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Senator Ricketts, Congressman Smith Host Ethanol Roundtable with Nebraska Ag Leaders
Feb 18, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
HASTINGS - Senator Pete Ricketts and Congressman Adrian Smith hosted an ethanol roundtable in Hastings Wednesday to discuss the future of renewable...
Grand Island Man Released After Child Abuse Charge Dropped in Student Protest Fight
Feb 18, 2026 / News
GRAND ISLAND - Charges were dropped against a Grand Island man after his involvement in a fight with students. Michael Brown was released fr...
Senator Clouse Proposes Constitutional Amendment at Legislative Hearing
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
District 37 State Senator Stan Clouse of Kearney brought LR312CA before the legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. The inte...
LB915 Draws Support of GI EDC/Chamber
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
LB915 from District 34 State Senator Loren Lippincott was brought before the Legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. It would...
LB795 Dominates Debate at Unicameral
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
An amendment to LB795 dominated discussion at the Legislature on Wednesday. The amendment would bring fentanyl to the same level as other schedule ...
Hastings FD Battles Tuesday Blaze
Feb 18, 2026 / Troy Hermann
Hastings Fire and Rescue responded to a grass fire at 4:06 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, east of U.S. Highway 281, between East Lochland Road an...
GIMS Next Show Coming Tuesday
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
LJ McCormick discussed the Grand Island Music Series show featuring the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble Tuesday (2-24) at 7pm.
Hastings Police Report
Feb 18, 2026 / HPD
February 18th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 17, 2026, a 32-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 3000 block of Osborne Dri...
Dr. Santarpia joins team using ‘smart building’ tech to clean indoor air
Feb 18, 2026 / John Keenan
Josh Santarpia, PhD, will be a lead investigator for Poppy Health’s national research program. The University of Nebraska Medical Center&rsq...
Winter Storm Watch Issued
Feb 18, 2026 / NWS
Winter Storm Watch issued for the potential of a narrow band of heavy snow Thursday into Thursday evening. Expect travel impacts along and especial...
Grand Island Public Library Introduces First Responder Storytime Series
Feb 18, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library is partnering with area first responder agencies to launch a new weekly series for local...
Fort Kearny hike-bike trail bridge project complete
Feb 17, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
The hike-bike trail south bridge at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area is now open to the public following extensive improvements. The project incl...
LB653 Advances at the Unicameral
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Debate centered on aspect of the bill which would allow suspension of kindergarten through second graders. An amendment from Senator George D...
From Fire to Snow This Week
Feb 17, 2026 / NWS Hastings
Critical to EXTREME fire weather conditions likely today. Overall worst conditions favor areas along & west of Highway 183. Elevated to near-c...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 17, 2026 / HPD
February 17th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 16, 2026, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft that occurred February 13, 2026, in th...
CNHS Features Pet of the Week
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Miquelle Havens of the Central Nebraska Humane Society brought in Truffles to meet the public.
GI Police Chief Recaps Crime Report
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Grand Island Police Chief Kevin Denney discussed the annual crime report released last month.
Go Big Give Non-Profit Deadline Application Approaching
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Mac Whitlow, Communications Director, discussed the mission of the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation, and Go Big Give.
GI Police Report
Feb 17, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 02/17/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Students walk-out of GISH in protest of ICE
Feb 16, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
GRAND ISLAND - Students from Grand Island Senior High held a student organized walk-out Monday in protest of ICE-related activities. Approximately ...
Brasher enters AG race
Feb 16, 2026 / Jocelyn Brasher
Jocelyn Brasher is entering her name into the Attorney General's race. She issued her candidacy in a letter Monday afternoon. Dear Friends, I&rsq...
Lunch & Learns Scheduled in Hastings
Feb 16, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager City of Hastings
The City of Hastings Development Services Department is providing a series of free lunch and learn classes during 2026 to cover required continuing...
Communities Urged to Prioritize Watering Trees Amid Ongoing Drought Conditions in Nebraska
Feb 16, 2026 / Nebraska Forest Service
LINCOLN, NE — With dry conditions persisting across much of Nebraska, forestry professionalsare encouraging residents to prioritize watering ...
One Arrested After Multi-County Aerial Pursuit in Eastern Nebraska
Feb 16, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol
Omaha — A multi-agency effort led to an arrest after a lengthy pursuit in eastern Nebraska Saturday. At approximately 6:55 p.m. Saturday, a ...
NSP Investigating Crash After Discontinued Pursuit
Feb 16, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol
Big Springs — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a crash that resulted in a fatality in western Nebraska. The vehicle had previously ...