Category Archives: Grand Island News
Troopers arrest motorcycle rider after Hall County pursuit
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested one person following a pursuit Sunday evening in Hall County. At approximately 10:15 p.m. Sunday, a trooper observed a motorcycle traveling in excess o...
Oct 23, 2023 Nebraska State Patrol, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Nebraska State Fair talent budget doubles for 2024
GRAND ISLAND - A need to continue to be competitive and improve the quality of talent for the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series led the Nebraska State Fair Board to approve a large increase in the talen...
Oct 23, 2023 Nebraska State Fair, Courtesy
Gallery: NSBA State Marching - Kearney Site
Oct 22, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Hear Grand Island wins 2023 Nebraska Tourism award
GERING - A Grand Island event won the 2023 Nebraska Tourism Outstanding Tourism Event award during a state conference in Gering this week. The award, for a city population of 10,000 and above, was pre...
Oct 20, 2023 Rascal Martinez preforming his newest single "Milo" on June 23 2023 at a Hear Grand Island event.
NOAA issues U.S. Winter Outlook, drought to persist across parts of Nebraska
KEARNEY - NOAA issued their Winter Outlook for the United States on Thursday, Oct. 19. Seasonal temperatures across Nebraska are expected to be average, precipitation will be wetter than average and d...
Oct 20, 2023 (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
Septic truck ends up in ditch in Merrick County
MERRICK COUNTY - The Merrick County Sheriff's Office responded to a septic truck accident Monday. According to the Merrick County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to an accident involving a loaded...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy of Merrick County Sheriff's Office
NDOT member killed after being struck in Hamilton County
GILTNER - The Nebraska Department of Transportation is deeply saddened to report that a member of the NDOT team lost his life today while working to keep the public safe. The incident occurred this af...
Oct 18, 2023 Markus Spiske / Unsplash
Five tornadoes, some damaging, reported in central Nebraska on Oct. 12
KEARNEY - Five tornadoes, some of them damaging, impacted several communities in south central Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of Thursday, Oct. 12. A Slight Risk, a level two out of f...
Oct 17, 2023 This thunderstorm complex spawned the Bertrand EF-0 and Overton EF-U tornadoes in October 2023. (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
CPNRD board to review prescribed fire rate
GRAND ISLAND - The Central Platte Natural Resources District's (CPNRD) pricing for the Prescribed Fire Program will be a topic of discussion for the CPNRD's Programs Committee this month. The Committe...
Oct 17, 2023 Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation / CC
Five Grand Island businesses hit by string of forged checks
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Police Department is investigating a string of businesses hit by counterfeit checks. Five Grand Island businesses reported fraudulent checks cashed out by several suspe...
Oct 16, 2023