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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminder: IRS and Security Summit supply online safety tips
Oct 30, 2024 / Craig Childs IRS Media Relations
WASHINGTON – As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month concludes and preparation for next tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service and...GI Police Report
Oct 30, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/30/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...This must change’: UNK initiative targets state’s early childhood workforce shortage
Oct 30, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Every Nebraskan must have access to quality, affordable early childhood education. That statement from University of Nebraska at K...HUD Invests $4 Million to Improve Housing for Kearney Families
Oct 29, 2024 / HUD
OMAHA – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) highlighted a $4,000,000 award to Centennial Park Apartments in Kea...Olsen to present ‘Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska’ at Hastings College
Oct 29, 2024 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement at the Willa Cather Foundation, will present, “Willa Cather W...Attorney General Hilgers Joins Brief Asking Supreme Court to Expedite High-Profile Voter-Registration Case
Oct 29, 2024 / AG
Attorney General Hilgers joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remov...Troopers Locate 38 LBs of Methamphetamine Near Hershey
Oct 29, 2024 / NSP
October 29, 2024 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people after locating 38 pounds of ...Peru State President’s Evans Announces Retirement
Oct 29, 2024 / Press Release
PERU – Dr. Michael Evans, President of Peru State College, has announced his intention to retire, in a letter addressed to the Chancellor of ...Kearney Welcome Center Set to Open in 2025
Oct 29, 2024 / Madalyn Gotschall | Communications Coordinator
(KEARNEY, NEBRASKA) Visitors and residents of Kearney will soon be welcomed by a brand-new visitors center.The Kearney Welcome Center is set t...Ag Land Management Webinar Planned on Cash Rents, Farm Programs, Leasing
Oct 29, 2024 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb., October 29, 2023 — The latest trends in 2024 Nebraska county-level cash rental rates, ARC and PLC coverage options and leasing...Red Flag Warning Today
Oct 29, 2024 / NWS
Key Message #1: Near-critical to critical fire weather conditions will be in place this afternoon for the region. A Red Flag Warning will be in eff...Sidney Man Sentenced for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Oct 29, 2024 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Isidro Alvarado, age 36, of Sidney, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 28, 2024, in federal court ...Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Oct 29, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. October 28, 2024 - For the week ending October 27, 2024, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's Nat...Yard Waste Site to Change Operating Hours for Fall Season
Oct 29, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Works Department would like to issue notice that the Yard Waste Site, which is located on Monito...Hall County Celebrates Manufacturing Month with Student Tours
Oct 29, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — On Wednesday, October 30, approximately 140 Hall County area high school students will have an exclusive opportunity to ...GI Police Report
Oct 29, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/29/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...Día de los Muertos to be Celebrated at CCC-Grand Island
Oct 28, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Central Community College-Grand Island Multicultural Resource Center will host the seventh annual Día de...Nebraska Extension’s Ag Smart Money Week offers financial learning for ag producers
Oct 28, 2024 / Shannon Sand, Extension Educator, Agricultural Economics
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 28, 2024 — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability and Nebraska Extension wi...Buffalo County Courthouse to Participate in 2024 Operation Green Light for Veterans
Oct 28, 2024 / Matthew Starkey
Kearney, NE – In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Buffalo County announced plans to illuminate the County Courthouse green ...Veterans Issues Discussed In Hall County Spotlight
Oct 28, 2024 / KRGI News
Don Shuda, Mike Ponte, and Tim Bartz, joined Brian Gallagher to talk about the Veterans Cemetary, Veterans Park, Hometown Heroes Banners, and the V...GI Police Report
Oct 28, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 10/28/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...Dan Osborn Meet & Greets in Kearney and Grand Island on Tuesday
Oct 27, 2024 / Press Release
This Tuesday, October 29th, the Osborn campaign will be in Kearney and then Grand Island for a pair of voter Meet & Greet events. Supporters wi...Getting Serious About Border Security
Oct 26, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Border security has long been a serious challenge facing our nation. Between the 1,933 miles of the US-Mexico border and the 5,525 miles comprising...Hall County Crime Stoppers to Host First-Ever Halloween With Heroes
Oct 26, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Families looking for a spooky good time before actual Halloween have a great opportunity to load up on candy and interac...Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report
Oct 25, 2024 / USDA
NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2% LINCOLN, Neb. October 25, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.47 milli...