Grand Island News

The Stuhr Museum Foundation has announced a recent million dollar donation made towards the "Gem of the Prairie" campaign, bringing the foundation close to its $7 million goal.

The current 126-year-old facility is in Grand Island. The state will be accepting bids from several Nebraska communities interested in housing a new building, which would bring close to 400 jobs and thousands of dollars in revenue to the awarded city.

Opponents to the Keystone XL pipeline at a U.S. State Department public hearing in Grand Island, Nebraska, in April.

Cards, flowers, and brunch are all staples of Mother's Day, but one local tradition has some buying up works of pottery instead.

The public is being invited to attend the Nebraska State Patrol's 2013 Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial Day Ceremony in Grand Island.

The Adams County Board of Supervisors made no official decision Tuesday but appeared generally supportive of a bid to bring the Central Nebraska Veterans Home to Hastings.

Pima Community College will be hosting its third public forum tonight, introducing its candidates for the next chancellor.

Almost two dozen young children met Moses at the St. John's Lutheran preschool Monday morning.

Hope Harbor is hosting its 5th Charity Fun Shoot on Saturday, June 8 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park west of Grand Island to raise money for the organization.

Talk about losing your head -- a human skull is missing from a Grand Island doctor's office, and police are investigating it as a burglary.

Jack, his family and former Husker running back Rex Burkhead visited with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday.

Lobbyists and protesters: Charles Drevna of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, laughed with Rep.

Grand Island is presumed to be the favorite to land the new Central Nebraska Veterans Home since that's where the current one is.

The man accused of stealing a skid loader to steal an ATM and then damaging property across south Grand Island is facing six felony charges.

Although National Volunteer Week was April 21 to 26, VA will hold a recognition event to honor their service Wednesday at noon at the Holiday Inn at 2503.

Grand Island police officer Butch Hurst said Charles Bauer of Wood River and Rick and Teresa Cone of Hickory, N.C. were injured.

Ben Gotschall testifies at the sole U.S. State Dept. hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline in Grand Island, Nebraska on April 18, 2013.

Omaha is among the final three to host the 2016 Swim Trials. San Antonio, and St.

Kearney is drawing up plans to bid for the project after the Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted to set aside $47 million for it last week.

According to Grand Island Police, around 5:15 a.m. Friday, a citizen called 911 reporting a man in a skid loader was smashing the front of the 5 Points Bank ATM at 1616 S Locust St.