Local News
Winter Weather Threat Area Expanded
Feb 19, 2026 / NWS
The National Weather Service in Hastings upgraded the northern areas to a Winter Storm Warning to align with neighboring NWS offices (North Platte ...
GI Police Report
Feb 19, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 02/19/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 19, 2026 / HPD
February 19th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 18, 2026, a 52-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 500 block of South Burlington A...
CNCAA Hosts Two Events in Hamilton County
Feb 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Celeste Heaivilin Penner of the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addiction discussed two events in Hamilton County in the near future.&nb...
CDHD Offers Child Care Scholarships
Feb 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Alene Rodriguez-Hernandez and Asri Aswale discussed child care scholarships.
Senator Ricketts, Congressman Smith Host Ethanol Roundtable with Nebraska Ag Leaders
Feb 18, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
HASTINGS - Senator Pete Ricketts and Congressman Adrian Smith hosted an ethanol roundtable in Hastings Wednesday to discuss the future of renewable...
Grand Island Man Released After Child Abuse Charge Dropped in Student Protest Fight
Feb 18, 2026 / News
GRAND ISLAND - Charges were dropped against a Grand Island man after his involvement in a fight with students. Michael Brown was released fr...
Senator Clouse Proposes Constitutional Amendment at Legislative Hearing
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
District 37 State Senator Stan Clouse of Kearney brought LR312CA before the legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. The inte...
LB915 Draws Support of GI EDC/Chamber
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
LB915 from District 34 State Senator Loren Lippincott was brought before the Legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. It would...
LB795 Dominates Debate at Unicameral
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
An amendment to LB795 dominated discussion at the Legislature on Wednesday. The amendment would bring fentanyl to the same level as other schedule ...
Hastings FD Battles Tuesday Blaze
Feb 18, 2026 / Troy Hermann
Hastings Fire and Rescue responded to a grass fire at 4:06 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, east of U.S. Highway 281, between East Lochland Road an...
GIMS Next Show Coming Tuesday
Feb 18, 2026 / KRGI News
LJ McCormick discussed the Grand Island Music Series show featuring the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble Tuesday (2-24) at 7pm.
Hastings Police Report
Feb 18, 2026 / HPD
February 18th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 17, 2026, a 32-year-old Hastings resident reported a hit and run in the 3000 block of Osborne Dri...
Dr. Santarpia joins team using ‘smart building’ tech to clean indoor air
Feb 18, 2026 / John Keenan
Josh Santarpia, PhD, will be a lead investigator for Poppy Health’s national research program. The University of Nebraska Medical Center&rsq...
Winter Storm Watch Issued
Feb 18, 2026 / NWS
Winter Storm Watch issued for the potential of a narrow band of heavy snow Thursday into Thursday evening. Expect travel impacts along and especial...
Grand Island Public Library Introduces First Responder Storytime Series
Feb 18, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library is partnering with area first responder agencies to launch a new weekly series for local...
Fort Kearny hike-bike trail bridge project complete
Feb 17, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks
The hike-bike trail south bridge at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area is now open to the public following extensive improvements. The project incl...
LB653 Advances at the Unicameral
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Debate centered on aspect of the bill which would allow suspension of kindergarten through second graders. An amendment from Senator George D...
From Fire to Snow This Week
Feb 17, 2026 / NWS Hastings
Critical to EXTREME fire weather conditions likely today. Overall worst conditions favor areas along & west of Highway 183. Elevated to near-c...
Hastings Police Report
Feb 17, 2026 / HPD
February 17th 2026Reported Offenses: On February 16, 2026, a 34-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft that occurred February 13, 2026, in th...
CNHS Features Pet of the Week
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Miquelle Havens of the Central Nebraska Humane Society brought in Truffles to meet the public.
GI Police Chief Recaps Crime Report
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Grand Island Police Chief Kevin Denney discussed the annual crime report released last month.
Go Big Give Non-Profit Deadline Application Approaching
Feb 17, 2026 / KRGI News
Mac Whitlow, Communications Director, discussed the mission of the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation, and Go Big Give.
GI Police Report
Feb 17, 2026 / GIPD
FELONY REPORTNews media report for: 02/17/2026All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media ...
Students walk-out of GISH in protest of ICE
Feb 16, 2026 / Tyler Cavalli
GRAND ISLAND - Students from Grand Island Senior High held a student organized walk-out Monday in protest of ICE-related activities. Approximately ...