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Severe Weather Possible

Apr 24, 2024 / NWS

Severe thunderstorms producing large hail are possible Thursday morning mainly across portions of north central Kansas. A second, potentially more ...
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Governor Pillen Signs 10 Bills into Law, Vetoes Another

Apr 24, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has signed 10 bills into law and announced his veto of a bill he says would harm Nebraska taxpayers.  ...
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Clay County Murder Charge

Apr 24, 2024 / Nebraska AG

Anthony A. Mattison has been charged in Clay County Court for the murder of Jasmine Garnett, which occurred in September of 2022 outside Harvard, N...
City of Kearney

Interim City Manager Brenda Jensen Officially Appointed by Council as Kearney’s New City Manager Effective May 1

Apr 24, 2024 / City of Kearney

Effective May 1, 2024, Brenda Jensen will become Kearney’s new City Manager. At the April 23, 2024 City Council meeting, the Kearney Cit...
Flavorful Adventures Await: 4th Annual Nebraska Beef Passports Now Available

Flavorful Adventures Await: 4th Annual Nebraska Beef Passports Now Available

Apr 24, 2024 / NE Beef

Kearney, NE (April 24, 2024) – The fourth annual Nebraska Beef Passports are now available at www.GoodLifeGreatSteaks.org. The Nebraska Beef ...
Students help clean up and mulch Stolley Park Gardens on Wednesday morning

GICC Service Day Takes Place Around Grand IslandAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 24, 2024 / KRGI News

(Grand Island, NE) - Wednesday morning was part of the annual Service Day for GICC students as they gave back to the City of Grand Island in severa...
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Troopers Arrest 18 Impaired Drivers During Weekend Campaign

Apr 24, 2024 / NSP

APRIL 24, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 18 impaired drivers from the road during a weekend cam...
Community Vaping Educational Event-April 29

Community Vaping Educational Event-April 29Audio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 24, 2024 / CHI

Grand Island, NE--CHI Health St. Francis and the Hall County Tobacco Free Coalition are hosting a free educational event for the community at 6:30 ...
 An Extension agent meets with a group of rural Nebraskans, discussing how an ignition engine works, in this undated photo. (University Archives and Special Collections)

Extension Co-Creating a Better Tomorrow

Apr 24, 2024 / WRITER: Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing

Lincoln, Nebraska, April 24, 2024 — Nebraska spans 430 miles east to west, totaling 77,327 square miles, with a population of 1.96 million pe...
Central Community College

Raiders Win Esports National Title

Apr 24, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC

COLUMBUS, Neb. – Central Community College won its first team national championship as the esports Call of Duty: 4x4 squad defeated Blinn (Te...
Gameday Traffic Springs Back to Lincoln

Gameday Traffic Springs Back to Lincoln

Apr 24, 2024 / NDOT

April 23, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — With the excitement of warming temperatures, blooming spring flowers and a spring football game on the ...
Scott Mazour in his final weeks as principal for Cedar Hollow Elementary.

Mazour Set To Retire From Northwest Public SchoolsAudio Icon, this article contains audio

Apr 24, 2024 / KRGI News

(Grand Island, NE) - The end of the school year is fast approaching and with that comes the end of a 35-year run in education for one Northwest Pub...
GI Police Report

GI Police Report

Apr 24, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 04/24/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Gleason Appointed As New City of GI Finance Director

Gleason Appointed As New City of GI Finance Director

Apr 24, 2024 / City of Grand Island

(Grand Island, NE) - The City of Grand Island at the council meeting on Tuesday, April 23rd appointed Matthew Gleason as the new Finance Director/C...
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City of GI: Council Member Conversations with Mike Paulick

Apr 24, 2024 / City of Grand Island

(Grand Island, NE) - The City Council of Grand Island held a meeting on Tuesday, April 24th. Council member Mike Paulick gave some comments on some...
Give Hastings Day

Hastings Fire & Rescue Looking To Purchase New Thermal Imaging Cameras

Apr 24, 2024 / City of Hastings

As the early giving period for Give Hastings Day is now open, Hastings Fire & Rescue encourages public support for the purchase of three e...
St. Francis Host Donor Remembrance-April 26

St. Francis Host Donor Remembrance-April 26

Apr 23, 2024 / Anissa Paitz Public Relations Strategist CHI

GRAND ISLAND–CHI Health St. Francis is hosting their annual Donor Remembrance Ceremony at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 26 in Conference Room 2/3. ...
Nebraska Department of Corrections

Three Arrested in Investigation into Improper Relationship with Inmates

Apr 23, 2024 / NDOC

APRIL 23, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following an investigation int...
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Challenge Issued in Return of Community Celebration

Apr 23, 2024 / Dana Jelinek Grand Island Tourism/Sculpture Walk Committee

It’s not surprising that birthdays are among the most common celebrations in the United States. But did you ever think that one of the most p...
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce

Grand Island Chamber to Honor 2024 Top 35 Under 35

Apr 23, 2024 / GI Chamber

The Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize 35 outstanding young leaders at their 2024 Top 35 Under 35 ceremony on Thursday, April 25,...
Central Community College

CCC Welcomes the Addition of Shooting Sports

Apr 23, 2024 / Scott Miller

COLUMBUS, Neb. – Central Community College athletics is pleased to announce the addition of clay target-shooting sports at its Hastings Campu...
Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers Release

Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers Files Suit Against Midwest Smoke Shop

Apr 23, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN-- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Midwest Smoke Shop, continuing his statewide campaign against retailer...
Cutline - Herding cattle at Diamond Bar Ranch in central Nebraska. Photo by Natalie Jones 

Ideas For Estate and Transition Planning: Gifting

Apr 23, 2024 / By Jessica Groskopf, Nebraska Extension Agricultural Economist 

For many farm and ranch families, bringing children or grandchildren into the operation is the ultimate goal. Successfully bringing additional fami...
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Governor Pillen Names New Chief Information Officer

Apr 23, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew J. McCarville as chief information officer for the state of Ne...
St. Francis & Nebraska Heart host heart education series featuring Cardiologist Dr. Jeff King

St. Francis & Nebraska Heart host heart education series featuring Cardiologist Dr. Jeff King

Apr 23, 2024 / Anissa Paitz Public Relations Strategist CHI

GRAND ISLAND, NE--CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, is hosting a heart-education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thur...