Category Archives: KGFW News
Corn Board to Meet
Lincoln, Nebraska - The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting November 21 - 22, 2022, at The Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska Corn Board will unde...
Nov 17, 2022 United Soybean Board / CC
KACF introduces the Smile for Vets Fund
The Kearney Area Community Foundation has created a fund to help local veterans who cannot afford necessary dental care titled the "Smile for Vets Fund." The fund aims to financially help veterans in ...
Nov 17, 2022 Atikah Akhtar / Unsplash
FSA County Committee Elections Open for Voting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)began mailing ballots last week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and privat...
Nov 17, 2022
NPPD hosts second open house for Kearney Project
The Nebraska Public Power District will be hosting its 2nd Open house for the Kearney Power Project on Today Nov. 17 at 2 pm at the Younes Conference Center South. The open house will primarily discus...
Nov 17, 2022
Omaha man sentenced for drug and firearms charges
An Omaha Man was sentenced to drugs and firearms charges. Jacobe Hollingsworth, 25, was sentenced to 6 years for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm in furtheran...
Nov 17, 2022 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Hastings man sentenced for drugs charges
A Hastings man was sentenced for drug charges in federal court. Robert Williams, 52, of Hastings, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for possession of meth with intent to distribute. After completing...
Nov 17, 2022 jkbeitz / CC
Mental crises excluded from some state abortion exemptions
Abortion bans in several states allow exemptions for life-threatening health emergencies, but they say mental health crises don't count. Some abortion foes say the laws target women who fake mental il...
Nov 17, 2022 Greg Rosenke / Unsplash
KGFW News Update 11-17-22
A Kearney woman is charged for setting her home on fire with a baby inside. A federal judge sentenced 52-year-old, Robert Williams of Hastings, to 144 months imprisonment for possession of methampheta...
Nov 17, 2022
Grand Island Police investigating Sonic robbery
Grand Island police are investigating an armed robbery at Sonic. At around 10 pm Monday, a man wearing a mask entered the Sonic Drive-In on South Locust. The man threatened employees with a handgun, d...
Nov 16, 2022 Markus Winkler / Unsplash
State Patrol Troopers conducting special enforcement operations
NSP Troopers are conducting special enforcement efforts in Western Nebraska. In October, troopers in Troop E, focused on excessive speeding in Kimball County. During the operation more than 200 citati...
Nov 16, 2022 Michael Förtsch / Unsplash