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COVID-19 Numbers on the Rise in Central District
Jul 25, 2024 / CDHD
Currently, Central District Infection Prevention Specialists are working with 7 out of 27 Long Term Care facilities experiencing a COVID-19 outbrea...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Victory in Stopping Biden Administration’s Title IX Rule
Jul 25, 2024 / AG
LINCOLN – Attorney General Hilgers announces the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injun...
Ricketts, Smith React to Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
Jul 25, 2024 / Press Release
Ricketts Statement on Israeli Prime Minister’s SpeechWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senat...
Governor Pillen Announces Two Appointments
Jul 25, 2024 / Press Release
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointment to The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the appo...
GI Police Report
Jul 25, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 07/25/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Grand Island, NE -First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Central District
Jul 25, 2024 / CDHD
Central District Health Department reports the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in our area and advises precautions. West Nile Virus is th...
Gov. Pillen Calls Special Session to Fix the State’s Property Tax Crisis
Jul 24, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued a proclamation calling for a special session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature. The session w...
GIFD Receives $85,000+ to Replace Exercise Equipment
Jul 24, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — For the first time since 2002, the Grand Island Fire Department will be updating its exercise equipment. The U.S. Depar...
Community Vaping Educational Event-Aug. 6
Jul 24, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI
Grand Island, NE--CHI Health St. Francis and the Hall County Tobacco Free Coalition explore the dangers of vaping at a free educational event for t...
The Next Strengthening Families Series Starts in September
Jul 24, 2024 / KRGI News
Lorinda Brown of the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addiction discusses the next Strengthening Families Series with Brian Gallagher.
Smith Lauds Bipartisan Child Welfare Reform Advanced by Ways and Means
Jul 24, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Committee on Ways and Means passed bipar...
Health Smiles Program Provides Dental Care
Jul 24, 2024 / KRGI News
Jasmine Rios discussed the Healthy Smiles program from the CDHD with Brian Gallagher.
Shoplifter Arrested in Grand Island
Jul 24, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 07/24/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Grand Island City Council Approves Street Plan
Jul 24, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
See a complete Council Conversation with Mitch Nickerson.
Hall County Attorney Featured on Community Connection
Jul 23, 2024 / KRGI News
Hall County Attorney Marty Klein discussed a variety of issues from his perspective on KRGI.
Smith, Edwards Introduce Bill to End Unlawful IRS Direct File Program
Jul 23, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) introduced the IRS Overreach Prevention Act. The legislation...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Jul 23, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. July 22, 2024 - For the week ending July 21, 2024, there were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National ...
UNMC named among top U.S. medical schools for primary care training
Jul 23, 2024 / UNMC
2024 rankings from U.S. news and World report also list UNMC high for rural practitioners, research. In its latest rankings of top U.S. medical sc...
Governor Jim Pillen issues ‘statement of principles’ ahead of Special Legislative Session
Jul 23, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Ahead of this week’s special session aimed at addressing Nebraska’s escalating property tax crisis, Governor Jim Pi...
Hilgers Leads a Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing Rescheduling of Marijuana
Jul 23, 2024 / AG
Lincoln -- On Monday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of eleven States in submitting a public comment letter opposing the Biden Admin...
Ballots Mailed for Grand Island Special Election
Jul 22, 2024 / Hall County
Grand Island, Nebr. – Nearly 24,000 ballots were mailed Monday to registered voters in Grand Island. “The City of Grand Island schedul...
Grand Island City Council to Meet Tuesday
Jul 22, 2024 / City of GI
The Grand Island City Council meets Tuesday at 7pm. See the attached agenda
Suicide Prevention Training Offered
Jul 22, 2024 / CNCAA
Free suicide prevention training will be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 from 11am – 1pm at the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism an...
Nebraska to be awarded $307 million by EPA, largest ever received by NDEE
Jul 22, 2024 / NDEE
LINCOLN, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) have announced the receipt of a sizeable gra...
Nebraska State Fair hires sponsorship director
Jul 22, 2024 / NSF
Grand Island, NE — The Nebraska State Fair is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicki Stoltenberg as the new sponsorship director for th...
