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Kearney Area Concerned Citizens Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner

Nov 13, 2024 / Press Release

Kearney Area Concerned Citizens will be hosting the annual Thanksgiving dinner. See the release for details. 

Gov. Pillen Announces Retirement of Labor Commissioner John Albin

Nov 13, 2024 / Press Release

 LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the retirement of Department of Labor Commissioner John Albin. Albin has served the ...

CDHD Stresses the Importance of Flu Shots

Nov 13, 2024 / KRGI News

Nicole Placke with the Central District Health Department talked about getting your flu shot.  

Nebraska Scholastic Writing Awards Accepting Entries

Nov 13, 2024 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – The deadline is approaching for middle and high school students to enter the Nebraska Scholastic Writing Awards. Teen ...

Hastings Police Report

Nov 13, 2024 / HPD

November 13th 2024Reported Offenses: On November 12, 2024, a 38-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault that occurred on November 6, 2024, ...

GI Police Report

Nov 13, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/13/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more  information on repo...

Hall County Election Update

Nov 13, 2024 / Tracy Overstreet

Hall County has counted its provisional ballots. The results are attached. Of 378 provisional ballots, a total of 235 were accepted for counting. ...

Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers Files Lawsuit against Social Media “Influencers” for Their Involvement in “E-Commerce Automation” and Dropshipping Store Schemes

Nov 13, 2024 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications Nebraska Attorney General’s Office

LINCOLN -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Nebraska social media influencer Elizabeth “Liz” Friesen ...

Seven Tips for Safe and Healthy Holiday Dining

Nov 13, 2024 / By Ashley Fenning, Nebraska Extension Instructor-Food, Nutrition & Health

As the holiday season approaches, many gather with family and friends to share traditional meals. With all the delicious food and the hustle and bu...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Nov 12, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 12, 2024 - For the week ending November 10, 2024, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's N...

GI Street Closure Wednesday-Thursday

Nov 12, 2024 / City of GI

Work Description: Sanitary Sewer Flushing Street Name: Webb Rd From Street: 14th St To Street: 15th St Closure Type: Lane Closure Start Date: ...

Nebraska State Fair Board to Meet Friday

Nov 12, 2024 / NSF

NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDMeeting AgendaNovember 15, 2024 – 1:00 pmNebraska State Fair Board Room, Grand Island, NE 1. Call to Order2. Roll C...

Two Killed in Hamilton County UPDATE

Nov 12, 2024 / Jeromy McCoy Hamilton County Sheriff

At 3PM on 11-11-2024, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a two vehicle crash at Highway 14 and 16 Road, 3 miles North of Au...

Dog Population at CNHS Reaches Critical Level

Nov 12, 2024 / KRGI News

Miquelle Levander gives an update on the crowded dog population at the Central Nebraska Humane Society.  

GGCF Celebrates Community Foundation Week

Nov 12, 2024 / KRGI News

Melissa DeLaet visited with Brian Gallagher about the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation. 

Spaulding Named Good Samaritan’s Caring Kind Winner

Nov 12, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Kearney - Justin Spaulding was recently honored with the 2024 Caring Kind Award for CHI Health Good Samaritan. Recipients of the annual award go ab...

Dozens of Inert WWII Era Ordnances Located in Beatrice

Nov 12, 2024 / NSP

November 12, 2024 (Beatrice, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad and members of the Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th ...

GI Police Report

Nov 12, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/12/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

FNBO Awards $1,758,000 in Impact Grants

Nov 12, 2024 / Sally Christensen

FNBO has announced its 2024 Impact Grant recipients, with $75,000 going to Grand Island and Kearney nonprofits.  The grants support programs ...

Troopers Rescue Abducted Child After Pursuit Saturday

Nov 11, 2024 / NSP

November 10, 2024 (Broken Bow, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Ohio man and safely rescued an abducted...

Ready to Work for the American People

Nov 11, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

This week, the American people chose to return Donald Trump to the White House while also electing a Republican majority to the Senate, and likely ...

Gov. Pillen Sends Senators the 2024 School Property Tax Collection Report;

Nov 11, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is providing state senators with the newly published 2024 School Property Tax Collection Report, aimed at p...

Governor Pillen’s Trade Mission Wraps Up in Czech Republic, Continues to Germany

Nov 11, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen will concluded the first leg of his trade mission to Central Europe, holding his final meetings in the Czec...

Nebraska Crop Progress Production Report

Nov 8, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 8, 2024 - Based on November 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2024 corn crop is forecast at 1.88 billion bushels, up 9% from las...

Keith Olsen, PharmD, to retire as dean of UNMC College of Pharmacy

Nov 8, 2024 / UNMC

Keith Olsen, PharmD, Joseph D. Williams Endowed Dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, has announced his decision t...