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Red Flag Warning Issued
Apr 13, 2026 / NWS Hastings
Key Message #1:Our entire forecast area is under a Red Flag Warning from 12-9 PM today. Although it will not be "overly-windy", gusts ranging from ...
Grand Island Casino Resort Marks One-Year Anniversary with Nearly $250 Million in Economic Impact
Apr 11, 2026 / Press Release
GRAND ISLAND, NE — One year ago, Grand Island Casino Resort opened the doors to its $185 million permanent resort at Fonner Park —...
GIPS School Board Meeting Wrap
Apr 11, 2026 / KRGI News
The GIPS Board of Education met on Thursday. See the wrap up here.
City Prioritizes Progress on Sports Complex and Aquatic Center, Opens Competitive Process for Good Life District
Apr 10, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island negotiated in good faith with Woodsonia to produce a development agreement to include a sports ...
Sec. of Education McMahon Visits Nebraska
Apr 10, 2026 / Laura Strimple
The University of Nebraska marked progress toward its major joint accreditation initiative with a visit from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMa...
Art professor Brian Corr debuts solo exhibition at the Museum of Nebraska Art
Apr 10, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is currently hosting a solo exhibition featuring the work of Dr. Brian Corr, an asso...
Section of US-6 will close for Hastings Southeast project
Apr 10, 2026 / NDOT
Weather permitting, on April 13, a section of U.S. Highway 6 (US-6) will close, from reference post 212.75 to reference post 213.10, according...
Work will begin on US-30
Apr 10, 2026 / NDOT/Press Release
April 10, 2026 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin April 13 on U.S. Highway 30 (US-30), from reference post 319.0...
New K-5 Math Curriculum, Eureka Math Squared, to Launch at GIPS in 2026-27
Apr 10, 2026 / Press Release
GRAND ISLAND, NE — Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) is venturing into its next era of Mathematics. At this evening’s Board of E...
GIPD Awarded Grant for Impaired Driving Enforcement Effort
Apr 10, 2026 / Press Release
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department has been awarded funding from the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safet...