Category Archives: Grand Island News
South Locust St. paving improvement project in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - Starting Wednesday, May 8, South Locust Street will have lane restrictions between Highway 34 and the Wood River Diversion Canal for a paving improvement project. Southbound lanes of So...
May 07, 2024 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Man arrested after assaulting Grand Island hospital security staff
GRAND ISLAND - A man was arrested after assaulting security staff at Grand Island's CHI Health St. Francis hospital during the evening hours of Sunday, May 5. According to the Grand Island Police Depa...
May 06, 2024 Moises Llames Lopez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
More counterfeit $100 bills reported in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - Counterfeit $100 bills continue to be reported in Grand Island, with the latest being discovered last week. According to the Grand Island Police Department, a bank employee reported a c...
May 06, 2024 stillfx / Depositphotos.com
Norton, Kan., male arrested after communicating with GIPD officer posing as underage girl
GRAND ISLAND - On May, 1, 2024, Investigators with the Grand Island Police Department with the assistance of the Norton County Kansas Sheriff's Office, served an arrest warrant on Logan Runnion, 34, a...
May 03, 2024 (Central Nebraska Today)
Hear Grand Island enters eighth year
GRAND ISLAND - Hear Grand Island is entering its eighth consecutive year. A news conference about Hear Grand Island occurred May 3 at the Visit Grand Island office on Third Street. Hear Grand Island h...
May 03, 2024 Amur Plaza in downtown Grand Island is the site for Hear Grand Island events, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
South Dakota man reaches plea agreement in murder case
GRAND ISLAND - A South Dakota man accused of shooting a man and then hitting him in the back of the head with a baseball bat has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and no contest to felony using a...
May 03, 2024 Logan Hunts Horse, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Grand Island Public Library to feature textile exhibit
GRAND ISLAND - Starting Tuesday, May 7, the Grand Island Public Library will feature the art show 'A Modern Twist on an Ancient Craft' from the local group Prairie Fibers Weavers and Spinners Guild. T...
May 03, 2024 The show will run May 7-28 in the Art Alcove and will feature a unique blend of handmade textiles of various techniques and styles, (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)
Pretrial hearing set for Grand Island man charged with sex trafficking
GRAND ISLAND - A pretrial hearing has been set in the case of a Grand Island man who has been charged with sex trafficking in Hall County District Court. Logan Bundy, 22, has been charged with sex tra...
May 03, 2024 Logan Bundy, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Grand Island's Go Big GIVE raises $1,514,901
GRAND ISLAND - The Heartland United Way and Greater Grand Island Community Foundation hosted the 11th annual Go Big GIVE event on Thursday, May 2 raising over $1,514,901 with 5,294 donations for 155 l...
May 03, 2024 Go Big Give banner, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island man arrested after cocaine was found inside a flashlight
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man was arrested after cocaine was found inside of a flashlight they were carrying and attempted to hide from officers. According to the Grand Island Police Department, o...
May 02, 2024 Jacob Weddle, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)