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Dr. Dehal new pulmonary physician at St. Francis

Sep 23, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Grand Island–CHI Health Clinic Pulmonary Medicine (St. Francis) welcomes board certified Pulmonologist Navdeep Dehal, MBBS to its staff. ...

Hall County Commissioners to Have Budget Hearing + Regular Meeting

Sep 23, 2024 / KRGI News

Hall County Commissioner Pam Lancaster gave a preview of Tuesday's events with Brian Gallagher. The agendas of the budget hearings and the regular ...

Community Fieldhouse to Open on October 4

Sep 23, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — With the arrival of fall comes “Fieldhouse Season” in Grand Island. The Grand Island Community Fieldhouse w...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Another Year of the Biden-Harris FAFSA Fiasco

Sep 23, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

Each year, millions of prospective students and their families decide whether and where to attend college. It’s a huge decision. The Free App...

GI Police Report

Sep 23, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/023/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on reports, ...

NSP Investigating Motorcycle Crash Resulting in Three Fatalities

Sep 23, 2024 / NSP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 (ARTHUR, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a crash involving two motorcycles that has claimed the l...

NDOT and Local Partners Highlight Child Safety at National Seat Check Saturday Event

Sep 21, 2024 / NDOT

Sept. 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Today, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)’s Highway Safety Office, in collaboration with...

NSP Arrests Garden County Deputy After Sexual Assault Investigation

Sep 21, 2024 / NSP

  September 20, 2024 (Scottsbluff, Neb.)  — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Garden County Sheriff&rsq...

Growth Through Energy Abundance

Sep 20, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

In 2024, American households are spending more on all categories of energy compared to prices at the start of 2021. As virtually every industry req...

Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report

Sep 20, 2024 / USDA

NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2% LINCOLN, Neb. September 20, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.32 mil...

NDOT, Pillen Administration and Industry Leaders Celebrate Good Life, Great Journey Scholarship Reipients at Signing Ceremony

Sep 20, 2024 / NDOT

Sept. 20, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Today, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), in partnership with the Pillen administration and i...

Registration Opens Saturday for Star Party at Camp Augustine

Sep 20, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library in partnership with the Grand Island Parks & Recreation Department is inviting the c...

Nebraska Unemployment Ticks Up

Sep 20, 2024 / NDOL

The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for August 2024 is 2.7 percent, seasona...

Work Will Begin on N-58, East of Boelus

Sep 20, 2024 / NDOT

Sept. 20, 2024 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin Sept. 25 on N-58, at reference post  19+25, according to the N...

Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit Building Statewide Collaboration

Sep 20, 2024 / AG

LINCOLN--Attorney General Hilgers is pleased to announce a successful Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit was hosted in Kearney, Nebraska ...

Woman Arrested in GI on Outstanding Warrant

Sep 20, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 09/20/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

DOJ Hands Down Decisions

Sep 20, 2024 / DOJ

Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska             United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced the federal Grand Ju...

Hastings Fire Chief Resigns

Sep 20, 2024 / City of Hastings

(Hastings, NE) - In a media release from the City of Hastings on Thursday, September 19th it was made known that the Hastings Fire Chief Brad Starl...

Spirit and Undertaker Tours to Kick Off Halloween Festivities

Sep 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — In the matter of weeks, visiting downtown Grand Island can get downright spooky! Railside is bringing back its annual S...

Bennington Middle School Teacher Named Nebraska Teacher of the Year

Sep 19, 2024 / NDE

Lindsey Wilson, a 6th-8th grade math, science, and social studies teacher at Bennington Middle School was named the 2025 Nebraska Teacher of the Ye...

Harvest Coming Soon from GIPS Foundation

Sep 19, 2024 / KRGI News

The GIPS Foundation is hosting Harvest this month. Kari Hooker-Leep and  Mike Bockoven discussed the event with Brian Gallagher. 

Early Returns Positive for the new GICC Elementary School

Sep 19, 2024 / KRGI News

GICC Superintendent Jordan Engle gave an update on the happenings at Grand Island Central Catholic.   

Troopers Urge Safety for Historic Friday Night Husker Game

Sep 19, 2024 / NSP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Husker fans are setting up for a historic Friday night at Memorial Stadium and the Nebraska State ...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Fell to Early Pandemic Low

Sep 19, 2024 / Creighton University

September 2024 Survey Results at a Glance:-The Rural Mainstreet Index plummeted to its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic and fell be...

Application Window Open for Community Kitchen Pilot Project

Sep 19, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — In early August, the National League of Cities’ Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant Program selected Grand Isl...