Category Archives: KGFW News
Additional details released in Oakland shooting investigation
The Nebraska State Patrol has released additional details surrounding the Oakland shooting investigation. On September 27th, Oakland PD and Burt County Sheriff's responded to reports of a shooting in ...
Oct 19, 2022 Markus Winkler / Unsplash
Temporary Street Closure of 30th Avenue for Nebraska State Marching Band Festival
The City of Kearney announces that 30th Avenue from 11th Street to the southern end of Kearney High School will be closed Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. The purpose of the...
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CHI Good Samaritan Trunk-or-Treat
CHI Good Samaritan will be holding a Trunk-or -Treat Thursday October 27, in the hospitals north parking lot. Children 12 and under will be able have some sweet treats from hospital staff in the spiri...
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Kearney Students Selected for 2022 All-State Orchestra
The Nebraska Music Education Association has selected eight Kearney High School Students to be a part of the 2022 All-State Orchestra. The association holds an annual audition where nearly 3000 high s...
Oct 19, 2022 Joel Wyncott / Unsplash
Disaster Relief Fund to Help Beef Cattle Producers Affected by Sandhills Fire
LINCOLN, NE - The Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief Fund announced they will be accepting monetary donations and relief applications to assist beef cattle producers who were affected by the Sandhills...
Oct 19, 2022 Etienne Girardet / Unsplash
KGFW News Report 10-19-22
A Grand Island man has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a minor. Hastings firefighters were called Tuesday to a trailer fire. A cause is still under investigation. Hasting is inching closer to a pos...
Oct 19, 2022
NASA will send Nebraska-made surgical robot to ISS in 2024
In 2024, NASA will send a small surgical robot from Nebraska to the International Space Station. The tiny, two-pound robot will be able to perform surgeries on the space station that would normally re...
Oct 18, 2022 Kowh / CC
Bat tested positive for rabies in Grand Island
A bat tested positive for rabies last week in Grand Island. The animal, which tested positive is 1 of only 20 that have tested positive for rabies in Nebraska this year, 17 of which were bats as well....
Oct 18, 2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / CC
State Marching Band Competition this Saturday
The 37th annual Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) State Marching Band Competition will take place in Kearney on October 22 at Kearney High School. The NSBA selects three sites in Nebraska ...
Oct 18, 2022 Tyler Ellyson
Tree Plantings to Celebrate 150 Years of Arbor Day and 50 Years of the Central Platte NRD
In celebration of 150 years of Arbor Day and 50 years of Nebraska Natural Resources Districts, Nebraska City Tourism & Commerce has partnered with various NRDs throughout the state to gift a tree ...
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