Category Archives: Grand Island News
Inaugural Grand Island Disability Pride event
GRAND ISLAND - On July 20 at Peace Lutheran Church at 1710 North Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Arc of Central Nebraska will be holding a Disability Pride Celebration. We will have food trucks, Speci...
Jul 15, 2024 serezniy / Depositphotos.com
One more Heat Advisory on Monday before relief starts on Tuesday
HASTINGS - The Tri-Cities will have to endure one more Heat Advisory today before cooler temperatures start on Tuesday and will linger through the weekend. A Heat Advisory remains in effects for all c...
Jul 15, 2024 Mid-July sunset, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Shoplifting arrest leads to discovery of meth, drug paraphernalia in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - A shoplifting arrest at a Super Saver location in Grand Island would lead to the discovery of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in a moving truck on Saturday, July 13. According to...
Jul 15, 2024 Kyra Cabrera and Richard Moss, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
State Little League Tournament first weekend results in Kearney
KEARNEY - The first weekend of the two week State Little League tournaments took place in Kearney this past weekend. In the Majors Division (This consists of 11 and 12 year olds and is the division wh...
Jul 15, 2024 Dave Arkfeld, Courtesy
Grand Island Housing Study to host Community Roundtable
GRAND ISLAND - The City of Grand Island has launched a new housing study, which is designed to serve as an important tool for guiding community leaders and decision-makers toward sound and efficient s...
Jul 12, 2024 City of Grand Island, Courtesy
Temperatures across central Nebraska to hit triple digits over weekend
KEARNEY - Temperatures increase this weekend with potentially dangerous heat in store for positions of central Nebraska from Saturday through Monday. "Temperatures will increase this weekend and into ...
Jul 12, 2024 Sunset dips behind the clouds over central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Syringe containing meth found on woman said to be running around with a knife
GRAND ISLAND - A syringe containing methamphetamine was found on a woman who was reported to be running around Walnut St. in Grand Island while holding a knife during the evening hours of Thursday, Ju...
Jul 12, 2024 (Central Nebraska Today)
CPNRD board to hold public hearing for 2025 budget
GRAND ISLAND - The Central Platte Natural Resources District's (CPNRD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider approving the 2025 fiscal budget of expenditures on Thursday, July 25, ...
Jul 11, 2024 CPNRD, Courtesy
Nebraska State Fair announces outdoor concert improvements, including new seating policy
GRAND ISLAND - The Nebraska State Fair is eager to announce a new policy allowing guests to bring their own lawn chairs for general admission seating at all outdoor concerts. This change, effective im...
Jul 11, 2024 Nebraska State Fair, Courtesy
Smoke from Canadian wildfires cause moderate air quality in central Nebraska
KEARNEY - Smoke from wildfires in Canada has filtered down over Central Nebraska and is causing moderate air quality concerns. The smoke can be traced back to a large number of fires burning in the Qu...
Jul 11, 2024 Wildfire smoke obscures a sunset in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)