, 2024 / CHI
KEARNEY & GRAND ISLAND -CHI Health’s free cancer rehabilitation program helps survivors regain their physical, emotional, and spiritual h...
Nebraska Farm Numbers Lower
Feb 19, 2024 / USDA
Nebraska's number of farms and ranches declined during 2023, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of farms and ...
GI Police Report
Feb 19, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 02/19/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Power of the Herd: UNK launches new brand campaign, slogan
Feb 19, 2024 / UNK
The University of Nebraska at Kearney has launched a new brand campaign and slogan that captures the collaborative strength, unity and spirit that ...
Bringing Relief to American Taxpayers
Feb 18, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Americans are rightfully concerned about the direction of our economy. While inflation is no longer at nine percent, prices remain high, and the in...
Toss for a Cause to Benefit Marcello Fundraising Effort
Feb 18, 2024 / City of Grand Island Release
Grand Island, Neb. — Just two days removed from raising nearly $4,000 with Valentine’s Day singing telegrams, the Hall County Crime Sto...
Grand Island Connect App Modernizing Community Engagement
Feb 18, 2024 / City of Grand Island Release
Grand Island, Neb. — You’ve likely heard the phrase ‘there’s an app for that’ as businesses, schools and cities conti...
Love Listening Tour Announced
Feb 16, 2024 / Press Release
OMAHA, NE - U.S. Senate candidate Preston Love is announcing his “Love Nebraska Listening Tour” today with stops across the state. The ...
Inmate missing from community corrections facility
Feb 16, 2024 / Department of Corrections
February 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Linc...
Pete Ricketts Staff hosts Mobile Office Hours
Feb 16, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
Smith, Davis, and Feenstra Champion Bipartisan Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses
Feb 16, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Small Busines...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open
Feb 16, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
In December, President Biden’s team shut down two border rail crossings in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. The administration also falsely imp...
Rural Mainstreet Economy in Negative Territory for Sixth Straight Month
Feb 16, 2024 / Creighton University
February 2024 Survey Results at a Glance:For a sixth straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral. Almost thre...
GI Police Report
Feb 16, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 02/16/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in Cybercrime Schemes Involving Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
Feb 16, 2024 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov pleaded guilty on February 15, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln, N...
Gov. Pillen on Survey: Nebraskans Want Property Tax Relief
Feb 16, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen says a new survey confirms what he has heard repeatedly from taxpayers across Nebraska. They want property ...
Chaperone PAC endorses Four Candidates for BOE
Feb 15, 2024 / Press Release
GRAND ISLAND, NEB – Chaperone of GI, Inc., a Nebraska political action committee (PAC), has endorsed four candidates for the 2024 Grand Islan...
$3,750 Raised From Valentine’s Day ‘Singing Telegrams’
Feb 15, 2024 / Spencer Schubert
Grand Island, Neb. — The original cap set for ordering a Valentine’s Day ‘Singing Telegram’ featuring Jimmy Reed with Berks...
Highland North Subdivision Open House Set For Friday
Feb 15, 2024 / Spencer Schubert
Grand Island, Neb. — In the tranquil outskirts of Grand Island's northwest area, a new community is emerging that promises to redefine modern...
Nebraska January Traffic Fatality Toll
Feb 15, 2024 / NDOT
Feb. 15, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of January 2024, eighteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, a...
Nebraska State Fair Board to Meet
Feb 15, 2024 / NSF
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDMeeting AgendaFebruary 16, 2024 – 2 P.M.Rembolt Ludtke Offices, Lincoln, NE1. Call to Order2. Roll Call3. Inform Pub...
