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UPDATE: Joel calls off school for Friday, games canceled

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.

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Recent cold snap one of the most severe in years

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

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Friday is first day of Girl Scout cookie sales

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

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Brilliant sunrise sun dog captures attention

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

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Pharmacy plan approved

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

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Cold weather has shelters bursting at the seams

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.

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Highway 34 closed from G.I. to Seward

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

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Road crews finding it difficult to keep rural roads open

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.

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Out in the cold

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.

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Police investigating shots fired from balcony

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