Severe Weather Disaster Recovery Spring 2026
5-19-2026
Chief Construction Superintendent Bo Bruning, lost his home in a devastating tornado near St. Libory, north of Grand Island. Bo and his family survived by taking shelter together in the corner of their basement, holding onto each other through the storm. While they lost their house, they came out together as a family — strong, faithful, and grateful to be safe.
If you are able to help support the Bruning family as they begin the difficult process of rebuilding, all Venmo donations will go directly to them. Please send donations to @michaela-bruning-2 on Venmo.
We are incredibly thankful for the support, prayers, and kindness being shown to this amazing family during such a difficult time. Their strength, faith in each other, and faith in God are truly inspiring.
Clothing, household items, diapers, and other donations can be dropped off at the YMCA in Grand Island.
Thank you, everyone, for coming together to support one of our Chief Construction family members in their time of need.
AGC Nebraska Building Chapter Resources:
Members offering assistance:
Road Closures
Nebraska Dept. of Transportation (travel resources):
Road Conditions: https://lb.511.nebraska.gov/nelb/
Camera Map: https://hb.511.nebraska.gov/#cameras/search?layers=cameras&timeFrame=TODAY
Protect Yourself Against Fraud
The following tips can help you avoid these schemes:
- Give to established charities or groups whose work you know and trust.
- Be aware of organizations with copycat names or names similar to reputable organizations.
- Do your research. Use the Federal Trade Commission's resources to examine the track record of a charity.
- Give using a check or credit card. If a charity or organization asks you to donate through cash, gift card, virtual currency, or wire transfer, it's probably a scam. Learn more about this trick from the FTC.
- Practice good cyber hygiene:
- Don't click links or open email attachments from someone you don't know.
- Manually type out links instead of clicking on them.
- Don't provide any personal information in response to an email, robocall, or robotext.
- Check the website's address--most legitimate charity organization websites use .org not .com.
- After a natural disaster or other emergency carefully vet any contactors before hiring them to work on your home or business.
Report Fraud
Common scams to be on the lookout for: disaster relief scams; rebuilding and repair scams; and insurance scams.
People who think they are encountering a potential scam can call the Consumer Affairs Response Team at 402-471-2682.
