Category Archives: Grand Island News
Dan Osborn launches offices in Kearney, Hastings, and Grand Island
TRI-CITIES - This Sunday, October 13th, the Osborn campaign plans to celebrate the grand opening of several new Osborn for Senate offices-first in Kearney, then Hastings, and finally Grand Island. Sup...
Oct 11, 2024 Dan Osborne's Kearney office during the 2024 election season, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
G.I. Public Schools Board of Education hears report about English learners
GRAND ISLAND - Students in Grand Island Public Schools come from 59 birth countries, according to Amanda Levos, Director of the English Learner Program for the district. Levos and Melinda Sturgill, We...
Oct 11, 2024 Grand Island Public Schools, Courtesy
Mother arrested after police say she provided THC products to 15-year-old son
GRAND ISLAND - A mother was arrested after police say she provided THC products to her 15-year-old son on Thursday, Oct. 10. According to the Grand Island Police Department, an investigator was assign...
Oct 11, 2024 Ashley Slagle, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Heartland United Way announces 2025 funding opportunities
GRAND ISLAND - The Heartland United Way is now welcoming inquiries from nonprofit organizations interested in becoming a United Way Community Partner. To qualify, applicants must be 501(c)(3) health a...
Oct 11, 2024 (Courtesy)
GISH announces 2024 Homecoming Court candidates
GRAND ISLAND - Fall is in the air, and Homecoming is near! Grand Island Senior High announced the slate of candidates on Homecoming Court this year. Elected by their student peers, the 2024 GISH Homec...
Oct 11, 2024 2024 GISH Homecoming candidates, (Grand Island Public Schools, Courtesy)
Hall County Crime Stoppers to Host First-Ever "Halloween With Heroes"
GRAND ISLAND - Families looking for a spooky good time before actual Halloween have a great opportunity to load up on candy and interact with local law enforcement. Hall County Crime Stoppers is hosti...
Oct 11, 2024 "Halloween With Heroes", (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)
Bestselling author shares story of abuse in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND-Willow Rising, in partnership with CHI Health and AmeriCorps, will host Janine Latus, international bestselling author of "If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder and Li...
Oct 10, 2024 Willow Rising, in partnership with CHI Health and AmeriCorps, will host Janine Latus, international bestselling author, (Courtesy)
Nebraska National Guard, City of Grand Island team up for new Community Partnership Program
GRAND ISLAND - In an effort to strengthen ties between the City of Grand Island and the Nebraska National Guard (NENG), the two entities will joining forces on Wednesday, October 16 for a new Communit...
Oct 10, 2024 Nebraska Army National Guard Grand Island, (Courtesy)
Terroristic threats arrest made after children followed, threatened in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - A man was arrested for terroristic threats after he reportedly followed children around a Grand Island park and said he was going to kill them. According to the Grand Island Police Depa...
Oct 10, 2024 Fransisco Delgado-Arvizo, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Fire Prevention Week: Safety and Precautions
KEARNEY - Every 24 seconds a fire department in the United States responds to a fire somewhere in the country, according to the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA. As the winter months get clo...
Oct 10, 2024 A Kearney firefighter at the scene of a house fire in 2023, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)