Local News
Gov. Pillen Calls Special Session to Fix the State’s Property Tax Crisis
Jul 24, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued a proclamation calling for a special session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature. The session w...
GIFD Receives $85,000+ to Replace Exercise Equipment
Jul 24, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — For the first time since 2002, the Grand Island Fire Department will be updating its exercise equipment. The U.S. Depar...
Community Vaping Educational Event-Aug. 6
Jul 24, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI
Grand Island, NE--CHI Health St. Francis and the Hall County Tobacco Free Coalition explore the dangers of vaping at a free educational event for t...
Smith Lauds Bipartisan Child Welfare Reform Advanced by Ways and Means
Jul 24, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Committee on Ways and Means passed bipar...
Health Smiles Program Provides Dental Care
Jul 24, 2024 / KRGI News
Jasmine Rios discussed the Healthy Smiles program from the CDHD with Brian Gallagher.
Shoplifter Arrested in Grand Island
Jul 24, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 07/24/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Grand Island City Council Approves Street Plan
Jul 24, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
See a complete Council Conversation with Mitch Nickerson.
Hall County Attorney Featured on Community Connection
Jul 23, 2024 / KRGI News
Hall County Attorney Marty Klein discussed a variety of issues from his perspective on KRGI.
Smith, Edwards Introduce Bill to End Unlawful IRS Direct File Program
Jul 23, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) introduced the IRS Overreach Prevention Act. The legislation...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Jul 23, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. July 22, 2024 - For the week ending July 21, 2024, there were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National ...
UNMC named among top U.S. medical schools for primary care training
Jul 23, 2024 / UNMC
2024 rankings from U.S. news and World report also list UNMC high for rural practitioners, research. In its latest rankings of top U.S. medical sc...
Governor Jim Pillen issues ‘statement of principles’ ahead of Special Legislative Session
Jul 23, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Ahead of this week’s special session aimed at addressing Nebraska’s escalating property tax crisis, Governor Jim Pi...
Hilgers Leads a Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing Rescheduling of Marijuana
Jul 23, 2024 / AG
Lincoln -- On Monday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of eleven States in submitting a public comment letter opposing the Biden Admin...
Ballots Mailed for Grand Island Special Election
Jul 22, 2024 / Hall County
Grand Island, Nebr. – Nearly 24,000 ballots were mailed Monday to registered voters in Grand Island. “The City of Grand Island schedul...
Grand Island City Council to Meet Tuesday
Jul 22, 2024 / City of GI
The Grand Island City Council meets Tuesday at 7pm. See the attached agenda
Suicide Prevention Training Offered
Jul 22, 2024 / CNCAA
Free suicide prevention training will be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 from 11am – 1pm at the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism an...
Nebraska to be awarded $307 million by EPA, largest ever received by NDEE
Jul 22, 2024 / NDEE
LINCOLN, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) have announced the receipt of a sizeable gra...
Nebraska State Fair hires sponsorship director
Jul 22, 2024 / NSF
Grand Island, NE — The Nebraska State Fair is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicki Stoltenberg as the new sponsorship director for th...
GI Police Report
Jul 22, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 07/22/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on reports, p...
Renewing Our Resolve in the Face of Adversity
Jul 20, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
The attempted assassination of President Trump at a campaign rally held north of Pittsburgh last weekend has shocked the nation. Thankfully and mir...
Nebraska State Fair planning for dairy cattle amid H5N1 concerns
Jul 20, 2024 / NSF
Grand Island, NE — The Nebraska State Fair Board announced Friday that despite recent concerns regarding the dairy strain of the H5N1 virus, ...
Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report
Jul 20, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. July 19, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.39 million cattle on feed on July 1, accor...
Motorcyclist Arrested Following Pursuit in Lincoln County
Jul 19, 2024 / NSP
JULY 19, 2024 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested a man following a pursuit in Lin...
GIPS Faces Transportation Challenges
Jul 19, 2024 / KRGI News
Dr. Summer Stephens visited with Brian Gallaher about the reduced bus routes at GIPS for the coming year. The reduction was a part of the budget cu...
Fatal Accident Claims Ogallala Man
Jul 19, 2024 / Lincoln County Sheriff
On 7-18-24, at 9:45 AM deputies and first responders were dispatched to an accident on West A street , several miles west of North Platte. Wh...
