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Severe Weather Possible
May 17, 2026 / NWS
Key Message #1: Severe weather will be possible across portions of the area both this afternoon/evening (mainly for areas along and east of HWY-281...
GIPS Board Wraps up Thursday Meeting
May 15, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
The Grand Island Public School Board of Education had its monthly meeting on Thursday. See the complete wrap up here.
Trooper Kyle McAcy Added to National Law Enforcement Memorial
May 15, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
May 15, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) — Trooper Kyle McAcy #302 has officially been added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washing...
April Traffic Fatality Toll
May 15, 2026 / NDOT
May 15, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of April 2026, eleven people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, accord...
Governor Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions
May 15, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced appointments made to boards and commissions from December 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026.A...
Severe Weather Possible
May 15, 2026 / NWS
Key Message #1: Today/Friday - A Slight risk of severe weather covers an eastern portion of the area (locations east of a line from Columbus to Aur...
City of Hastings Receives Water Stewardship grant
May 15, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager City of Hastings
The Hastings Utilities Water Department plans to convert a decommissioned drinking water well into an Aquifer Storage and Restoration (ASR) feed wa...
Jefferson 1st Grade Teacher, Ms. Vargas, Wins Amplify “Science of Reading Rookie Award”
May 14, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — From student, to Paraeducator, to Secretary, to 1st Grade Teacher. And now, an award-winning educator. That&rsqu...
GIPS Board Meets Today
May 14, 2026 / KRGI News
Superintendent Matt Fisher previewed today's Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education Meeting. It begins at 5:30 at the Kneale Administration...
Gov. Pillen Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day
May 14, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen ordered all U.S. and Nebraska state flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday, May 15, 2026, in obse...
Section of US-6 will close in Hastings
May 14, 2026 / Wade Harris
May 14, 2026 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, on Monday, May 18, a small section of U.S. Highway 6 (US-6), from reference post...
GI Lutheran Sees Increased Enrollment
May 14, 2026 / KRGI News
Brad Keasling discussed the latest from Central Nebraska Lutheran Schools.
Nebraska Corn Growers Association Celebrates Passage of E15 Legislation
May 14, 2026 / Katherine Byrne Director of Grower Services
Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) is celebrating the passage of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retaile...
DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes More Than 19,000 Pounds of Unwanted Medications Across Midwest Region
May 14, 2026 / Emily Murray Public Information Officer
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) joined 4,306 law enforcement agencies across the country in collecting 642,410 p...