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Education Officials Oppose New Property Tax Relief Plan
Aug 9, 2024 / Press Release
A coalition of education organizations has come out in opposition of the property tax relief plan which should come to the floor of the legislature...
Medicare Myths Free Education Series for the Community-Aug. 22
Aug 9, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR 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...
GI Police Report
Aug 9, 2024 / GIPS
News media report for: 08/09/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Border Catastrophe Hurts Nebraska
Aug 9, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
Our country faces a safety, drug, and humanitarian catastrophe at the southern border. Yet the impacts of it are felt much closer to home. Since 20...
Smith Announces 2024-2025 Youth Advisory Council Members
Aug 9, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has announced the names of the Third District high school students who will serve on his Y...
Serious Accident in Lincoln County
Aug 9, 2024 / Jerome J. Kramer Lincoln County Sheriff
At 7:28 AM deputies and EMS were dispatched to MM 165 on Highway 30, near Hershey, It was reported that there was a three v...
Attorney General Hilgers Joins Coalition to Stop Biden-Harris Administration from Extending Obamacare to Illegal Aliens
Aug 8, 2024 / AG
August 8, 2024 Lincoln – Attorney General Hilgers and a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Koba...
Grand Island Advances to Second Phase of NPPD Feasibility Study
Aug 8, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island is proud to announce it has been selected as one of 16 sites to proceed to the second phase of ...-2024-08-08-13-39-13.png?width=550&height=289)
Nebraska is the Epicenter for Agricultural Drone Conferences in August 2024
Aug 8, 2024 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb. August 8, 2024 — Nebraska Extension is hosting two drone conferences on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 15 at West Centra...
August is Breastfeeding Month
Aug 8, 2024 / KRGI News
Rachel Sazama with the Central District Health Department discussed the benefits of breastfeeding with Brian Gallagher.
Gov. Pillen Commends Senators’ Good Faith Work to Fix Nebraska’s Escalating Property Taxes; Condemns Political Intransigence
Aug 8, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the state of the special session convened to fix Nebraska&r...
Osterman makes $9 million estate gift to Hastings College
Aug 8, 2024 / Michael Howie
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Ed Osterman ‘65 made the decision early on in his life to make an annual gift to support Hastings College, direc...
Poll Release: Nebraskans Overwhelmingly Support Fixing Property Tax Crisis
Aug 8, 2024 / Press Release
From the Governor's OfficeNew polling shows the vast majority of Nebraskans support efforts by Governor Jim Pillen and a bipartisan coalition in th...
Good Samaritan awarded 5 stars by CMS; St. Francis Skilled Care also has top honor
Aug 8, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist CHI Health Good Samaritan | CHI Health St. Francis
KEARNEY & GRAND ISLAND- On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings f...
Dodge Elementary in GI Preps for First Day
Aug 8, 2024 / KRGI News
Dodge Elementary Principal Angie Eberle talked with Brian Gallagher about the summer and the upcoming school year.
GIPS Board Set to Meet
Aug 8, 2024 / Mitchell Roush GIPS
The Grand Island Public School Board of Education meets this evening. Here's the agenda.
Drug Enforcement Administration Recommends Including Conversations on Dangers of Drugs in Back-to-School Routines
Aug 8, 2024 / DEA
OMAHA, Neb. – Students across Nebraska are returning to school this month and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is rem...
A new series of Strengthening Families Program (SFP) – Spanish Language only -- will begin soon
Aug 8, 2024 / Connie Holmes, Executive Director Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, Inc
A new series of Strengthening Families Program (SFP) – Spanish Language only -- will begin soon and is free, This series will be held a...
A Fraud in GI
Aug 8, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/08/24 All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on...
Nebraska State Fair provides free parking and shuttles
Aug 7, 2024 / NSF
As they ramp up for another 11-day run, the Nebraska State Fair is reminding guests that all visitors can look forward to free parking on the Fonne...
Campground Reservations Nearing Sellout
Aug 7, 2024 / NSF
The environment at the Nebraska State Fair is unmatched for its 11-day stretch in Grand Island, but did you know you can also live at the fair? Fo...
Attorney General Hilgers and Attorney General Bird Lead Coalition Petitioning EPA to Enact Uniform Labeling Requirements
Aug 7, 2024 / AG
Omaha - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an 11-state coalition petitioning the U.S. Environmental P...
Grand Island Receives National League of Cities Economic Mobility Grant
Aug 7, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island is proud to announce its participation in the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Advancing ...
GI City Council Wraps Up Budget Study Session
Aug 7, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
The Grand Island City Council had a budget session on Tuesday. Ward 2 Member Mark Stelk talked about the session.View Video here.
GI Police Investigate Arson
Aug 7, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/07/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...