Back to School

Starting Wednesday, Hastings Public schools will base its mask policy on absence rates on a building-by-building basis.

The property tax levy was set at 9.1824 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, down from 9.2000 cents in 2020-21.

Nebraska may be waiting a while for statewide health education standards.

Self-reported vaccination rates show that the majority of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln community has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Following a week of protests and calls for change, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green released numerous steps he hopes will help combat sexual misconduct on campus.

Starting Thursday, all students, staff and visitors must wear a mask inside Hastings Public School buildings and buses.

In support of the local economic recovery, health, skilled and technical sciences, business and academic transfer courses and programs are all seeing more student interest.

Schools with mask mandates are heading into the fall sports season, so what does this mean for players, fans and coaches? Grand Island Public Schools is requiring them in the classroom but not for outdoor sports.

Masks will be required for for all elementary schools in Hastings starting Monday.

School districts across the country were experiencing a staffing shortage for bus drivers — including districts around Central Nebraska.

45 volunteers from CCC helped clean up Good Samaritan Village in Hastings.

UNK to recommend, not require, masks and vaccines.

In a letter to students Wednesday, the University of Nebraska Lincoln said students may be required to wear masks in some instances.

Principal Jordan Engle said it was a difficult decision made by the school board and administration.

Send your school-day photos, or school-day-prep photos, to the Local4 Back-To-School Photo Album.

Drake Geiger's family says they think the Nebraska School Activities Association needs to do more to protect student-athletes in the heat.

A longtime bus driver for Hastings Public School Transportation and Maintenance said there had been a continuous problem with people driving around buses when it was unlawful to do so.

In a media question and answers Zoom conference Friday, two Nebraska doctors from CHI Health-Creighton University discussed COVID-19 and offered recommendations for parents to keep their children safe as they returned to school.

More than 100 people showed up in protest of GIPS' current mask policy to demand change.

The Nebraska Board of Regents have voted down the Critical Race Theory resolution proposed by regent and candidate for governor Jim Pillen.

Grand Island Public Schools announced Monday they would temporarily require students, staff and visitors to wear masks inside of preschool through 12th grade facilities.

Grand Island Public Schools just recently announced they will be requiring masks to start the year.

Chief Industries and Olsson are already committed to leasing office space there.

The Hastings Public School Board held a public meeting Monday night to talk about their ‘Safe Return to Learn’ plan which includes a recommendation, not requirement for students to wear a mask.

GICC updates COVID-19 policies for new school year.

The University of Nebraska released its latest COVID-19 protocols ahead of the 2021 Fall semester, which does not include a vaccine requirement.

Although school meals will be provided at no cost to all children, school funding depends on completed meal applications.

GIPS will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 in our community.

This is the fourth UNK building removed this spring and summer as part of the campus master plan. The former Luke & Jake’s Bar-B-Q restaurant, UNK’s east heating plant and Conrad Hall were torn down over the past few months.

As planned, Kearney Public Schools will begin to re-assess the current KPS Health Standards standards adopted in 2012.