Category Archives: KGFW News

Health Alerts issued for Three Nebraska Lakes
The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County, Duck Creek Lake in Nemaha County, and Ir...
Mark Reid Jul 27, 2022

North Platte Man Sentenced to Imprisonment
A North Platte man is facing time on drug charges. In federal court, 38-year-old Merrill Johnston was sentenced Tuesday for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams of more of methamphetamines to...
Mark Reid Jul 27, 2022 Joe Gratz

KGFW News Update 7-27-22
Hastings police arrested a man after locating drugs and a firearm. Two Kearney men take plea deal in charges to a Kearney trailer court shooting. A North Platte man is facing 168 months' of imprisonme...
Mark Reid Jul 27, 2022

Concrete Work Closure
The City of Kearney Street Division announces that 44th Street from 19th Avenue to 22nd Avenue will be closed for concrete repair beginning Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The street is expected to reopen by ...
Mark Reid Jul 26, 2022 Sandy Millar / Unsplash

Emergency Road Repair
The City of Kearney Public Works Department announces that effective immediately, the intersection of 27th Street and F Avenue will be closed due to emergency storm sewer repair. The work is expected ...
Mark Reid Jul 26, 2022 Pete Alexopoulos / Unsplash

Suspected gunman's motive in Iowa park killings a mystery
The question at the center of an investigation into the killings of three family members - including a 6-year-old girl - at an eastern Iowa state park campground is: Why? Investigators believe the sho...
Alex Salmon Jul 26, 2022 Emily Morter / Unsplash

Rock 'N Roll-Up Your Sleeve Blood Drive with the American Red Cross
Blood donations decline in the summer, but the need for blood and platelet transfusions doesn't take a summer break. There is a constant need for blood and the American Red Cross is asking the communi...
Alex Salmon Jul 26, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC

Closure of 31st street to be expanded
The City of Kearney Public Works Department and Dan Roeder Concrete announce that beginning Thursday, July 28, 2022, the closure of 31st Street will extend from Avenue G to Avenue K for construction, ...
Alex Salmon Jul 26, 2022 Alan Levine

KGFW News Update 7-26-22
A Grand Island man was arrested for seeking nudes and attempting sexual contact with a minor. Nebraska State Troopers arrest two after locating over 50 pounds of Marijuana. A body was discovered in a ...
Alex Salmon Jul 26, 2022

Union Pacific profits jump, despite limiting shipping volume
Union Pacific's second-quarter profit improved a bit, but the railroad's expenses jumped as it tried to reduce the delivery delays that have left its customers waiting for trains at times. The railroa...
Alex Salmon Jul 25, 2022 Marty Bernard
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