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GICC Elementary Has Ribbon Cutting

Aug 12, 2024 / KRGI News

The ribbon cutting and open house took place at GICC Elementary on Monday. Hear the complete comments. 

Grand Island City Council Meets Tuesday

Aug 12, 2024 / KRGI News

The Grand Island City Council has a meeting on Tuesday evening. The agenda is attached. 

Hall County Board to Meet

Aug 12, 2024 / KRGI News

The Hall County board of commissioners meets on Tuesday. Karen Bredthauer visited with Brian Gallagher. The agenda is attached. 

Now Hiring Troopers! Nebraska State Patrol Opens Applications

Aug 12, 2024 / NSP

AUGUST 12, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is now accepting applications to start a career serving Nebraskans as a Sta...

GI Police Report

Aug 12, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 08/12/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Aug 12, 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...

Kearney DMV Moving

Aug 12, 2024 / Buffalo County

August 9, 2024 KEARNEY, NE-The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners announces a NEW location for the Driver Licensing Office that will o...

Kearney Selected as Finalist for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Site Evaluation

Aug 12, 2024 / City of Kearney

August 8, 2024 (Kearney, NE) – The City of Kearney and the Development Council for Buffalo County are proud to announce that Kearney has been...

Nebraska students’ environmental artwork to be featured in 2025 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” calendar

Aug 12, 2024 / NDEE

The artwork of 13 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2025 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” environmental calendar. The statewid...

Gov. Pillen Hosts 'One Nebraska' Ag and Economic Development Summit

Aug 12, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – This week, Governor Jim Pillen welcomed 600 leaders to Younes Conference Center North in Kearney for “One Nebraska: the G...

Losing the Pathway to Growth

Aug 12, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Severe inflation, stock market turbulence, and troubling workforce data have driven recent economic concerns for American families already struggli...

34 GISH Students Earn AP Scholar Status for the 2023-24 School Year

Aug 12, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Academic excellence is part of the Islander way.  For more than thirty Grand Island Senior High (GISH) students, g...

Hastings rodeo to feature Mega Band, a combo of three area high school band

Aug 12, 2024 / Ruth Nicolaus For the Oregon Trail Rodeo

Hastings, Neb. (August 12, 2024) – Something new is coming to the Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings this weekend. The Mega Band, a band formed ...

Northwest High School Presents “Mamma Mia”

Aug 12, 2024 / KRGI News

The Northwest Music Department will be presenting the musical “Mamma Mia” on August 15-18, 2024. Below listen to cast member interview...

Diamond Shruumz Product Recall and Notice to Nebraska Retailers

Aug 9, 2024 / AG

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is issuing a warning to retailers and consumers regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FD...

Education Officials Oppose New Property Tax Relief Plan

Aug 9, 2024 / Press Release

A coalition of education organizations has come out in opposition of the property tax relief plan which should come to the floor of the legislature...

Medicare Myths Free Education Series for the Community-Aug. 22

Aug 9, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, is hosting a heart-education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thur...

GI Police Report

Aug 9, 2024 / GIPS

News media report for: 08/09/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Border Catastrophe Hurts Nebraska

Aug 9, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

Our country faces a safety, drug, and humanitarian catastrophe at the southern border. Yet the impacts of it are felt much closer to home. Since 20...

Smith Announces 2024-2025 Youth Advisory Council Members

Aug 9, 2024 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has announced the names of the Third District high school students who will serve on his Y...

Serious Accident in Lincoln County

Aug 9, 2024 / Jerome J. Kramer Lincoln County Sheriff

At  7:28  AM deputies and EMS  were dispatched to MM 165 on Highway 30, near Hershey,  It was reported that there was a three v...

Attorney General Hilgers Joins Coalition to Stop Biden-Harris Administration from Extending Obamacare to Illegal Aliens

Aug 8, 2024 / AG

August 8, 2024 Lincoln – Attorney General Hilgers and a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Koba...

Grand Island Advances to Second Phase of NPPD Feasibility Study

Aug 8, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island is proud to announce it has been selected as one of 16 sites to proceed to the second phase of ...

Nebraska is the Epicenter for Agricultural Drone Conferences in August 2024

Aug 8, 2024 / UNL

Lincoln, Neb. August 8, 2024 — Nebraska Extension is hosting two drone conferences on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 15 at West Centra...

August is Breastfeeding Month

Aug 8, 2024 / KRGI News

Rachel Sazama with the Central District Health Department discussed the benefits of breastfeeding with Brian Gallagher.