Category Archives: Grand Island News
4-H shooting sports National Championships coming to Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - The 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held in Grand Island June 23-28. This is the 14th year that Grand Island has hosted this national 4-H event, said Steve Pritchard,...
Jun 13, 2024 kaninstudio / Depositphotos.com
47-year-old man who violated sex registry, now arrested for child abuse, showed obscene image, video
GRAND ISLAND - A 47-year-old man who was arrested for violating the sex offender registry has now been arrested for child abuse and delivering obscene material to a minor. According to the Grand Islan...
Jun 13, 2024 Gregory Knotts, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Grand Island City Council hears presentation about Good Life District Economic Development Act
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island City Council members heard a presentation at their Tuesday, June 11, meeting about the Good Life District Economic Development Act that was part of LB 1317. Michael Rogers ...
Jun 12, 2024 The proposed Good Life District, (Woodsonia Real Estate Inc., Courtesy)
Old Navy is coming to Grand Island in the fall
GRAND ISLAND - Old Navy will be opening a store on the east side of Conestoga Marketplace in the fall, according to a sign on the window where the store will be located. Each of the windows where the ...
Jun 12, 2024 dennizn / Depositphotos.com
Grand Island's wastewater, electric, and water rates will increase
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island residents will soon see rate increases in their wastewater, electric, and water bills. Grand Island City Council approved the rate increases Tuesday night, June 11, by 8-0 ...
Jun 12, 2024 Grand Island City Council, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Judge denies Lepler's bond reduction request so she can attend daughter's wedding
GRAND ISLAND - Hall County District Judge Andrew Butler has denied Kelli Lepler's bond reduction request June 11 so she can attend her daughter's wedding in St. Louis, Mo., on June 14. Lepler, 46, of ...
Jun 12, 2024 Kelli Lepler, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Temperatures to reach the 90s today, severe weather possible Friday
HASTINGS - The summer heat arrives today and Thursday as temperatures are expected to reach the 90s and the heat index will hit the 100s. According to the National Weather Service - Hastings, a weak s...
Jun 12, 2024 Pivot at sunset, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Vehicle stolen from Thrifty Car Rental at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Police are investigating after it was reported that a vehicle was stolen from Thrifty Car Rental at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport on Tuesday, June 11. According...
Jun 12, 2024 (Central Nebraska Today)
47-year-old man arrested in Grand Island for violating sex offender registry
GRAND ISLAND - A 47-year-old man was arrested in Grand Island for violating the sex offender registry when he was discovered in a room that had been rented by another person. According to the Grand Is...
Jun 12, 2024 Gregory Knotts, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Walnut Middle School 6th Grader Becomes "Mayor For a Day"
GRAND ISLAND - Saybel Raez Almaguer earned a rare opportunity - to be the mayor of Grand Island...with supervision of course. Almaguer wrote the winning essay in the first-ever "Mayor For a Day" Essay...
Jun 12, 2024 Saybel Raez Almaguer with Mayor Roger Steele, (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)