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Hastings Police Report
Feb 2, 2025 / HPD
February 2nd 2025Reported Offenses: On February 1, 2025, a 30-year-old Hastings resident reported a criminal mischief in the 700 block of North Mi...
Legislative round-up: Week of Jan. 26
Feb 2, 2025 / by Owen Reimer
Nebraska News ServiceLINCOLN--In its third week of the 2025 session, the Nebraska Legislature began its first full week of hearings, with committee...
Standoff in Hitchcock County
Feb 2, 2025 / NSP-North Platte
FEBRUARY 2, 2025 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested one person following a standoff in Hi...Nebraska January 1 Cattle Inventory
Feb 2, 2025 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. January 31, 2025 - All cattle and calves in Nebraska as of January 1, 2025 totaled 6.05 million head, down 3% from January 1, 20...
Senators hear arguments on death penalty
Feb 2, 2025 / by Josie Golka Nebraska News Service
Lincoln--Senators heard arguments to abolish the death penalty at the state level and to allow for execution via nitrogen hypoxia at the Nebraska C...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 1, 2025 / HPD
February 1st 2025Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On January 31, 2025, a 20-year-old Hastings resident was cited for minor in possession of ...
Serving Nebraskans and Focusing our Priorities
Feb 1, 2025 / Governor Jim Pillen
January 31, 2025 For the first time this century, Nebraska’s property taxpayers opened their statements in December and saw a reduction. &nb...
Giving Future Leaders the Chance to Succeed
Jan 31, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
The American education system develops our next generation of leaders, but we must reckon with serious challenges facing our nation’s student...
Final Open House Planned for Parks & Recreation Master Plan
Jan 31, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Following an initial open house that saw hundreds turn out to voice their opinions, the Grand Island Parks & Recreat...
Grand Island Crime Rate Reduced by 14% in 2024
Jan 31, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Police Department is starting 2025 off on a great foot, as the final crime statistics for 2024 show a p...-2025-01-31-10-45-50.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Hastings College announces Jackson Scholars program for aspiring artists
Jan 31, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College is launching the Jackson Scholars program, a groundbreaking opportunity for aspiring artists to hone ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 31, 2025 / HPD
January 31th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 30, 2025, a 46-year-old Hastings resident reported threats in the 1100 block of West 14th Street. ...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Jan 31, 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...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Protecting the Dignity of Human Life
Jan 31, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The pro-life movement is about love, compassion, dignity, and respect. Nebraska is a pro-life state. As Senator, I’m fighting to uphold those...
USDA To Gather Cash Rent Data
Jan 31, 2025 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. January 30, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the ...
Briese Encourages Nebraskans to Search for Unclaimed Property
Jan 31, 2025 / Charles Isom, Director of Communications
(Lincoln, NE) Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese today encouraged Nebraskans to observe Unclaimed Property Day on February 1st by searching www.Nebraska...
GI Police Report
Jan 31, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 1/31/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...
NDOT Division of Aeronautics Announces Annual Awards
Jan 31, 2025 / NDOT
Jan. 30, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced a series of achievements recognizing excellence in...
Troopers Arrest Four During Traffic Stop
Jan 31, 2025 / NSP
January 30, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from Lincoln Police Department, have ...
Nebraska Joins the United States and 17 States in Settlement against Pharmaceutical Manufacturer QOL Medical
Jan 30, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that Nebraska has joined the United States and 17 other States in settling allegations against pharma...
Northwest Freshman Orientation Set for Next Thursday
Jan 30, 2025 / KRGI News
Northwest Superintendent Dr. Jeff Edwards gave a preview of the Freshman Orientation which is coming up next week.
GIPS Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications
Jan 30, 2025 / KRGI News
Kari Hooker Leep of the Grand Island Community Foundation joined Brian Gallagher on the Community Foundation.
Nebraska Legislation Targets Cryptocurrency Kiosk Fraud with New Consumer Safeguards
Jan 30, 2025 / AARP
LINCOLN, NEB. — The Nebraska Legislature’s Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee will hold a hearing on a critical bill on Monday, ...
HUW Reminds of Registrations
Jan 30, 2025 / KRGI News
Karen Rathke, Sara Kirkley, and Riley Waters of the Heartland United Way touched on a variety of subjects with Brian Gallagher.
Hastings Police Report
Jan 30, 2025 / HPD
January 30th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 29, 2025, a 29-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 600 block of Jeffery Lane. On...