While temperatures can fluctuate year-over-year, the average continues to increase as the climate warms
Saturday, May 18
A look at the results from state track in Omaha.
Suspect allegedly said he was on his way with a gun.
Class C state track roundup: Ord’s Hinrichs consistent in claiming Class C triple jump title
Scott Mazour’s first three years teaching were spent in Bradshaw Public Schools as a math teacher at a school that doesn’t exist anymore. From there he taught math at Northwest High School for 17 years.
The hours are long and breakfast is always available.
Young entrepreneurs Katelyn Lankford, 9, and brother Jack Lankford, 12, set up shop at the corner of West First Street and South Madison Street
A legendary trio of educators have ushered their last graduating class out of the halls of Grand Island Central Catholic High School.
"Just past Chapman we turned off the highway, chasing darkness in hopes of a clear view of the Northern Lights."
From this opinion piece: "There will be those ... who see the condemning facts of Trump’s criminal trials only through the lens of their MAGA, Republican or conservative politics."
The Gilbert Police Department said they found the woman dead of gunshot wounds.
Secretary of State Bob Evnen said the effort to repeal LB753 was no longer necessary after a subsequent bill (LB1402) passed by state lawmakers this year sunset it.
Bader Memorial Park south of Chapman will host a Family Wilderness event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Hosted by the park and the Prairie Plains Resource Institute, the event will include free fishing and since it’s Nebraska Game and Parks free fishing day, no fishing license will be required.
May is Nebraska Migratory Bird Month and, in recognition of the event, Crane Trust Nature and Visitor Center will host a Family Saturday: Birding Hike on Saturday.
The Rev. Dan Safarik says he learned a valuable lesson about not judging and letting go during what could have been an awkward situation with a grieving family and another pastor.
In recognition of Armed Forces Day, the Business Coalition for Veterans will host two events — a bicycle ride and a classic car show — on Saturday.
Mayor Roger Steele presented the couple with a key, a pin and a certificate of recognition at Primrose Retirement Community, where the couple resides.
Area state track roundup: Broken Bow teammates bring home second-place finishes
City hurdles bring home second-place finishes
“On the Homefront: WWII in Nebraska” is set to open Saturday at Stuhr Museum; youth artists are invited to submit works for a summer show and more on this week's actvitiies calendr.
The Grand Island Music Series continues its 2023-24 season with concert pianist Oscar Erives taking the stage at College Park on Sunday, May 19.
"For our guys, have a chance, early in the season, to go out there on national TV and show the country that we've done and the team that we have."
Eighteen-year-old Joe Burgess on Tuesday won the Republican primary election for the York County District 5 commissioner's seat.
"The latest round of campus protests ... stirs memories from the 1960s when, as college students, we not only howled at the moon, we were determined to change the world."
Kids can attack in waves
Results from Merrick County.
A look at Adams County election results.
Hamilton County election results.
The owners envision a place that will be popular with families Fridays through Sundays and a sports bar that will be busy seven days a week.
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Read through the obituaries published today in Grand Island Independent.
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O'Boyle's title in Class C 3,200 has Grand Island Central Catholic sitting in second place
Class D: Perdew's triple jump title helps Nebraska Christian boys have team lead
Substance abuse issues derailed Virginia lacrosse player's Ben Wayer's life. He left school and entered treatment. Now, he's back and playing at an All-American level.
Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen is looking for more revenue streams to tap. Here's what he had to say about new concessions and alcohol sales at Memorial Stadium.
🎧 The hosts talk about why too few residential units are being built, and what actions are needed to make change at the local level.
The curtains eventually fall on every popular television program. Sure, "The Simpsons" is still going strong at 35 seasons, but that's the exception rather than the rule.
Jennifer Narramore, owner and co-founder of Tornado Talk, and her team have been sharing tornado survival stories from the last 70 years.
The option for shoppers to donate money as you pay at the checkout has become a regular occurrence, but should you use the opportunity to share the wealth?
"It was just a large number of plants for it to be anything accidental."
Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring Max the Cat not for his mousing or napping, but for the beloved feline’s friendliness — and affinity for selfies.
Characters aren’t the only ones who change on a television series. Actors can, too, says “The Good Doctor’s” Freddie Highmore.