Category Archives: Grand Island News
CPNRD to elect Board Secretary and Treasurer
GRAND ISLAND - The Central Platte Natural Resources District's (CPNRD) Nominating Committee will make recommendations for board secretary and treasurer at the Board of Director's meeting on Thursday, ...
Dec 08, 2023 CPNRD, Courtesy
Hall County Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign to run Dec. 11 to Jan. 1, 2024
GRAND ISLAND - The Hall County Sheriff's Department was awarded $5,563.08 by Nebraska Highway Safety to carry out the Selective Overtime Enforcement for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Th...
Dec 07, 2023 Oregon Department of Transportation / CC
Grand Island man sentenced for conspiracy to produce, production of child pornography
LINCOLN - Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Scott Lee Meyer, 34, of Grand Island, was sentenced on Dec. 1, 2023, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for conspiracy to produce c...
Dec 06, 2023 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
GILT hits the stage with "The Regifters"
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Little Theatre presents their show "The Regifters" tonight at the College Auditorium. According to GILT, "The Regifters" by Robert Lynn is their holiday show of the 202...
Dec 06, 2023 Courtesy of Grand Island Little Theater
NWS Hastings release November precipitation summary
HASTINGS - With the penultimate month in the books, the National Weather Service - Hastings has released the 2023 November precipitation summary. The amounts were the highest southeast of the Tri-Citi...
Dec 05, 2023 National Weather Service - Hastings, Courtesy.
Grand Island man attempts to flush drugs down toilet as police execute search warrant
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man has been arrested for possession of stolen tools from a Lexington burglary, along with a small amount of methamphetamine. On Monday, Dec. 4, at 2:35 p.m., officers wi...
Dec 05, 2023 Dairon Rodriguez (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Grand Island man sentenced for child pornography
LINCOLN - A Grand Island man was sentenced to 52 years for child pornography charges. In federal court, Scott Lee Meyer, 34, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced for conspiracy to produce child po...
Dec 04, 2023 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Grand Island Public Schools discontinues messaging portal due to shrinking use
GRAND ISLAND - On Friday, Dec. 1 GIPS discontinued its "Let's Talk" messaging portal on the district website. Due to shrinking use of the service, GIPS has made the decision not to renew the contract ...
Dec 04, 2023 Grand Island Public Schools, Courtesy
Well above normal temperatures during the work week, slight cool down for the weekend
KEARNEY - Temperatures are set to be well above normal for Wednesday and Thursday, a cool down over the weekend will only bring temperatures back to seasonal norms. Monday is off to a quiet start as t...
Dec 04, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
NSP investigating homicide in Aurora
AURORA, NE - The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident that happened early Saturday morning in Aurora that left one person deceased and two others injured. The incident is being investiga...
Dec 03, 2023 Tony Webster / CC