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Hastings Police Report

Nov 22, 2024 / HPD

November 22nd 2024Reported Offenses: On November 21, 2024, a 68-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 700 block of North Denver Av...

St. Francis presents Christina Martinez with DAISY Award

Nov 22, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Grand Island— CHI Health St. Francis recognizes Medical/Surgical nurse Christina Martinez, RN, its most recent DAISY Award recipient. Martine...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Happy Thanksgiving, Nebraska!

Nov 22, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

This Thanksgiving is a perfect moment to reflect on the many blessings we have as Nebraskans and as Americans. Our nation has its challenges, but t...

CCC Remains a Top Choice for Vets

Nov 22, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Central Community College is the top two-year college for veterans in Nebraska and second nationwide. That’s according t...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Daryl Bohac as Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society

Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release

 HEAR THE PRESS CONFERENCE BELOW LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Daryl Bohac as director for ...

NSP inmate death

Nov 22, 2024 / NDOC

November 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Kenneth Greer #211862, age 56, died today at a Lincoln hospital. Greer was incarcerated at the Nebraska S...

Juvenile With Skid Loader Rams Hastings Police

Nov 22, 2024 / City Of Hastings Release

(Hastings, NE) - On Thursday, November 21st,  at approximately 8:00 p.m. the Hastings Police Department was notified that a skid loader was tr...

Star Principal Selena Valentine Featured on Education Focus

Nov 21, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

Selena Valentine visited with Matt Williams on the Communication Connection on KRGI. Starr Elementary’s continuous story of growth in studen...

Hastings Police Report

Nov 21, 2024 / HPD

November 21st 2024Reported Offenses: On November 20, 2024, a 15-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1100 block of West 14th Stre...

Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google’s Search Engine Monopoly

Nov 21, 2024 / AG

Lincoln —Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust pack...

GIPD Awarded $10,000+ for Make it Click Mobilization

Nov 21, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — With more and more drivers hitting the road for the holiday shopping season, the Grand Island Police Department is issui...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Soars to Highest Level in 15 Months

Nov 21, 2024 / Creighton University

November 2024 Survey Results at a Glance:*The Rural Mainstreet Index climbed to its highest level in 15 months.*For the sixth time in the past seve...

Kearney Tackles Cancer Kicks-off Annual Shirt Sales to Help Local Cancer Patients

Nov 21, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY, Neb. – Kearney Public Schools, Kearney Catholic School and CHI Health Good Samaritan Cancer Center are gearing up for the 15th annua...

Northern Plains Farm Labor Report

Nov 21, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 20, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) there were 36,000 workers h...

NDOT’s Highway Safety Office Announces National ‘Make it Click’

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Neb...

Minden Opera House Hosts Holiday Events

Nov 21, 2024 / Press Release

(Minden, Nebraska) “There is truly nothing better than celebrating the Christmas Season in Nebraska’s Christmas City,” says Minde...

Final Husker Gameday Brings Reminder to Plan Ahead for Traffic

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 20, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Nebraska football returns to Lincoln this weekend for its final home game of the 2024 season. With the l...

GI Police Report

Nov 21, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/21/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Nov 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Carly Simonson, Deputy Director of the Central District Health Department talked about lung cancer and Thursday's Great American Smokeout with Matt...

Tobacco Cessation Week Continues

Nov 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Michelle Halpine of Tobacco Free Hall County had more on quitting tobacco use. 

City of GI Features a Snow Removal Preview

Nov 20, 2024 / KRGI News

Shannon Callahan visited with Matt Williams about snow removal for the winter season. 

Hastings Police Report

Nov 20, 2024 / HPD

November 20, 2024Reported Offenses: On November 19, 2024, a 28-year-old Hastings resident reported a burglary in the 1600 block of West A Street. ...

Deadline Approaching in Nebraska for SBA Disaster Loans for Property Damage Due to Severe Storms, Straight line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding

Nov 20, 2024 / SBA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Bu...

Extension Educator Offers Thanksgiving Food Safety Advice

Nov 20, 2024 / Kristina Jackson, University Communication and Marketing

Lincoln, Nebraska, Nov. 20, 2024 — While prepping and cooking those Thanksgiving meals — and storing those leftovers — following ...

GI Police Report

Nov 20, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/20/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...