Grand Island Independent

The Grand Island Independent is a newspaper published in Grand Island, Nebraska. The Independent is published seven days a week but does not produce a newspaper on Christmas Day. Its daily circulation is 20,500, in eleven counties of central Nebraska. The newspaper is owned by the Omaha World-Herald Co.

The publisher of the Independent is Terrie Baker; Prior to serving as publisher, Baker served as The Independent's general manager for two years. She joined the Independent in 2017 after serving as publisher of the North Platte Telegraph since 2015. The managing editor is Jim Faddis; he had worked for the Independent for 25 years before being promoted from editorial page editor to managing editor in 2007.

Beside the daily newspaper, the Independent publishes a free-circulation weekly titled Trade West, with a circulation of about 20,000, focusing on "rural and agricultural readers".