Local News
Groundwater Levels Continue to Decline
Apr 30, 2024 / Mark Mesarch, School of Natural Resources
Lincoln, Nebraska, May 1, 2024 — Groundwater levels in much of Nebraska continue to decline after several years of prolonged drought, accordi...
CHI Health Host FREE Stop the Bleed Training-May 8
Apr 30, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI
KEARNEY & GRAND ISLAND-The number one cause of preventable death after injury is blood loss. Serious accidents and disasters resulting in life-...
Church Groups and Volunteers Aid Clean-up Effort After Tornado Devastation
Apr 30, 2024 / by Ani Schultz Nebraska News Service
ELKHORN--Church organizations and volunteers are coming together in the thousands to support the families in Elkhorn after a tornado tore through r...
Malcolm X to be Inducted into Nebraska Hall of Fame
Apr 30, 2024 / History NE
LINCOLN, NE, 04/30/24 - The Nebraska Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Malcolm X will be inducted as the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall of...
Nebraska Celebrates Renewable Fuels Month This May
Apr 30, 2024 / NSB
Renewable Fuels Month highlights the importance of renewable biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, especially for Nebraskans. The month of May m...
Gov. Pillen And NEMA Provide Updates In Aftermath Of Devastating Storms
Apr 30, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are providing updates concerning the response and recov...
Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events
Apr 30, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during the m...
Governor Pillen, Senator Ballard, Nebraska Department of Transportation, and Hawkins Construction Announce I-80 Expansion Project
Apr 30, 2024 / NDOT
April 30, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Yesterday, Governor Pillen was joined by Senator Beau Ballard, the Nebraska Department of Transportatio...
GI Woman's Charge Upgraded
Apr 30, 2024 / GIPD
In the case of the Child Abuse of the 2 month old infant that occurred on 4/22/24, the suspect Bianca Rivera Lima (27 years old from Grand Island),...
UNMC seeking leader for Kearney medical school expansion
Apr 30, 2024 / UNMC
The UNMC College of Medicine is seeking a regional associate dean of medicine as it prepares for the first cohort of medical students to be accepte...
Fonner Car Show Saturday
Apr 30, 2024 / Press Release
The 33rd Annual Fonner Park Car Show will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in the Heartland Events Center. This year they are raising money f...
AG Warns of Tornado Relief Scams
Apr 30, 2024 / AG
In light of recent tornadoes in Nebraska, many individuals and organizations will offer services to help those affected. Unfortunately, scam compan...
Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Crosses Nine States on 2024 Ride
Apr 29, 2024 / KRGI News
NASCAR’s Kyle Petty will lead 150 motorcycles more than 2,100 miles on a week-long trek from South Dakota to North Carolina, ending a...
NWS Reports Five Tornadoes in the Friday During Friday's Outbreak
Apr 29, 2024 / NWS
The National Weather Service in Hastings issued a report followed the weather outbreak on Friday. A tornado affected the Ravenna, NE area of Buffa...
Aurora Arrest
Apr 29, 2024 / Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
On Sunday April 28, 2024, deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant in the 500 block of 14th Street, in Auro...
Local Historian, UNL archival records reveal deeper history behind Nebraska-based bomb group in Apple TV+'s 'Masters of the Air'
Apr 29, 2024 / by Shelby Rickert and Anna Van Brocklin Nebraska News Service
KEARNEY--A Kearney historian and archival records from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries have revealed more about the bomb group feature...
GI Police Report
Apr 29, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 04/29/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...
Governor Pillen Issues Emergency Declaration for Three Counties
Apr 28, 2024 / Press Releases
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued an emergency declaration in the aftermath of severe weather that started April 25 and continued ...
Governor Pillen, Smith, Ricketts React to Damaging Storms; Governor Orders State Resource Assistance
Apr 26, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement in the aftermath of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that resulted in dama...
Tornadoes Hit Elkhorn and Waverly
Apr 26, 2024 / AP
SummaryOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as the twister tore for mil...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting to Protect Women’s Sports
Apr 26, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
Title IX was passed by Congress more than 50 years ago to level the playing field for girls and women. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in spo...
Harms named next director of Nebraska LEAD Program
Apr 26, 2024 / Lead
Lincoln, Neb. April 26, 2024 — Kurtis Harms, an experienced agricultural industry leader and communicator, has been selected as the next dire...
Keys to Steady Economic Growth
Apr 26, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
This week, as I visited a number of Third District communities, several major economic indicators were published, confirming what we already know: ...
Troopers Ready for Busy Spring Husker Saturday
Apr 26, 2024 / NSP
APRIL 26, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Husker Saturday will be in full swing tomorrow with Nebraska football, Nebraska baseball, and Nebraska...
Grand Island Chamber Celebrates Small Business Week, April 28-May 4
Apr 26, 2024 / GI Chamber
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4. The Cham...
