Grand Island Superintendent Steve Joel called off school for Friday because of weather forecasts that call for early-morning temperatures of below zero and wind chills that should be 40 degrees below zero.

It could be a line from a Johnny Carson monologue: “Just how cold is it?”

Here’s a day brightener for a cold end to a frigid work week.

High winds and blowing snow made for bitter weather Thursday morning but also created a beautiful sunrise sun dog.

The Regional Planning Commission advanced three redevelopment plans Wednesday night — including one for a new downtown Grand Island pharmacy.

When the Crossroads Center Rescue Mission in Hastings moved into its new building four years ago, its directors figured that, if homelessness increased at about the rate they expected it to, all of its 79 beds might be filled about 10 years down the road.

State roads crews are working to open several closed roads today including Highway 34, which is closed from Grand Island to at least Seward.

Roads crews worked most of the day on Thursday to clear several roads covered by drifting snow, including Highway 34, which was closed from Grand Island nearly to Lincoln.

Wednesday morning never really dawned. Before sunrise, early commuters were greeted by dark skies, with visibility further obscured by a mist and freezing fog that left trees and bushes in Grand Island coated in a filigree of white.

Grand Island police are investigating a report of shots fired from a balcony on North Cedar Street.