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Fonner Park Announces Casino Operator
Apr 9, 2021 / KRGI News
KRGI News/Sports · Grand Island Casino Resort At Fonner Park (Grand Island, NE) Elite Casino Resorts, of Riverside, IA ha... continue reading
Long time GI Habitat for Humanity executive director resigns
Apr 2, 2021 / Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity Release
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, April 2, 2021--With heavy hearts, the Board of Directors for the Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity has accepted the re... continue reading
GIPS planning COVID19 vaccination clinic for students 18 and older
Apr 1, 2021 / GIPS Release
(Grand Island, NE) - Parents of Grand Island Public Schools students were informed Wednesday of an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinic that will b... continue reading
CDHD expands eligible groups this week to include ages 40 plus
Mar 30, 2021 / Central District Health Department Release
(Grand Island, NE) - Beginning Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 10:00 am, CDHD will be targeting those age 40 and older for COVID-19 vaccinations. If you... continue reading
Nebraska cities want mobile keno to compete with casinos
Mar 30, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Cities that reap millions of dollars in tax revenue from keno bets are imploring Nebraska lawmakers to let people play the... continue reading
Man drives friend to hospital in front loader bucket
Mar 30, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man could face several charges after allegedly driving his friend to a hospital in the bucket of a front-end ... continue reading
Former South Sioux City coach charged with abusing student
Mar 30, 2021 / Ap
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — Police have arrested a former South Sioux City High School assistant football coach on charges he sexually assaulted... continue reading
Former Grand Island teacher sentenced for child porn
Mar 29, 2021 / AP
A former Grand Island teacher was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for possessing child pornography. 38 year old Bri... continue reading
Armed Robbery on 16th Avenue in Kearney Friday
Mar 26, 2021 / KRGI News/Kearney Police Department
(Kearney, NE) - On Friday afternoon at approximately 4:22pm, officers with the Kearney Police Department were called to the area of the 1400 block ... continue reading
Roundabout work at Potash is underway
Mar 24, 2021 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - Construction work has officially begun at Wilmar Avenue and Potash Hwy as the city of Grand Island installs a roundabout. This... continue reading
Troopers Locate Missing Maine Juvenile
Mar 24, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
MARCH 24, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a California man after locating a missing M... continue reading
Multiple charges in Grand Island drug arrest
Mar 24, 2021 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - Tuesday night at 9:45pm Grand Island police officers responded to the area of 408 W. Koenig Street in reference to a gun shots... continue reading
Assault of a pregnant juvenile
Mar 24, 2021 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) – Tuesday night, Grand Island Police arrived to a call to 415 South Cherry Street to a pregnant juvenile female reportedly... continue reading
Sirens in Hall County will not sound during state wide drill
Mar 24, 2021 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - It's severe weather awarness week in Nebraksa. The National Weather Service reminds us of several safties practices and plans ... continue reading
Governor Ricketts Critical Of Electronic Keno Amendment
Mar 24, 2021 / Tyson Havranek
*Audio Version Of Story Below* The Nebraska Legislature is halfway through its 2021 session. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts used his weekly co... continue reading
Wanted Subject Arrested Following Standoff in Superior
Mar 23, 2021 / State Patrol Release
MARCH 22, 2021 (SUPERIOR, NEB.) — A wanted subject was arrested Sunday following a standoff at a residence in Superior. The operation b... continue reading
Police say woman and 2 children killed in Kearney house fire
Mar 19, 2021 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Police in Kearney say a woman and two children have died in a house fire in the central Nebraska city. The Kearney Hub r... continue reading
Omaha child care center reports covid cases
Mar 19, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child care and preschool center in west Omaha has been closed after reporting more than 60 possible cases of COVID-19. T... continue reading
Plans unveiled for nearly $300 million beef processing plant
Mar 19, 2021 / Ap
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in western Nebra... continue reading
Two Arrested as Child Abuse Investigation Continues
Mar 19, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
MARCH 19, 2021 (BRIDGEPORT, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the Morrill County Sheriff’s Offic... continue reading
Roundabout project begins at North Road and State
Mar 16, 2021 / KRGI News
(Grand Island, NE) - The City of Grand Island on Monday started the new roundabout project at North Road and State Street. The roundabout will be t... continue reading
Omaha officer shot critically injured at shopping mall
Mar 14, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer says a police officer was shot and critically injured at the Westroads Mall.. The chief... continue reading
GIPS hires new financial officer
Mar 10, 2021 / GIPS Release
(Grand Island, NE) - Grand Island Public Schools has named Dr. Ken Schroeder as GIPS Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Schroeder is currently the super... continue reading
Nebraska confirms more cases of virus variants in the state
Mar 9, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials continue to identify more cases of different variants of the coronavirus in the state. The state... continue reading
Kearney man gets jail time for fatally beating and stabbing dog
Mar 9, 2021 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Kearney man has been sentenced to a year in jail for brutally beating and stabbing his dog to death before burying the... continue reading
