Category Archives: Central Nebraska News

KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney recorded a 5.4% increase in first-time freshmen enrollment for fall 2023, bucking a national trend. In graduate student enrollment, UNK has a 1.2% incre...

HASTINGS - At the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year, Hastings College announced faculty who have been appointed to its Endowed Professorships and Lectureship. Endowed professorships and lecturesh...

GRAND ISLAND - A tale as old as time is coming to Grand Island Senior High (GISH). "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" will take the stage as the GISH Center for Performing Arts brings its annual musical ...

KEARNEY - The Hanny Arram Center for Success is thrilled to announce that Tony Hoffman, an accomplished motivational speaker and former BMX pro, will be visiting our campus to engage and inspire stude...

KEARNEY - Kearney Police Department (KPD) took part in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled law enforcement effort that was conducted nationwide from August 16th through Sept. 4, 2023. Kearney officers focus...

KEARNEY - Nearly all of Nebraska is under an Air Quality Alert, while a Smoke Advisory has been issued for several counties in Western Nebraska. Smoke associated with Canadian wildfires are affecting ...

KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Rural Health Education Building during the afternoon of Tuesday...

HASTINGS - The City of Hastings' Sept. 11 ceremony will take place this year at New Hope Baptist Church, 1204 W. Fifth St. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the church. The ceremony will be at New Hop...

GRAND ISLAND - A 22-year-old man has been charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors after Grand Island police said he fled a traffic stop and later caused an accident, injuring three people. Marc...

HASTINGS - August was another highly variable month for rainfall across the National Weather Service - Hastings area. Counties south of the Nebraska-Kansas line saw the most precipitation, with drier ...