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17 Islanders Named All State Musicians

Oct 30, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — Several Islanders will be representing Grand Island Senior High at 2024 All-State Music Ensembles at the Lied Center on...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminder: IRS and Security Summit supply online safety tips

Oct 30, 2024 / Craig Childs IRS Media Relations

WASHINGTON – As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month concludes and preparation for next tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service and...

GI Police Report

Oct 30, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 10/30/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Holly Hatton-Bowers with UNL and Nebraska Extension discusses the state’s child care crisis Tuesday during an event announcing a new initiative to address this issue. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)

This must change’: UNK initiative targets state’s early childhood workforce shortage

Oct 30, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications

KEARNEY – Every Nebraskan must have access to quality, affordable early childhood education. That statement from University of Nebraska at K...

HUD Assistant Deputy Secretary Peter Hunter (left) along with Seldin Company Chief Administrative Officer Cindy Powers (right), celebrate the award of $4 million in federal clean energy and resilience funding for the Centennial Park Apartments located in Kearney, Nebraska (Photo Credit: HUD Great Plains)

HUD Invests $4 Million to Improve Housing for Kearney Families

Oct 29, 2024 / HUD

OMAHA – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) highlighted a $4,000,000 award to Centennial Park Apartments in Kea...

Olsen to present ‘Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska’ at Hastings College

Oct 29, 2024 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement at the Willa Cather Foundation, will present, “Willa Cather W...

Attorney General Hilgers Joins Brief Asking Supreme Court to Expedite High-Profile Voter-Registration Case

Oct 29, 2024 / AG

Attorney General Hilgers joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remov...

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Troopers Locate 38 LBs of Methamphetamine Near Hershey

Oct 29, 2024 / NSP

October 29, 2024 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people after locating 38 pounds of ...

Peru State President’s Evans Announces Retirement

Oct 29, 2024 / Press Release

PERU – Dr. Michael Evans, President of Peru State College, has announced his intention to retire, in a letter addressed to the Chancellor of ...

Kearney Welcome Center Set to Open in 2025

Oct 29, 2024 / Madalyn Gotschall | Communications Coordinator

(KEARNEY, NEBRASKA) Visitors and residents of Kearney will soon be welcomed by a brand-new visitors center.The Kearney Welcome Center is set t...

Ag Land Management Webinar Planned on Cash Rents, Farm Programs, Leasing

Oct 29, 2024 / UNL

Lincoln, Neb., October 29, 2023 — The latest trends in 2024 Nebraska county-level cash rental rates, ARC and PLC coverage options and leasing...

Red Flag Warning Today

Oct 29, 2024 / NWS

Key Message #1: Near-critical to critical fire weather conditions will be in place this afternoon for the region. A Red Flag Warning will be in eff...

Sidney Man Sentenced for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Oct 29, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Isidro Alvarado, age 36, of Sidney, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 28, 2024, in federal court ...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Oct 29, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. October 28, 2024 - For the week ending October 27, 2024, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's Nat...

Yard Waste Site to Change Operating Hours for Fall Season

Oct 29, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Works Department would like to issue notice that the Yard Waste Site, which is located on Monito...

Hall County Celebrates Manufacturing Month with Student Tours

Oct 29, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — On Wednesday, October 30, approximately 140 Hall County area high school students will have an exclusive opportunity to ...

GI Police Report

Oct 29, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 10/29/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Día de los Muertos to be Celebrated at CCC-Grand Island

Oct 28, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Central Community College-Grand Island Multicultural Resource Center will host the seventh annual Día de...

Nebraska Extension’s Ag Smart Money Week offers financial learning for ag producers

Oct 28, 2024 / Shannon Sand, Extension Educator, Agricultural Economics

Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 28, 2024 — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability and Nebraska Extension wi...

Buffalo County Courthouse to Participate in 2024 Operation Green Light for Veterans

Oct 28, 2024 / Matthew Starkey

Kearney, NE – In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Buffalo County announced plans to illuminate the County Courthouse green ...

Veterans Issues Discussed In Hall County Spotlight

Oct 28, 2024 / KRGI News

Don Shuda, Mike Ponte, and Tim Bartz, joined Brian Gallagher to talk about the Veterans Cemetary, Veterans Park, Hometown Heroes Banners, and the V...

GI Police Report

Oct 28, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 10/28/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Dan Osborn Meet & Greets in Kearney and Grand Island on Tuesday

Oct 27, 2024 / Press Release

This Tuesday, October 29th, the Osborn campaign will be in Kearney and then Grand Island for a pair of voter Meet & Greet events. Supporters wi...

Getting Serious About Border Security

Oct 26, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Border security has long been a serious challenge facing our nation. Between the 1,933 miles of the US-Mexico border and the 5,525 miles comprising...

Hall County Crime Stoppers to Host First-Ever Halloween With Heroes

Oct 26, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Families looking for a spooky good time before actual Halloween have a great opportunity to load up on candy and interac...