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Hastings Police Report
Jan 30, 2026 / HPD
January 30th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 29, 2026, a 56-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the Kingswood Plaza. Arrests/Citatio...
Good Samaritan scholarship promotes safe teen driving Applications due April 1
Jan 30, 2026 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY — CHI Health Good Samaritan Foundation is accepting applications until April 1 for their annual Safe Teen Driver Education Scholarshi...
Hastings Experiences Building Boom
Jan 30, 2026 / Tony Herrman Public Information Manager
Several large retail and residential projects came to fruition – and multiple large development projects were still in progress – in 20...
Summer Food Service Program Grant Released
Jan 30, 2026 / David Jespersen
Children need good food all year long, even when they are not in school. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides healthy meals to children,...
Bitterly Cold Weather Returns
Jan 30, 2026 / NWS
Two rounds of light snow are expected to push through the area, with accumulations with each round expected to be less than one inch. The first rou...
NDOT Division of Aeronautics Announces Annual Awards
Jan 30, 2026 / NDOT
Jan. 29, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced a series of achievements recognizing excellen...
“The Soft Cruelty of Time” by Bart Vargas to be Featured at GIPL
Jan 30, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library is pleased to announce the upcoming arrival “The Soft Cruelty of Time,” a co...
Cure Not Guilty
Jan 30, 2026 / KRGI News
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY ATTORNEY: A Hamilton County District Court Jury found Tiffany Cure not guilty of First Degree Murder and Ch...
Gov. Pillen Offers Statement After Girl is Hit by Vehicle at Demonstration
Jan 30, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen offered the following statement upon reports that a girl was struck by a vehicle outside of Fremont H...
Update on Hansen-Mueller Bankruptcy
Jan 29, 2026 / Jason McFarley
LINCOLN – A bankruptcy court has granted a motion related to the grain dealer security bond held by the Nebraska Public Service Commissi...
Jillian Aschoff runs the point, rewrites the UNK record book
Jan 29, 2026 / Mary Chvatal UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Jillian Aschoff wasn’t going to play college basketball. The University of Nebraska at Kearney point guard graduated from hi...
Endangered Missing Advisory for missing pregnant Nebraska woman
Jan 29, 2026 / Nebraska State Patrol
An Endangered Missing Advisory has been activated to determine the whereabouts of HANNAH LAINE NEVILLE. An Endangered Missing Advisory has been is...
Lippincott's LB548 Advances
Jan 29, 2026 / KRGI News
A local senator’s bill was on the docket on Thursday. District 34 Senator Loren Lippincott made LB548 his priority bill for the session. The ...
GILH Celebrating Lutheran Schools Week
Jan 29, 2026 / KRGI News
Grand Island Lutheran Principal Jeremiah Slough discussed the latest happenings at GILH.
GIPS Seeks Board Member and Public Input
Jan 29, 2026 / KRGI News
Superintendent Matt Fisher discussed the board opening and potential facilities updates.
GI Police Report
Jan 29, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 01/29/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 29, 2026 / HPD
January 29th 2026Reported Offenses: Arrests/Citations: On January 28, 2026, a 22-year-old Hastings resident was arrested on an Adams County warra...
Central Nebraska Adds 20 Childcare Providers, 200+ Licensed Childcare Spots through 6 Regions, One Nebraska Initiative
Jan 29, 2026 / Dena R. Beck, Central Regional Navigator
Central Nebraska – Supported by a state-administered grant, a regional childcare expansion strategy is bearing fruit. In less than a year, th...
Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board to Meet in Grand Island
Jan 29, 2026 / Press Release
Lincoln, Neb. (Jan. 29, 2026) – The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board scheduled a meeting for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at the Grand Island Public ...
CCC Sees Enrollment Boost
Jan 29, 2026 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Enrollment at Central Community College is up at the start of the 2026 spring semester. Total college-wide enrollment st...
Bills to Educate Hotel Workers on Human Trafficking, and to Standardize County Board Livestock Practices advance
Jan 28, 2026 / KRGI News
LB 320 advanced at the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday, The bill, introduced by Senator Rita Sanders provides an opportunity for every...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Over $1.2 Million in Recoveries for Consumers in 2025
Jan 28, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Attorney General Hilgers announced today the successful recovery of $1.2 million for consumers throughout 2025. This money was recovered by the Con...
CDHD Recommends HIV Testing
Jan 28, 2026 / KRGI News
Miladis Sosa Aguilera of the Central District Health Department discussed HIV testing options.
Bellevue U. has cooperative agreement with CCC
Jan 28, 2026 / KRGI News
Curt Vodehnal discussed Bellevue classes available in Grand Island in conjunction with Central Community College.
GI Police Report
Jan 28, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 01/28/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...