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Holiday Meals on a Budget: Eating well without overspending
Dec 1, 2025 / By Ashley Fenning, Nebraska Extension Foods, Nutrition and Health Instructor
As the calendar turns to the last month of 2025, many families are looking forward to the holiday season spent with family, friends, and food. But ...
Central Community College to Hold Winter Commencement
Dec 1, 2025 / Joni Ransom
(Grand Island, Neb.) – Central Community College will honor its December graduate candidates during the Fifth Annual Winter Commencement cere...
Hastings College Teacher Education earns dual accreditation from CAEP and NDE
Dec 1, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Hastings College Teacher Education Department and program has achieved dual accreditation from the Council for the...
Gov. Pillen Highlights Blood Donations as Big Ten Competition Draws to Close
Dec 1, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen is highlighting the generosity of Nebraskans in the aftermath of a blood drive outside of the State ...
Grand Island Christmas Light Contest Returns with Expanded Prizes and Community Support
Dec 1, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The 2nd-Annual Grand Island Christmas Light Contest is back, bringing even more holiday cheer to neighborhoods across th...
Hall County Commissioners Meet Tuesday
Dec 1, 2025 / KRGI News
The Hall County Board of Commissioners meet on Tuesday. District 5 Commissioner Jane Richardson discussed the agreement that passed between t...
Browns Make Big Donation for HUW Giveaway
Dec 1, 2025 / KRGI News
Kent and Tonja Brown discussed their Heartland United Way donation and the drive.
Bancroft Rosalie Teacher Named 2025 Nebraska History Teacher of The Year
Dec 1, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
James Hulstein, a teacher from Bancroft Rosalie Public Schools was recently named the 2025 State History Teacher of the Year, an award sponsored by...
GIPS Reacts to State Assessments
Dec 1, 2025 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
Click here for the GIPS take on the state assessment results.
Hastings Police Report
Dec 1, 2025 / HPD
December 1st 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On November 30, 2025, a 33-year-old Hastings resident was cited for theft that occurred on...
Mid-America Manufacturing Index Falls Below Growth Neutral Wholesale Inflation Gauge Drops to 2025 Low
Dec 1, 2025 / Creighton University
November 2025 Survey Highlights:*For the third time in the past five months, the Mid-America Business Conditions Index moved slightly below growth ...
Pleasanton Public Schools Earns “Excellent” Rating from Nebraska Department of Education
Dec 1, 2025 / Press Release
Pleasanton, NE — Pleasanton Public Schools is proud to announce that the district has received an “Excellent” rating from the Neb...
Letter to Santa Mailbox appears at Good Samaritan and St. Francis hospitals
Dec 1, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
Kearney & Grand Island - A special “Letters to Santa” mailbox has just appeared at CHI Health Good Samaritan inside the hospital&rs...
Tabitha Tip: How to Assemble Your Holiday “Bill of Rights”
Dec 1, 2025 / Ashley Erks
Give yourself some kudos—you’ve made it over the first holiday hump! Thanksgiving has come and gone, but many other end-of-year festivi...
Winter Weather Update
Dec 1, 2025 / NWS
Key Messages: What: Light snow accumulating through mainly between 6AM and noon this morning. The outer edges of the snow bands should clear from ...
GI Police Report
Dec 1, 2025 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 12/01/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more informa...
Latest on the projected Winter Weather
Nov 30, 2025 / NWS
Snow is expected to develop across north central Kansas late tonight and spread north into south central Nebraska before daybreak Monday Snowfall ...
Hastings Police Report
Nov 30, 2025 / HPD
November 30th 2025Reported Offenses: On November 29, 2025, a 46-year-old Harvard resident reported a shoplifting in the 1300 block of North Burlin...
More Winter Weather possible Sunday/Monday
Nov 30, 2025 / NWS
What: Anywhere from a trace up to just over 3" of snow will fall across the area. The greatest accumulations will lie towards southern portion...
Governor Pillen Announces Joint Response to Tyson Closure
Nov 29, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced a collaboration between multiple agencies and community organizations to assist Lexington famil...
Hastings Police Report
Nov 29, 2025 / HPD
November 29th 2025Reported Offenses: On November 28, 2025, a 49-year-old Hastings resident reported a runaway in the 1300 block of North Baltimore...
Winter Weather Advisory Today - Saturday, Nov. 29th
Nov 29, 2025 / NWS
Snow: Anywhere from a trace up to just over 3" of snow will fall across the area.The greatest accumulations will lie towards northeastern portions ...
Winter Weather Update
Nov 28, 2025 / NWS
The Winter Weather Advisory was expanded south this afternoon to reflect expected impacts towards the Highway 6 corridor overnight/Saturday. Overa...
Hastings Police Report
Nov 28, 2025 / HPD
November 28th 2025Reported Offenses: On November 27, 2025, a 24-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1100 block of North Saunders...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Nov 28, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...