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UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band opens season Saturday

Sep 3, 2024 / Todd Gottula, Director of Communications,

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins Saturday wi...

August’s Mid-America Manufacturing Index Slumps

Sep 3, 2024 / Creighton University

August 2024 Survey Highlights: -For the fourth time this year, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, sank below growth neutral.-The wholesale...

UNMC College of Medicine names inaugural regional associate dean for Kearney campus

Sep 3, 2024 / UNMC

Robert Messbarger, MD, of Kearney, has been named the inaugural associate dean for the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Med...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting Wasteful and Reckless Washington Spending

Sep 3, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

Our country is headed down a path of fiscal disaster. The Biden-Harris administration has created high prices through their reckless spending. It&r...

Country Superstar Chris Janson Live in GI On Saturday November 2nd

Sep 2, 2024 / Press Release

Chris Janson will perform live at the Heartland Events Center on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Janson is a renowned singer/songwriter having recorded...

1868 Foundation Announces Winner of 2nd annual Truck Raffle

Sep 2, 2024 / NSF

September 2, 2024. Grand Island, Nebraska – The Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation is thrilled to announce Leo Rayburn as the lucky winner o...

What Community Means to Us

Sep 2, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

The remarkable character of the people of the Third District was unmistakable as I traveled around Nebraska during August. From a 102-year-old in M...

Nebraska State Fair celebrates Veterans Day on September 2

Aug 31, 2024 / Jack Sheard

The Nebraska State Fair Veterans Day Committee is gearing up for a special Veterans Day celebration on Labor Day, honoring the brave men and women ...

Volunteers more than 700 strong at Nebraska State Fair

Aug 31, 2024 / Jack Sheard

The heartbeat of the Nebraska State Fair year in and year out can be seen wearing bright yellow shirts.  In 2024, more than 700 people are vo...

Capital investments spurring growth of Nebraska State Fair

Aug 30, 2024 / Jack Sheard

For the second-straight year, the Nebraska State Fair has entered its fair with $1 million in capital expenses to work with, which is a far cry fro...

Summer Travel Season Closes with Busy Labor Day Weekend

Aug 30, 2024 / NSP

AUGUST 30, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Nebraska State Troopers will be ready for busy roadways as the summer travel season comes to a close ...

North Platte Man Sentenced for Meth Distribution and Gun Possession

Aug 30, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Brad Jay Leeper, age 47, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced August 29, 2024, in federal cour...

Two Fraud Cases Investigated in GI

Aug 30, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 08/30/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Gov. Pillen and Dept. of Ag Take Action to Address Lab-Grown Meat Sales

Aug 30, 2024 / Press Release

 LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced three initiatives that he, along with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) w...

Members of a Houston-Based Organization Responsible for Breaking Into Pharmacies in Rural Iowa and Nebraska Indicted

Aug 30, 2024 / DEA

OMAHA, Neb – Five members of a Houston-based organization known for targeting rural pharmacies in Western Iowa and Western Nebraska face fede...

Gov. Pillen Joins in Letter to Congress Supporting Educational Freedom

Aug 29, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen joined a slate of governors, education leaders, state and federal legislators and others in a letter to Con...

Treasurer Briese Shares Child Support Awareness Month Message

Aug 29, 2024 / Press Release

(Lincoln, NE) To mark Child Support Awareness Month, today Treasurer Tom Briese highlighted the efforts of the Nebraska Child Support Payment Cente...

State Fair attendance not far off 2023 despite heat

Aug 29, 2024 / Jack Sheard

The Nebraska State Fair has announced its attendance of over 129,000 for the first five days of the 2024 Nebraska State Fair, a 7.5% drop from the ...

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) breaks ground on new multi-custody facility

Aug 28, 2024 / NDCS

August 28, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Governor Jim Pillen, Director Rob Jeffreys and other NDCS and state leaders gathered for the groundb...

GI Man Arrested for Sex Offense

Aug 28, 2024 / Josh Berlie, Chief Deputy Hall County Sheriff’s Office

On 08/17/2024 at 6:40 PM the Hall County Sheriffs Office responded to an address within Grand Island city limits reference a possible sex offe...

Thirty Nebraskans Selected for Nebraska LEAD Class 43

Aug 28, 2024 / Press Release

Lincoln, Neb. August 28, 2024 — The Nebraska Leadership Education/Action Development (LEAD) Program is pleased to announce the selection of 3...

Memorial run raises $10K for Smith Falls trails

Aug 28, 2024 / Nebraska Game and Parks Commission/Jerry Kane

The Tyler Vanderheiden Memorial Run, an annual race aimed at raising awareness and understanding of mental health, raised $10,000 for Nebraska Game...

Rewarding Experience: UNK, UNMC students provide medical care for people in Peru

Aug 28, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications

CUSCO, Peru – There are a lot of differences between Kearney, Nebraska, and Cusco, Peru. The languages, landscape, housing and transportatio...

Outdoor portion of Nebraska Lottery Concert Series kicks off Wednesday

Aug 28, 2024 / NSF

Wednesday night music will fill the air in the Nebraska State Fair’s TD Landing Concert Stage, all thanks to hardworking state fair personnel...

Former Kearney Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Wire Fraud

Aug 28, 2024 / DOJ

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jeffery S. Sikes, age 43, formerly of Kearney, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 27, 2024, in fede...