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TJ Maxx Employee Arrested For Theft-Unlawful Taking $5,000+
Jun 5, 2024 / GIPD Release
(Grand Island, NE) On 06/04/2024, an Officer would respond to 201 Wilmar Ave Ste A; TJ Maxx regarding an employee stealing items from TJ Maxx....
GIPD Make it Click Campaign Final Numbers
Jun 5, 2024 / GIPD Release
Officers of the Grand Island Police Department participated in the statewide “MAKE IT CLICK” high visibility enforcement campaign from ...Ricketts Welcomes Rosen as Lead Democrat Co-Sponsor on Tax Cuts for Veterans Act
Jun 5, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) welcomed Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) as the lead Democrat co-sponsor of his Tax Cu...
Grand Island - Discovery History Tours 2024
Jun 4, 2024 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - The Grand Island Visitors Bureau is happy to announce the Discover History Tours will be returning to Grand Island with plenty...
Attorney General Hilgers Leads Comment Opposing New Biden Administration Rule Increasing Costs of Stoves and Ovens
Jun 4, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN—Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a 23-state coalition in opposing the Biden Administration’s strict new energy-efficiency stan...
NSP Sgt. Ramsey Wins Nebraska Inspector Championships
Jun 4, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol
JUNE 3, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) secured first and second place in this year’s Nebraska Insp...
Hall County Update: Commissioner Scott Sorenson
Jun 3, 2024 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - Hall County Commissioner Scott Sorenson joined KRGI on Monday morning to provide an update for all happenings in Hall County. ...
Nance County Sheriff Deputies Discover Underage Party At Local Airbnb
Jun 2, 2024 / Nance County Sheriff's Office
At approximately 10:45 pm on Friday, May 31st Nance County Dispatch received a report of a large party taking place at an Airbnb rental property in...
Severe Weather Possible
Jun 2, 2024 / NWS
A line of storms will move through the area this evening. Initial storms will be supercells with a threat for all hazards, but over time the storms...
Youth Art Show Display Opens on June 1
Jun 1, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. – The Grand Island Public Library is proud to present the new combined annual Youth Art Show with art from area children a...
New Grant Dollars to Impact Grand Island
Jun 1, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Central Nebraska Growth Foundation (Growth Foundation), Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation's 501(c)3...
Nebraska’s Tax Burden Threatens Future Growth
Jun 1, 2024 / By Jamie Karl President Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce
Think about the positive news emerging from the Cornhusker State. Nebraska has been ranked the third-best state by U.S. News and World Report,...
President Biden Should not Transfer Student Debt to Taxpayers
Jun 1, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Biden did not have the constitutional authority to mass transfer up to $400 billion in student...
Tabitha Tip: Cultivating the Environment Starts With Your Own
May 31, 2024 / Hannah Polacek Marketing & Social Media Specialist
When most folks think of the environment, their mind may wander to the kinds of birds that flutter to their birdfeeder, what types of plants and tr...
Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events
May 31, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during the m...
American Red Cross Asking For Blood and Platelet Donors
May 31, 2024 / ARC
MAY 29, 2024 — The American Red Cross critically needs blood and platelet donors now following a concerning decrease in donations as the coun...
More Than 18,000 Pounds of Unused Medication Removed from Communities in Five State DEA Omaha Division
May 31, 2024 / DEA
OMAHA, Neb. – Community members across the five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division safely disposed of 18,614 pounds o...
Walnut Inducts School’s First-Ever Cohort of National Junior Honor Society Students
May 31, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Students are making academic history, as Walnut Middle School introduced their first school chapter of National Junior ...
Two Arrested After Officer-Involved Shooting, Standoff
May 31, 2024 / NSP
MAY 31, 2024 (OMAHA, NEB.) — Troopers have arrested two suspects following an overnight incident that led to two officer-involved shoot...
NDOT Announces Winners of the 2024 Annual Snowplow 'Roadeo'
May 31, 2024 / NDOT
May 31, 2024 (Kearney, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Annual Sn...
Tabitha Offers a Variety of Support Groups in June
May 31, 2024 / Tabitha
Tabitha, Nebraska’s industry-leading Senior Care provider, offers a variety of support groups throughout Hall, Hamilton, Merrick, Clay, Buffa...
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Howard County Case
May 31, 2024 / KRGI News
A ruling involving a feedlot in Howard County was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court was upheld. The opinion is attached.
Nebraska Supreme Court Rules in Hall County Case
May 31, 2024 / KRGI News
A decision in Hall County District Court was reversed in the Nebraska Supreme Court. Jillyn Woodward, individually and as Special Administrator of ...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: President Biden’s FAFSA Fiasco
May 31, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
Each year, millions of students and their families make the very important decision of whether or where to attend college. For many, it’s the...-2024-05-21-12-18-18.jpg?width=550&height=289)
GI Area Farmers Market Opens Tomorrow
May 31, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — An exciting new chapter kicks off this weekend in Grand Island as the first-ever Grand Island Area Farmer’s Market...