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Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Sep 10, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. September 9, 2024 - For the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's N...
GI Police Report
Sep 10, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 09/10/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Sep 10, 2024 / 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: An EV Mandate Lie from VP Kamala Harris
Sep 10, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
For years, Vice President Kamala Harris has supported some of the most extreme electric vehicle (EV) mandates proposed by her Party. She consistent...
Zobel Goes Yard, NW Softball Takes Down Kearney Catholic 10-2
Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI Sports Network
(Grand Island, NE) - Senior Reyse Zobel would launch a first-inning home run on Monday night leading to a 10-2 win over Kearney Catholic at the Vet...
GI City Council to Meet Tuesday
Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News
The Grand Island City Council meets on Tuesday. An agenda is attached.
Hall County Board Meets Tuesday
Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News
The next Hall County Board of Commissioners Meeting is Tuesday. Board President Ron Peterson had a preview with Brian Gallagher. An agenda is attac...
University of Nebraska Medical Center enrollment rises for 24th straight year
Sep 9, 2024 / UNMC
For the 24th straight year, enrollment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center increased. The fall enrollment figure is 4,703 students, a 3.2%...
BCV hosts Fund Raising Golf Event
Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News
Jackrabbit Run will be the site of a four person scramble this Sunday to benefit the Business Coalition for Veterans. Chef Anthony and Sadonna Manf...
St. Paul Voters Will Decide a School Bond
Sep 9, 2024 / KRGI News
After a failed attempt at passing an 18 million dollar bond earlier in the year, the St. Paul School board has voted to put a 14 million dollar bon...-2024-09-09-11-41-33.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Nebraska State Fair Celebrates Growth in Key Areas for 2024
Sep 9, 2024 / Courtney Glock Marketing Director
The Nebraska State Fair recently announced a successful 2024 event, with increased attendance and participation across multiple categories, highlig...
Heartland United Way Announces Educational Opportunities for Welcoming Week
Sep 9, 2024 / Press Release
Welcoming Week begins on Friday. Hear interviews with Celine Swan and Yolanda Nuncio plus another with Karen Rathke with Brian Gallagher.Grand Isla...
GI Police Report
Sep 9, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 09/09/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Briese Announces Innovative Scholarship Program for Nebraska Students
Sep 9, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, September 9, 2024 — Today Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese announced the rollout of LB 1402, a groundbreaking initiativ... (1)-2024-09-09-10-36-25.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Gold formally installed as University of Nebraska president, outlines vision for an 'extraordinary tomorrow'
Sep 9, 2024 / NNS
LINCOLN — Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., was formally installed as the ninth president of the University of Nebraska System during an academic ceremo...
South Locust Paving Project Begins
Sep 9, 2024 / City of GI
City of Grand Island – South Locust Street Paving Improvement Project; Highway 34 to Wood River Diversion Canal. The City of Grand Isl...
Merrick County Two Vehicle Injury Accident Friday
Sep 8, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department
Merrick County Deputies were detailed to Highway 92 near 2nd Road in rural Merrick County for a two-vehicle injury accident on Friday, September 6t...
Small Plane Has Emergency Landing In Merrick County
Sep 8, 2024 / Merrick County Sheriff's Department
On Saturday, September 7th at approximately 3:56 p.m., the Merrick County Sheriff's Office was detailed north of Chapman near 3rd Road in rural Mer...-2024-09-07-21-23-04.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Broken Bow native wins 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
Sep 7, 2024 / Press Release
Nancy Sedlacek, of Broken Bow, is the winner of the 2024 North Platte Community College raffle car - a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. Her ticket was drawn...
Fixing the IRS
Sep 7, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In August 2022, when President Biden signed into law the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, it included an $80 billion increase in IRS funding. Acc...
CDHD Has Updated Flu Shots Available
Sep 6, 2024 / KRGI News
Teresa Anderson with the Central District Health Department featured a variety of issues in her talk with Brian Gallagher.-2024-09-06-08-14-15.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Student-owned business ‘Something Smol’ aims to make big difference, spread happiness
Sep 6, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
One question dominoed into a small business for one Grand Island Senior High student. Two years ago, Esther Silva was spending time with her grand...
Gi Police Report
Sep 6, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 09/06/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Norfolk Man Arrested in Narcotics Investigation
Sep 6, 2024 / NSP
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 (NORFOLK, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the SNARE Drug Task Force, have arrested...
Grand Island Woman Sentenced for Methamphetamine Possession
Sep 6, 2024 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Hung Thuc Pham, age 38, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 5, 2024, in federal ...