GIPS Names New Walnut Middle School & Starr Elementary Principals for 2026-27

Feb 9, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND, (Neb.) — Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) is pleased to share the news of leadership transitions at Walnut Middle School and ...

Sandhill Cranes Economic Impact More Than $19 Million

Feb 9, 2026 / Press Release

CENTRAL NEBRASKA: The Nebraska Flyway Partnership has released a new report developed in cooperation with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln ...

Hastings Police Report

Feb 9, 2026 / HPD

February 9th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 8, 2026, a 24-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 2600 block of Bateman Street. ...

Kearney Man Wins $60,000 Playing Nebraska Pick 5

Feb 9, 2026 / Nebraska Lottery

Brian Iodence of Kearney won $60,000 playing Nebraska Pick 5 from the Nebraska Lottery. Iodence purchased his winning ticket at Pump & Pantry ...

116 LBs of Drug Paraphernalia Found in I-80 Traffic Stop

Feb 9, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol

LEXINGTON, NEB. —   Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Colorado man after locating 116 pounds of marijuana processi...

Creighton Men's Basketball Stuns Pirates To Earn 69-68 Win

Feb 8, 2026 / Creighton Athletics

OMAHA, Neb. -- Trailing 67-58 with just 1:27 remaining, Creighton Men's Basketball closed the game on an 11-1 run to earn a 69-68 win over Seton Ha...

Husker Softball Take Down No. 1 Longhorns & Roadrunners Saturday

Feb 8, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team beat the No. 1 Texas Longhorns - the defending national champions - by a score of 8-5 on Saturday evening to notc...

Lou Platte Conference Basketball Tournament 2026

Feb 8, 2026 / KRGI Sports Network

The Lou Platte Conference basketball tournaments will start on Monday, February 2nd, and run through Saturday, February 7th. Gibbon High School wil...

Loper Men Continue Dominance Over Northeastern State, 89-82

Feb 8, 2026 / UNK Athletics

 The Nebraska Kearney men's basketball team had a 53-point second half to rally past Northeastern State, 89-82, Saturday in Oklahoma. This wa...

UNK Women Nip Northeastern State, 58-57

Feb 8, 2026 / UNK Athletics

Redshirt senior point guard Jillian Aschoff found true freshman Myleigh Weers for a last second layup to help Nebraska Kearney down Northeastern St...