Category Archives: Grand Island News
AG Hilgers and officials recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Month, training sessions offered locally
LINCOLN - Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers was joined by Lt. Governor Joe Kelly and Colonel John Bolduc to announce January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Lt. Governor Joe Kelly read and si...
Jan 11, 2024 Nebraska Attorney General's Office, Courtesy
Grand Island man arrested for protection order violation after barricading himself in basement
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man was arrested for protection order violation after he barricaded himself in a basement with access to a baseball bat. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, officers with the Grand Is...
Jan 11, 2024 Nicholas Valenzuela, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Former Grand Island preschool/daycare director accused of stealing more than $150,000
GRAND ISLAND - The former director of St. Pauls Lutheran Church's Cornerstone Early Learning Center has pleaded innocent in Hall County District Court to taking more than $150,000 from the preschool/d...
Jan 10, 2024 Andrew Moss, Courtesy
Kearney sees highest snow amount in Tri-Cities Monday, area under the gun for more snow, dangerous wind chills
KEARNEY - Central Nebraska is in the calm between winter storm systems today. Kearney saw the highest snow amounts in the Tri-Cities with Monday's event, but the area needs to brace for more snow on T...
Jan 10, 2024 A vehicle braves Highway 30 amid near white-out conditions on Monday, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
NWS Hastings warns of snowstorm on Thursday, followed by sub-zero wind chills
HASTINGS - A one-two punch of winter weather is on its way to central Nebraska. As the area is digging itself out after Monday's storm, the National Weather Service - Hastings is warning of accumulati...
Jan 09, 2024 NWS Hastings, Courtesy
Meatpacking plant JBS has wastewater enter nearby stream due to lagoon breach
GRAND ISLAND - Meatpacking plant, JBS in Grand Island had an issue that caused 2 million gallons of wastewater to enter the Wood River. According to a release from the Nebraska Department of Energy an...
Jan 09, 2024
NDOT: I-80 reopens in both directions
NEBRASKA - I-80 is now open in both eastbound and westbound directions, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), stated on Tuesday afternoon. "Exercise extreme caution and adjust your driving...
Jan 09, 2024 Garrett / CC
Grand Island sets snowfall record Monday
Grand Island received 7.5 inches of snow, Hastings received 6.3 inches of snow, and Kearney received 8.5 inches of snow Monday according to Amanda Wekesser, a meteorologist with the National Weather S...
Jan 09, 2024 A man uses a snowblower to clear snow on Harrison Street in south Grand Island Tuesday morning, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
News Brief: Grand Island City Council meeting Tuesday night as scheduled
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island City Council will meet Tuesday night as scheduled, Mayor Roger Steele said Tuesday morning. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
Jan 09, 2024 Grand Island City Hall, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island man arrested for threatening woman with knife, stabbing her phone
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man has been arrested for threatening a woman with a knife and stabbing her phone until it exploded, all while a two-year-old was present. According to the Grand Island P...
Jan 09, 2024 Ubaldo Valdes, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)